Alaska Airlines is risking losing more pilots if it doesn’t successfully and quickly complete negotiations with pilots union ALPA. Negotiations over additional benefits have reached an impasse since starting in October. The Seattle Times quotes ALPA that it is seeing “a…
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…
CAE and the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA) announced today at the 2019 Dubai Air Show the expansion of their training relationship with the signature of an exclusive 15-year training center operations services agreement and the provision of one…
News US airline scope clauses are a part of the pilot union agreements with major airlines that restrict the number of aircraft that regional airlines can operate on behalf of the major airlines. Typically, that clause restricts the number of…
The recent amazing performance by the crew on Southwest 1380 highlighted Captain Tammie Jo Shults’ exceptional crisis management skills. Her training was outstanding and her handling of the engine explosion is a testimony not only to her military training, but…
US regional airlines operated around 43.54% of US flights and carried 19.42% of all enplanements in 2015. Yet, at the same time, air service to 29 cities was lost between 2013 and 2015, and the trend is continuing. Views: 50