Search results for: “pilot shortage”
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SkyWest Tries to Skirt Pilot Shortage with New Subsidiary
On June 14, SkyWest’s newly-formed subidiary SW Charter Holdings, Inc bought a nearly defunct operator called USAC 691 Airways LLC. This move, as unlikely as it may seem, was planned in order to set off a chain reaction. It will…
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United Walks Away From Nine Cities as Pilot Shortages Loom
That was quite a turn of events. The residents of Airlineville are ready to go. They want to travel all over the place, but, uh, well, they can’t find anyone to drive. This week’s Cirium data shows the Globe seems…
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PSA and Another American Regional Boost Pay to Combat the Expected Pilot Shortage
It looks like the regional airline fight to hire enough pilots continues. Two of American’s wholly-owned regionals, Envoy and PSA, have announced they’re boosting starting pilot pay a ton in order to attract pilots. After years of never having to…
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Republic Cuts Flights Due to a Pilot Shortage, But Is It Placing the Blame in the Right Place?
It used to be that Republic was one of the shining stars in the regional world. These days, however, that doesn’t say much. Regionals all over are having trouble getting enough pilots to fly their airplanes, and Republic is far…
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Fixing the Pilot Shortage Without Increasing Pay
The talk about pilot shortages seems to have run its course in traditional media. After all, there’s not much more to say right? There’s a pilot shortage coming and we’re all doomed. How often can you say the same thing…
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New Pilot Shortage Strategy: Rip Half the Seats Off the Airplane
Pop quiz. What is wrong with this seat map that recently popped up on Great Lakes Airlines’ website? If you said it looks like there are seats missing, you’d be right. This is a Beechcraft 1900D, an airplane that most…
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ExpressJet Tells United It Needs to Reduce Express Flying Due to Pilot Shortage
The impact of new rest rules and higher minimum hour requirements for commercial pilots in the US continues to have bigger and bigger implications. Last week, I wrote about the severe issues Great Lakes was facing, but now it’s much…
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Great Lakes Slashes Service to Small Cities, Blames Pilot Shortage
If you live in Devils Lake, Jamestown, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Ironwood, or Thief River Falls, you’ve just lost your only commercial air service link. Great Lakes Airlines pulled out of those cities on February 1 due to, according to…
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by Oakland International Airport: Delta’s Pilots Get Paid, AA is the Family-Loving Airline, and More…
Four More Years! Delta Pilots Approve Contract Delta Air Lines pilots ratified a new four-year contract that will offer up to 34% raises over the life of the contract, likely forcing other major U.S. carriers to match or exceed the…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland International Airport: United’s Profitable Q4, Delta Pilots to Get Richer, and More
United is Printing Money United Airlines’ Q4 profit and outlook for 2023 exceeded Wall Street expectations, proving the carrier is becoming an expert at printing money. United showed a whopping Q4 profit of $843 million on $12.4 billion in gross…
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Cranky Weekly Review: United Needs a New Pilot Boss, Boeing’s About to Get Lucky, More
Publishing Note: We’ll be taking some time off during the holidays, so we are pre-scheduling some posts and going quieter than usual. Any comments that are moderated will take longer to approve, and we won’t be responding to comments frequently…
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American Ends Its Regional Partnership with Mesa, United Swoops In to Complete the Pilot Circle of Life
The long-troubled relationship between American and its regional partner Mesa has finally reached its conclusion. According to Cirium data and confirmed through an internal memo, Mesa’s last day operating as American Eagle will be April 3, 2023. With this change,…