‘Who Walks Into Negotiations Saying I Just Want To Be Like The Next Guy?’

American Airlines pilots demonstrate outside Miami International Airport in March 2022. (Photo by … [+] Eva Marie Uzcategui) © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP American Airlines says that a new Delta p...

Fourteen Years After Hudson Miracle, Hero Pilot Sullenberger Says Don’t Waste A Crisis

US Airway Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger visits LGA on his first day back on the job in … [+] October 2009 . (Photo by Spencer Platt) Getty Images Fourteen years after he lande...

Controversy Swirls Around New Leader Of United Pilots. Top ALPA Leader Says He’s Troubled By The Choice

Neil Swindells was elected Monday to be chairman of the United Airlines ALPA chapter. United Airlines ALPA A controversial leader has taken over as chairman of the United Airlines chapter of the Air L...

Other Pilots Want Multiple Contract Improvements. Jet Blue Pilots, Facing Merger, Just Want More Pay

JetBlue ALPA leaders met Wednesday at the New York Marriott Downtown. Chris Kenney is front row … [+] center. Wayne Scales is behind Kenney, to his left. JetBlue ALPA Nearly every U.S. pilot gro...

American Airlines Pilots Union Says Deal With Isom Helped Holiday Ops

Allied Pilots Association protest outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in June. .(Photo by … [+] Lucia Buricelli) © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Like its peers, American Airlines declared vic...

Spirit Pilots Seek Higher Pay Before JetBlue Merger: Talks Start Tuesday

A JetBlue aircraft nears a Spirit aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in May … [+] 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle) Getty Images Spirit AirlinesSAVE pilots are pushing to amen...

Yes, A Pilot Shortage Is Real — What Airlines Can Do While Raising Pay

Widening the recruitment net is just one thing airlines can do proactively to address the current … [+] pilot shortage. getty ALPA, the largest airline union, says there is no pilot shortage. Ac...

Airlines’ Horrible Summer Of 2022 Will Have Its Last Gasp This Weekend

September 3, 2021 was a busy day at Miami International Airport. (Photo by Joe Raedle) Getty Images The coming weekend brings the last gasp of a summer that nearly everyone in aviation has long wished...

United Pilots Take Another Look At 14.5% Pay Raise After American Offers Its Pilots 17%

United Airlines pilots walk through San Francisco International Airport in August 2020, during early … [+] days of the pandemic. (Photographer: David Paul Morris) © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP The...

Five Big Themes Facing The U.S. Airlines, And What These Could Mean

As the pandemic fades, U.S. airlines are facing new threats that must be addressed to ensure … [+] long-term survival. getty The U.S. airline industry saw many years of prosperous growth and fin...

Regional Carrier Piedmont Airlines And ALPA Pilots Sign Industry Leading Contract Deal

Piedmont Airlines operates a fleet of Embraer 145 regional jets. Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Airlines, a regional partner of American Airlines, and its pilots said Friday night that they have reached a...

Is The Airline Eyeing Flat Pay For Five Years?

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-132 takes off from Los Angeles international Airport in January 2021. … [+] (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin) GC Images Pilots at Spirit Airlines SAVE haven’t taken a...

Delta Air Lines Exec Says Demand Has Never Recovered So Quickly

U.S. Olympic team athletes, bound for Beijing, board a Delta charter at LAX in January,. (Photo by … [+]y Joe Scarnici) Getty Images for USOPC Delta Air Lines says demand is so strong that it ca...

New United Airlines ALPA Pilot Leader Has A Tough Act To Follow

Mike Hamilton will take over March 1 as chairman of the United Airlines chapter of the Air Line … [+] Pilots Association. United ALPA It goes without saying that Todd Insler is a tough act to fo...