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Articles tagged “pilot shortage”

Online Travel

Airbnb Upgrades Search and More Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Airbnb makes a major modification, Tripadvisor appoints a new CEO, and the endangered status of giraffes exposes the fragility of Africa's wildlife tourism.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Airbnb Upgrades Search and More Travel Stories This Week

Airlines

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pitches Federal Support to Ease Pilot Shortage

The federal government finally recognizes that there is a shortage of pilots in the U.S. But beyond platitudes, there are few new funds directed at easing it yet.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pitches Federal Support to Ease Pilot Shortage

Airlines

Southwest Pulls Back on Leisure Destinations to Refocus on Business Travel

Recently retired Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly once predicted 20 percent of the business travel market may never come back after the pandemic. But it's sure looking like that prognostication may prove too pessimistic. The carrier is seeing a faster return of road warriors than it could have expected.

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 2 years ago

Southwest Pulls Back on Leisure Destinations to Refocus on Business Travel

Airlines

JetBlue Finds New Revenues as Pilot Shortage Takes Its Toll

JetBlue is struggling to find positive news after operational issues forced it to cancel roughly 10 percent of its flights in April, and scale way back on summer flying. The pilot shortage has come home to roost with some asking if JetBlue is now just a stepping stone for crew members on their way to bigger airlines.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

JetBlue Finds New Revenues as Pilot Shortage Takes Its Toll

Airline Weekly

Alaska Airlines Sees Big Rebound in Tech Business Travel

Tech companies largely stopped traveling during the pandemic, which hit Alaska Airlines, with its base in Seattle and hub in San Francisco, hard. But the airline is seeing tech's road warriors return — up 50 percent just in the last few weeks.

2 years ago
Alaska Airlines Sees Big Rebound in Tech Business Travel

Airlines

United Airlines Confident It’ll Hire Enough Pilots to Meet Summer Demand

The U.S. pilot shortage could redound to United's benefit if other airlines are forced to cancel flights due to staffing shortages, CEO Scott Kirby said. The carrier is getting ready for a summer demand to set records.

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Pilots Union Sues American Airlines Over Training Practices

American Airlines and its pilots union are at odds over what the union alleges are illegal changes to the carrier's training practices. The suit comes as airlines prepare for a busy summer travel season that many fear staffing shortages could disrupt.

2 years ago
Pilots Union Sues American Airlines Over Training Practices

Airline Weekly

JetBlue, Alaska Airlines Cut Flights as Summer Staffing Concerns Loom

U.S. airlines planned ambitious summer schedules to accommodate what they expect will be torrid travel demand. But airlines' hopes after two years of a pandemic are running into the reality of a tight labor market, with JetBlue and Alaska Airlines the latest to trim summer schedules due to staffing concerns.

2 years ago
JetBlue, Alaska Airlines Cut Flights as Summer Staffing Concerns Loom

Business Travel

Microsoft Ups Its Own Carbon Penalty and More Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Microsoft increases its internal penalty for business travel carbon emissions, large numbers of Russians head to Dubai and Maldives, and U.S. airlines struggle to fill pilot shortages.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Microsoft Ups Its Own Carbon Penalty and More Top Stories This Week

Hotels

Daily Podcast: Big Hotel Brands Freeze Russia Plans

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, March 10, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Daily Podcast: Big Hotel Brands Freeze Russia Plans