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Articles tagged “pilots”

Airlines

American Airlines Potential Holiday Pilot Shortage, Explained

Let's hope American Airlines can find enough pilots willing to fly extra in December. Otherwise, it will be a mess for customers.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

American Airlines Potential Holiday Pilot Shortage, Explained

Airlines

Analysts Take Alaska Airlines to Task for Mishandling a Broad Array of Issues

Many have dreamt of finding easy fortune in California. But Alaska Airlines is discovering -- via its merger with Virgin America -- that the airport tarmacs aren't paved with gold.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

Analysts Take Alaska Airlines to Task for Mishandling a Broad Array of Issues

Airlines

EasyJet Wants to Hire 450 Pilots But Will Have a Challenge Recruiting Them

EasyJet’s growth plans hinge on having the requisite number of pilots to fly its aircraft. It will have to offer enticing packages to recruit the right people in an era of shortages.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 7 years ago

EasyJet Wants to Hire 450 Pilots But Will Have a Challenge Recruiting Them

Business Travel

Southwest Unions Call For The CEO’s Head — Skift Business Traveler

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly is dismissing union calls for his ouster but if profits slip, or there is another major tech outage, then the CEO's future will get more interesting.

Grant Martin, Skift | 8 years ago

Southwest Unions Call For The CEO’s Head — Skift Business Traveler

Business Travel

How Motels, Zepplins and Sky Girls Impacted Business Travel Over the Last 100 Years

This American Express GBT microsite makes you wonder how we'll be traveling for work in 2115.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

How Motels, Zepplins and Sky Girls Impacted Business Travel Over the Last 100 Years

Airlines

Norwegian Air Makes Concession on Pilots in Bid for U.S. Approval

Desperate times call for desperate measures, including Norwegian's pledge to use only American and European pilots on its transatlantic routes. Is that what Open Skies is coming to?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Norwegian Air Makes Concession on Pilots in Bid for U.S. Approval

Airlines

Allegiant Air’s Pilots Warn Passengers of Safety Concerns

It would be cynical indeed if Allegiant's pilots were raising safety concerns about the airline as a mere bargaining chip. Which it seems they are, since they're the ones flying the planes.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Allegiant Air’s Pilots Warn Passengers of Safety Concerns

Airlines

Delta’s Fuel Costs Keep Dropping, But Its Airfares Are Staying the Same

Delta is certainly feeling its oats these days with a windfall from the drop in fuel prices and its top-performing stock. No need right now to make any concessions on fares or to pay lip service to distribution through online travel agencies.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Delta’s Fuel Costs Keep Dropping, But Its Airfares Are Staying the Same

Airlines

The Pilot Shortage Is Real and Regional Airlines Are Feeling It

Call it a pilot shortage, attrition, a wage-rate problem, or a structural defect -- it all amounts to basically the same thing. Pilot recruitment is under stress, and will remain so until there are reforms.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

The Pilot Shortage Is Real and Regional Airlines Are Feeling It

Airlines

IATA’s Plan to Make Comparing Flights, Fees Easier for Flyers

Any system that lowers the boundaries to distribution and data sharing is good for consumers who are currently overwhelmed by the comparative tools available.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

IATA’s Plan to Make Comparing Flights, Fees Easier for Flyers