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Articles tagged “pilots”

Airlines

Budget Airline Norwegian Is Looking To Hire American Pilots

Whether it is under duress or not, Norwegian Air is bringing some pilot and other crew member jobs to the U.S. How this impacts the airline's low-cost, long-haul model remains to be seen.

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JetBlue Says It Did the Right Thing For Safety Reasons

JetBlue was the only airline to shut down operations in Boston and New York for an extended period. With customers facing endless waits at the airports and on the phones, did JetBlue make any errors in its preparations or response to the situation over the weekend and its aftermath? You weren't hearing any such admissions today.

JetBlue Says It Did the Right Thing For Safety Reasons

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Pilots Hit Back at JetBlue’s Pilot Rest Excuse Without Naming Names

Newsflash: It snows every winter in Boston and New York, and it gets cold, too, although admittedly not as frigid as its been over the weekend and early this week. Shouldn't JetBlue had a major contingency plan for this kind of situation, and been better prepared to hustle in some new pilot crews when its flight crews became over-extended?

Pilots Hit Back at JetBlue’s Pilot Rest Excuse Without Naming Names

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JetBlue Blames New Pilot Rest Rules For Its Massive Disruptions

Airlines are going to have to do some additional pilot hiring to cope with the new pilot rest rules and inclement weather, which isn't so out of the norm in the Northeast, where JetBlue operations are concentrated. It is hard to believe that JetBlue might not have done more to reduce the extent of the disruption that its passengers are facing over the next few days.

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Airline Pilots To Get More Rest But New Rules Will Mean More Delays

The new FAA rules on pilot rest could lead to more flight delays and cancellations, but ensuring that pilots in the cockpit aren't nodding off because they are excessively tired is sensible and worth it.

Airline Pilots To Get More Rest But New Rules Will Mean More Delays

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French Pilots Plan easyJet Strike Over Profit-Sharing

easyJet may replace striking French pilots with their peers from other countries in a move that won't engender goodwill within its ranks. There aren't any easy answers here as labor relations, particularly with the pilots, is an issue that plays out in countless airline boardrooms.

French Pilots Plan easyJet Strike Over Profit-Sharing

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FAA Issues New Pilot Training Rule to Fix Colgan Air Deficiencies

The FAA has been fairly rigorous in taking remedial steps to respond to the Colgan Air crash even if sometimes the bureaucracy moves very slowly.

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JetBlue Worries About Losing Pilots to Better-Paying Airlines

JetBlue will be walking a tightrope in 2014 as it continues negotiations with pilots. The airline has been falling behind rivals in terms of profit margins, but the struggle to retain pilots means JetBlue is going to have to increase their compensation. This is stuff to keep executives awake at night.

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Pilot Records Database on Slow Track Despite Colgan Air Crash Findings

Creating a pilot records database out of airline employment records that currently exist on everything from Excel spreadsheets to tattered paper files and PDFs could be more difficult to get together than a certain federal government healthcare insurance website.

Pilot Records Database on Slow Track Despite Colgan Air Crash Findings

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Regional Airline Goes on Hiring Binge: 350 Pilots and 300 Flight Attendants

With regional airlines and their major-airline benefactors fighting over the recruitment of pilots, Mesa's hiring binge will exacerbate the tussle. Mesa's new agreement with United is a game-changer for the airline, which will increase its pilot ranks by nearly 50%.

Regional Airline Goes on Hiring Binge: 350 Pilots and 300 Flight Attendants