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Category Archives: Pilots

Pilots

Union Tells Pilots To Stop Using The Word “Cockpit” And Other “Negative” Terms

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 20, 2024June 19, 2024 73 Comments
Cockpit Offensive

A 2021 guide from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) resurfaced on Fox News and is now making its way around more conservative media. Is the admonition to stop using words like cockpit, manpower, or guys simply wokery run...

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PilotsUnited Airlines

Maybe It’s Time To Let Passengers Visit Cockpit Again During Flight…

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 3, 2024 42 Comments
Cockpit Visit

Perhaps I am hopelessly naive, but I was not at all disturbed by the recent controversy over a passenger sitting in the cockpit on a recent United Airlines charter flight. In fact, I think it’s time to let kids...

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Pilots

Pilot Shortage Over? Airlines Curtail Hiring, Layoff Some

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 3, 2024March 2, 2024 29 Comments
pilot shortage

Is the commercial airline pilot shortage over? Maybe, some airlines have frozen pilot hiring and others have laid some off or offered paid them not to fly.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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American AirlinesPilots

Pilot Over Elite Upgrade Issue Creates Conflicts For Both

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 11, 2024February 10, 2024 40 Comments
pilot upgrade

American Airlines pilots are upgraded above elite customers who may otherwise qualify for an upgraded seat. But this puts staff at odds with its best customers.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...

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Pilots

FedEx Pilot Off-Loading Might Not Mean What You Think

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 5, 2023 6 Comments
Fedex federal express pilots

Federal Express encouraged some of its pilots to apply for jobs elsewhere this week. Speculation has swirled around layoffs, the economy, but there might be something else at play. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...

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Pilots

Report Alleges Up To 5,000 Pilots Unfit For Duty Fraudsters

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 27, 2023August 28, 2023 12 Comments
United Airlines Pilots Customer Experience

A damning report out today alleges that up to 5,000 pilots are either unfit for duty, defrauding the US government, liars, or all three.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...

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