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2018: Worst year for European ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade

Airlines for Europe (A4E) released news that should be read and digested. The EU experiment remains a work in progress. The “seamless European sky” is still a fantasy.  For the full year, A4E reports Eurocontrol estimates that total delay minutes will be up by 53%...

Is this the last generation of commercial pilots?

Kathryn Creedy is an award-winning journalist who has been covering the aviation industry since 1980, and for the past five years has focused on pilots and workforce issues.  Kathryn has been on the pilot shortage story like few others and has some strong views on the...

Innovative Aerospace Technologies Go Mainstream in 2018

As we look over the technology landscape, several innovative technologies are moving from concept into production as new aircraft and engine programs reach the market.  Let’s take a look at those that will soon explode in volume and provide intriguing opportunities as...

There is a growing global pilot shortage

In case you wonder if the pilot shortage is like global warming - something to debate.  The answer is no and getting clearer by the day. Horizon Airlines needs pilots. Ryanair needs pilots.  Norwegian is poaching pilots from Ryanair.  Indigo needs pilots.  Over 100...