Are single pilot ops an attempt to solve the pilot shortage?
Are single pilot ops an attempt to solve the pilot shortage?
Category Pilots
Scope Clause and Covid-19
Scope Clause is something that is almost certainly an issue, along with furloughs, that is causing US pilots headaches. So, what are some of the options or scenarios that could play out? Let’s look at the big three US airlines…
From pilot shortage, to “Excess” to potentially excruciating shortage in five years
The US airline industry continues to suffer through its worst crisis. The downstream effects are slowly making their way through the general economy. If there was any question as to this impact of air travel constraint in the era of…
Time to ease the Scope Clause?
The Scope Clause as used in the US airline market is a market aberration. It was instituted by the pilot unions to ensure major airlines would not push more work to regional partners, whose pilots are paid much lower rates.…
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…
Taxi times are growing
Flying in the US is not only crowded it is also taking more time. The time airlines take to move aircraft around on the ground is rising. It is worth considering what this means to airlines. In 2015 the average…