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| Aug 11, 2026 | Bird Strike Record Breaks in 2025; Myrtle Beach Crew Hit Zone No Program Protects | By Clayton Lewis
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| Apr 19, 2026 | Is Boulder County seeing increased air traffic? Residents are frustrated with noise | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct a sentence about noise complaints and Vance Brand Airport, and to correct information about Mile High Gliding.
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| Jan 22, 2026 | Spirit Airlines is in deal talks with investment firm Castlelake as struggling carrier seeks path forward | Spirit Airlines is in talks with investment firm Castlelake for a potential takeover of the discount airline, CNBC has learned.
The struggling budget airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last August for the second time in a ye... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Air Safety Showdown: Defense Bill Risks New DC Crash Aftermath | A critical defense bill faces intense scrutiny. It includes provisions that threaten aviation safety. These clauses would allow military aircraft to operate without broadcasting their precise location. This reverses crucial reforms. Those r... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would ... |
| Oct 16, 2025 | US judge halts Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers as shutdown strains aviation sector | WASHINGTON: A US federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday (Oct 15) blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from proceeding with mass layoffs of government employees during the ongoing shutdown, offering temporary relief to thousa... |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Ted Cruz urges Trump to back older retirement age for pilots, worker groups oppose | Ted Cruz urges Trump to back older retirement age for pilots, worker groups oppose
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| Sep 22, 2025 | Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants to cut costs in bankruptcy | Spirit Airlines is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants, about a third of the work group, to cut costs in its second bankruptcy in a year.
Spirit’s CEO last week warned staff about upcoming job cuts as the airline shrinks its ... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Spirit CEO says struggling airline will slash flights, braces employees for more job cuts | Spirit Airlines is planning to reduce capacity 25% in its November schedule, CEO Dave Davis told staff Wednesday.
Davis hinted at further job cuts or furloughs as the discounter scrambles to cut costs, according to a memo viewed by CNBC.
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| Jul 28, 2025 | Spirit Airlines to furlough 270 pilots, demote more than 100 others as it prepares to cut flights | Spirit will furlough 270 pilots, effective Nov. 1, as it prepares for a smaller flight schedule.
The carrier emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, but the industry is now facing weaker-than-expected demand for coach-class tickets.
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| Feb 1, 2025 | Tragedy in the Skies: The Aftermath of the Washington Air Collision | On January 30, 2025, a tragic collision over the Potomac River claimed the lives of 67 individuals, including 64 passengers aboard an American Eagle flight and three crew members of a military Black Hawk helicopter. The incident marked a da... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Grim search for plane crash bodies as Trump doubles down | WASHINGTON: US investigators insisted Friday (Jan 31) they will not bow to outside pressure as they search for bodies and the remaining black box after the fatal Washington air collision, as President Donald Trump doubled down on political ... |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Air Canada strikes last-minute deal with pilots' union, averting strike | World at WorkWorker Rights
Air Canada strikes last-minute deal with pilots' union, averting strike
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| Aug 31, 2024 | As strike looms, Canada unwilling to wade into Air Canada pilot dispute, source says | World at WorkAs strike looms, Canada unwilling to wade into Air Canada pilot dispute, source says
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| May 23, 2024 | Boeing 767: Как убрать, затем вернуть и снова убрать бортинженера | Появившийся в начале 80-х, Боинг 767 стал чуть-ли не "золотым стандартом" широкофюзеляжного средне/дальнемагистрального самолёта, одним из главных новшеств которого стал отказ от третьего члена экипажа — бортинженера, что очень не... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | U.S. airlines seek limits on China flights | ASSOCIATED PRESS
Passengers walk past a couple browsing their smartphones near a China Southern Airlines, parked on the tarmac at the Beijing Capital International Airport, in November 2016. The biggest U.S. airlines and their unions are as... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Spirit Airlines to defer Airbus deliveries, layoff 260 pilots to save cash | Spirit Airlines said on Monday it has reached a deal with Airbus to delay all aircraft deliveries scheduled from the second quarter of 2025 through 2026 and intends to furlough about 260 pilots, as the U.S. carrier looks to save cash.
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| Apr 6, 2024 | United Airlines Turbulence: A Series of Setbacks | United Airlines faces a series of setbacks, from brake trouble to plane shortages, leaving passengers and crew members on edge. In a recent incident, a United Airlines jet slid off a taxiway in Houston after the captain reported brake issue... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | United Airlines asking pilots to take time off due to plane shortage | ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are parked at the gate at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in July 2022. United Airlines is asking its pilots to take time off in May 2024 because... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Travel | Which airlines pay pilots the most? | Alexandra Skores | (TNS) The Dallas Morning News
A captain flying on a commercial airline’s largest aircraft can bring home an average of $348,252 a year, based on recent pilot contracts that passed over the last year.
That’s just the best ... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | New Legislation Could Raise Pilot Retirement Age Amid A Record-Breaking Summer For Airlines | Experienced senior pilot pulling his luggage in the airport terminalgetty |
| Jul 16, 2023 | United Airlines strikes $10 billion deal with pilots for pay rises of up to 40% | United Airlines has reached a deal with its pilots. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images
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United Airlines and its pilots' union have reached an agreement on pay and conditions.
