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…
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…
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…
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…
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A major theme at the 2014 RAA convention was the looming pilot shortage. Given the crucial role regional airlines play in the industry, a pilot shortage among regionals points to a coming shortage among the majors. Given the erratic cycles…