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…
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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…
In a fascinating story on AIN, we read that now China has to make changes to its pilot rules, raising the mandatory retirement age because they are also feeling a pilot shortage. China’s growth in air travel is probably…
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Airlines make money when their aircraft are moving, especially in the air. But it turns out that a significant amount of airline time is spent on the ground. We looked at the 24-month period from January 2015 through December 2016. …