Diversity, equity, inclusion; this has been the mantra of United Airlines. United pilots Stephanie and Kyle Atteberry thought the company meant it. “United has been great to us,” Kyle, 45, told The Epoch Times. He recalls receiving blankets from the company as gifts when their six children were born. “Our expectations were, United would honor…
Grounded by Vaccine Exemption: Married United Pilots Feel Betrayed
American Airlines Pilots’ Union Rejects Holiday Bonus Proposal, Wants ‘Permanent’ Changes
A union representing 15,000 pilots who fly for American Airlines this week rejected a proposal that would have bumped pay during the upcoming holidays. The Allied Pilots Association (APA) Board of Directors unanimously voted on Tuesday not to accept the proposal, which centers on offering more pay for flying done around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New…
Pandemic Slowdown Spurs the Biggest Hiring Push for Airline Pilots in Decades
By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News U.S. airlines will need to hire at least 7,000 new pilots next year to fill the gaps created by retiring baby boomers and pandemic buyouts. The airline industry is in its biggest hiring push in decades, not only for front-line employees such as gate and ramp agents…
Flight and Teacher Unions: Masks for Thee, No Vaccine Mandates for We
August 5, 2021
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Flight attendants’ and teachers’ unions whose members are on the front lines of disputed covid safety protocols are ardent enforcers of mask mandates for the public but do not require their members to get vaccinated. Such inoculation is widely acknowledged as the most effective measure in stopping the spread of the highly infectious new Delta…
American Airlines Pilots, Flight Attendants Say They Are ‘Sleeping in Airports’ Due to Hotel Issues
By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News Unions for flight attendants and pilots at American Airlines say some crew members are being forced to sleep in airports because the company is failing to line up hotels, rooms, and transportation during layovers. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Allied Pilots Association filed a…
Pilots Rescued After Cargo Plane Crashes in Ocean Off Hawaii
HONOLULU—A cargo plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board have been rescued. The pilots of the Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water,…
Pilots Issue Mayday As Data Suggest UK Aviation ‘Worst Hit by Travel Rules’
Pilots are calling for urgent action to help aviation because of the “devastating” impact of the pandemic-related lockdowns on UK airlines and airports. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said the UK aviation industry has been the hardest hit in Europe by restrictions on international travel. Its analysis of official European air traffic data for…
Plane Crash in Eastern Congo Kills Three, Says Governor
KAVUMU, Democratic Republic of Congo—A small plane crashed shortly after take-off in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, killing all three people on board, the region’s governor said. The plane was carrying two pilots and a passenger when it crashed near Kavumu airport, which serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. First…
Navy Pilots Recall UFO Encounters: ‘There’s Something out There That Was Better Than Our Airplane’
One month before the director of national intelligence and secretary of Defense are expected to deliver a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) intelligence report, Navy pilots and other former government officials are speaking out and describing their encounters with the mysterious sightings. David Fravor, a Top Gun naval flight school graduate and commander of the F/A-18F…
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