Articles tagged “pilots”

Pilots at Delta Air Lines overwhelmingly approved a new accord with up to 34 percent pay increases on Wednesday.

The cost of peace with pilots comes at a high price tag for Delta — and the overall airline industry.

Filling Southwest's pilot shortage can't come soon enough for CEO Bob Jordan, who sees the staffing challenges as the biggest barrier preventing the carrier from further taking advantage of massive travel demand.

The future commercial use of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, or eVTOLs, will be "highly challenging," according to former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, who's a fan of the…

Are flight crews sometimes the last to know about cancellations?

American Airlines proposed a 16.9 percent pay raise to pilots in a contract offer to the Allied Pilots Association (APA) union, CEO Robert Isom said Thursday.

Pilots at United Airlines could get a big raise if they ratify a new contract approved by leadership at their union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).

Is there a pilot shortage in the U.S.? That's one of the most hotly debated questions in the airline industry. But the upshot for passengers is the same regardless of what the industry thinks: Airlines are cancelling more flights and flying reduced schedules this summer because they can't find enough crews.

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, May 16, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

United Airlines and its pilots union, the Air Lines Pilot Association (ALPA), reached an agreement in principal on a new contract Friday. The deal is the first among the three…