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Articles tagged “pilot shortage”

Airline Weekly

United Ends 17 Routes as Airlines Manage Worsening U.S. Pilot Shortage

Airlines increasingly are feeling the effects of the U.S. pilot shortage. United Airlines is the latest to cancel routes and drop destinations because it can't find enough pilots to operate its flights. The problem could take a while to resolve, as it takes years to train a pilot to fly a commercial flight.

2 years ago
United Ends 17 Routes as Airlines Manage Worsening U.S. Pilot Shortage

Airline Weekly

Mesa Airlines CEO Blames Regulators for Pilot Shortage

Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein sees a clear villain in the U.S. pilot shortage, and it's not low wages or the high cost of flight schools. Regulators' onerous training requirements created the shortage as he sees it, and more small cities are likely to lose air service as a result.

2 years ago
Mesa Airlines CEO Blames Regulators for Pilot Shortage

Airline Weekly

Sun Country CEO Sees Higher Fares From Pilot Shortage

The U.S. pilot shortage may push airfares higher as travelers stream back into the skies this summer, warns Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker. But that's good news for airlines that are still reeling financially from the coronavirus pandemic.

2 years ago
Sun Country CEO Sees Higher Fares From Pilot Shortage

Airlines

More Than a Third of Airline Pilots Haven’t Resumed Flying

Any optimism that the global aviation industry had that it would come close to hitting pre-Covid figures this year seems far fetched due to its failure to fill pilot shortages in much of the world.

Jamie Freed, Reuters | 2 years ago

More Than a Third of Airline Pilots Haven’t Resumed Flying

Airlines

David Neeleman’s Startup Breeze Rankles Pilots Union With Australia Workaround

There are probably enough qualified pilots in the United States for Breeze to hire. But some may want higher wages than Breeze wishes to pay. Why shouldn't the airline look abroad for labor? It is a perfectly legal program.

Brian Sumers | 2 years ago

David Neeleman’s Startup Breeze Rankles Pilots Union With Australia Workaround

Airline Weekly

United Feels Pilot Shortage Pinch, Dropping 14 D.C. Routes

The pilot shortage United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned about is here. The airline is cancelling 14 routes to smaller cities from Washington, D.C. in the spring because it can't find enough pilots to operate those flights.

2 years ago
United Feels Pilot Shortage Pinch, Dropping 14 D.C. Routes

Airlines

Flight School Owned by a Retired Marine Is On a Mission to Help End the Pilot Shortage

As the travel recovery looks to ramp up for summer travel, a pilot shortage isn't helping any. The time to invest in pilots is at the pilot training level by making it easier to get loans, financing, and scholarships.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Flight School Owned by a Retired Marine Is On a Mission to Help End the Pilot Shortage

Airlines

United Commits to Pilot Diversity by Launching Its Own Flight School, Scholarships

Following the global reckoning of a lack of diversity and inclusion, will United Airlines' push for a more inclusive cockpit be the way of the future, or will it fizzle out? As more pilots retire, the new faces will tell their own story.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

United Commits to Pilot Diversity by Launching Its Own Flight School, Scholarships

Airlines

Airlines Will Still Face Pilot Shortage Problem Even After Pandemic Downsizings

Pandemic job cuts won't solve the industry's longstanding issue of needing a new generation of pilots to replace those retiring. Now is the time for the airlines to do the right thing — open the field to a more diverse and inclusive pool of talent as they recover from the pandemic.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines Will Still Face Pilot Shortage Problem Even After Pandemic Downsizings

Airlines

This Startup Wants U.S. Airlines to Use Buses to Replace Smaller Regional Jets

It's hard to think of the bus as a disruptive form of mass transportation. But who knows? Maybe this company, Landline, will revolutionize how Americans buy airline tickets.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

This Startup Wants U.S. Airlines to Use Buses to Replace Smaller Regional Jets