Pilot’s Union Suggests Changing ‘Cockpit’ to ‘Flight Deck’ for Inclusivity
The union, which represents more than 70,000 commercial pilots, has proposed changing words like “cockpit” to “flight deck” as a consideration for women and LGBTQ+ employees. The Air Line Pilots International Association (ALPA), the world’s largest airline pilots union, has launched an initiative to make its gender-based language more inclusive to its diverse members. Inclusive […]
Two pilots killed in small World War II-era plane crash during Father’s Day event in California
A World War II-era plane crashed during a Father’s Day event in California, killing both pilots on board, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA said the twin-engine Lockheed 12A aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Chino, California, on Saturday, June 15, at approximately 12:35 p.m. Authorities said two people were on […]
Two pilots killed when World War II-era plane crashes at Father’s Day event
A World War II-era plane crashed at a California airport during a Father’s Day event, killing both pilots. Frank Wright, 67, director of operations for the Yankees Air Museum, was piloting the twin-engine Lockheed 12A with his co-pilot Saturday afternoon when the plane crashed and burst into flames at the Chino Municipal Airport. ABC7 reported. […]
Pilots Tell Me They Have Seen the Inexplicable
During an appearance on Logan Paul’s show, former President Donald Trump said pilots have told him they’ve seen strange things, and that they’re not “conspiracy theorists” or “crazy people.” Impulsive Podcast. “I want to talk to you about aliens. UFOs, UAPs, information that recently came before Congress. Something is happening that is confusing and upsetting […]
US Air Force Ran A Social Experiment To Graduate More Minority Pilots. It Didn’t Go As Planned
The U.S. Air Force abandoned an experiment aimed at boosting pilot training graduation rates for women and minority pilots after the 2021 initiative failed to achieve the intended results and officers privately warned it could violate anti-discrimination policies, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. As part of the larger military-wide effort […]
Taiwan’s president thanks fighter pilots who scrambled against China’s ‘punishment’ drills
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te expressed gratitude to fighter pilots who scrambled against China during military exercises near Taiwan last week. China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, conducted military drills around the island as “punishment” for President Lai’s inaugural speech that week. Rai said the pilots are on standby around the clock […]
Japan Airlines grounds flight after pilot’s drunken behavior at hotel the night before: Report
Travel + Leisure Co. CEO Mike Brown reacts to the announcement of “The Claman Countdown.” According to reports, Japan Airlines canceled a flight from Dallas, Texas to Tokyo, Japan last week. A noise complaint was filed the night before the flight was scheduled to take off, as the captain of the flight had been drinking […]
Dallas to Tokyo flight canceled after Japan Airlines pilot’s booze-fueled 2 am hotel rager
Last week, Japan Airlines grounded a flight from Dallas to Tokyo after complaints about noise in a hotel room revealed that the captain had been drinking excessively the night before scheduled takeoff. The airline has confirmed that JL Flight 11 from Dallas to Tokyo on April 23rd was canceled because the unidentified 49-year-old pilot was […]
American Airlines’ pilots report ‘significant spike’ in safety issues: ‘Series of errors’
American Airlines’ pilots union has reported a “significant spike” in safety issues, raising red flags over fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights of aircraft after major maintenance work. The Allied Pilots Association cited a number of “troubling trends” in an email to its members on Saturday, noting a “significant spike in safety and […]
Spirit Airlines to furlough 260 pilots, delay plane deliveries
Low-cost carrier Spirit on Monday said it plans to postpone deliveries of new Airbus planes scheduled for the second quarter of 2025 to 2026 and furlough about 260 pilots as part of efforts to increase the airline’s liquidity. Announced. according to press release The new agreement with Airbus delays scheduled deliveries from 2030 to 2031 […]