The deal is worth about $10 billion over its four years, the ... |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Airlines are combating the pilot shortage by paying pilots more, making it easier to become one, and hiring from Australia | Airline pilot walking through an airport. Taylor Rains/Insider
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An ongoing pilot shortage has plagued US airlines since travel came roaring back post-pandemic.
American Airlines says it is seeing shortfalls on the regional side, f... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Delta pilots are getting a massive raise as airlines battle a persistent labor shortage | Negotiations for a new contract started in April 2019, were paused for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, and resumed in January 2022. Lindsey Wasson/Reuters
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Delta Air Lines pilots will get a 34% raise over 4 years, for a... |
| Dec 21, 2022 | New leader of United Airlines pilot union apologizes for disparaging comments | The new chairman of the United Airlines chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association has apologized for derogatory comments he made, but said in a statement that he will not be stepping down from his position.
Captain Neil Swindells made comm... |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Airfare could rise even further after airlines cough up big pay increases for pilots | Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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| Dec 4, 2022 | Delta pilots are in line for huge pay rises worth billions of dollars if they agree to a new contract, report says | Delta pilots voted in October to take strike action. Michael Santiago/Getty Images
After years of negotiations, Delta reached a preliminary agreement with its pilots' union, per Reuters.
The "agreement-in-principle" promises pay r... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Contract Talks for Delta Pilots Drag On. Why a Strike Is Unlikely. | Delta Air Lines ‘ pilots have voted to strike if negotiations over new contracts fail to succeed, the carrier’s pilots union said Monday.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said 99% of Delta pilots voted to authorize union leaders to ca... |
| Aug 28, 2022 | A regional airline that flies for American and United increased entry-level pilot pay to $100 an hour as the hiring battle for pilots heats up | Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900ER aircraft seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Alex Tai/Getty Images
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Mesa Airlines pilots are about to receive a massive pay raise, according to a Friday union announcement.
The regi... |
| May 14, 2022 | Flight delayed? Blame a spaceship. | You can typically blame an airline flight delay on a handful of usual suspects, like bad weather, mechanical issues, and traffic on the tarmac. But thanks to the rise of the commercial space industry, there’s now a surprising new source of ... |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Cyber Attackers Are Exploiting Coronavirus Fears | Recently, Paul Rosenzweig shared his experiences as a government employee in the George W. Bush administration creating federal policies and procedures related to the preparation for, and response to, a potential outbreak of avian flu. Rose... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | SpaceX cautions on launch regulation that outpaces innovation | During the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 23rd annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, D.C., one panel focused on the changing regulatory environment when it comes to private launch activities, and how thos... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Aviation and launch industries seek common ground on airspace improvements | WASHINGTON — The commercial space and aviation industries are working closer together to address issues about access to airspace, a relationship that has improved over the last year.
At an Oct. 31 workshop organized by the Air Line Pilots A... |
| May 14, 2017 | Access codes for United cockpit doors accidentally posted online | United Continental Holdings alerted pilots that access codes to cockpit doors were accidentally posted on a public website by a flight attendant, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company, which owns United Airlines and United Express, a... |
| Nov 2, 2013 | Delta And JetBlue Now Let You Use Your Gadgets During Taxi, Takeoff And Landing | It’s been a long time since flying was fun (unless you are reading this on the upper deck of a 747, of course). This week, however, things got a bit more bearable thanks to the FAA’s decision that airlines can now allow their passengers to ... |
| Delta pilots approve new contract with 34% raises | Delta’s pilots voted on a new four-year contract that will provide 34% raises.
United, American and Southwest are still negotiating new contracts with pilot unions.
Negotiations have been fraught as pilots seek higher pay and better working... |
| As baby boomers hit ‘peak 65’ this year, what the retirement age should be is up for debate | More Americans are expected to turn 65 through 2027 than in any time in history.
Despite the ‘silver tsunami,’ the correct age to retire is still in question.
A fight is brewing in Washington over whether the mandatory retirement age for ai... |
| JetBlue pilots approve contract extension that comes with over 21% in raises | JetBlue pilots would get 21.5% raises over the next 18 months under a new contract.
Spirit pilots approved a new contract weeks earlier, and the two carriers have planned to merge.
Airline pilots have sought better schedules and pay after t... |
| Pilots at one of United's regional airlines are getting a massive pay raise as the industry battles the ongoing pilot shortage | CommutAir E145. Austin Deppe/Shutterstock
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Pilots at United Airlines' partially-owned subsidiary CommutAir are getting a big pay raise.
New-hire first officers will now make $72 per hour and captains will make $100 per hour in the... |
| How airlines plan to create a new generation of pilots amid fears of decade-long cockpit crisis | An acute pilot shortage for major airlines including United, Delta, American and Southwest is forcing the industry to rethink how it trains pilots and recruits the next generation of aviation labor in the cockpit.
United now has its own fli... |
