Category: airline pilots

IN-DEPTH: US Aviation ‘Going Off a Cliff’ Unless More Pilots Step Up, Get Better Training, Capitol Hill Hearing Told

April 20, 2023
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The cost of becoming an airline pilot is sky-high—in excess of six figures in many cases. A large chunk of the cost comes from a decade-old requirement: pilots must have 1,500 hours of in-flight experience to be certified. Yet many aspiring aviators are racking up the required hours by circling airports under sunny skies. Instead,…

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IN-DEPTH: One Moment He Was Flying a 150,000 Pound Plane, The Next Moment He Was ‘Technically Dead’

April 18, 2023
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On a clear spring day in 2022, Capt. Bob Snow steered an Airbus A321 toward its destination gate, as he had done thousands of times before during his 31-year career with American Airlines. But Snow almost didn’t live to talk about Flight 1067 from Denver to Dallas.’ Shortly after arriving safely in Texas, Snow collapsed…

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IN-DEPTH: One Moment He Was in Command of a 150,000 Pound Plane, the Next Moment He Was Technically Dead

April 18, 2023
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On a clear spring day in 2022, Capt. Bob Snow steered an Airbus A321 toward its destination gate, as he had done thousands of times before during his 31-year career with American Airlines. But Snow almost didn’t live to talk about Flight 1067 from Denver to Dallas.’ Shortly after arriving safely in Texas, Snow collapsed…

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FAA Altered Pilots’ Cardiac Test Standard, Sparking Vaccine-Related Concerns

January 17, 2023
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Controversy and questions are swirling over a recently revised federal standard used to decide whether pilots are medically cleared to fly airplanes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made the change on Oct. 24. But it went virtually unnoticed until Jan. 17, when an article by Steve Kirsch, founder of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation, brought it to…

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Airline Chaos Could Persist Until 2024, Despite Efforts to Cure Woes

September 11, 2022
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After a record-breaking summer of angst, aggravation, and anger at America’s airports, little relief may be in sight. The problem came into sharper focus during the past few weeks with airline complaints in May and June soaring 270 percent above pre-pandemic levels. While airlines and federal officials recently announced improved customer service and information-sharing practices…

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