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 […]
Spirit Airlines to defer Airbus deliveries, furlough 260 pilots to save cash
Spirit Airlines on Monday reached an agreement with Airbus to postpone all aircraft deliveries scheduled from the second quarter of 2025 to 2026, with the U.S. airline cutting back about 260 pilots as it seeks to save money. announced that they are planning to furlough employees. The low-cost carrier announced it would postpone scheduled deliveries […]
United asks pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave over Boeing delays
United Airlines is asking its pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave next month due to Boeing’s delivery delays, according to a memo sent to pilots. Due to the expected aircraft shortage, United Airlines said in a statement to the Post that “forecast block hours for 2024 will be shortened and May will offer pilots a […]
United Asks Pilots To Take Unpaid Time Off Due To Shortage Of New Boeing Planes
Merger speculation rife in the U.S. airline industry WASHINGTON – August 16: United passes a Continental Airlines aircraft taxiing for takeoff from the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2006. aviation aircraft. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie12:23 PM – Monday, April 1, 2024 United Airlines is […]
REPORT: Probe Launched Into Airline As Pilots Allegedly Nap During Flight In Indonesia
On January 25, FOX News reported that aviation authorities have launched an investigation into an Indonesian airline after two pilots allegedly took a 28-minute nap during a flight. Indonesian authorities have charged Batik Air Indonesia’s 32-year-old captain and 28-year-old co-pilot with negligence for deviating from the flight path after reportedly falling asleep in the cockpit. […]
Both pilots of a commercial airplane fell asleep midflight, causing the craft to veer off course
Two pilots on an Indonesian commercial airliner fell asleep during a flight in January, causing the plane to veer off course. The pilot flew for nearly 30 minutes without supervision. Indonesia National Transportation Safety Board Report released on Friday It outlines how Batik Air pilots slept for about 28 minutes just before descending into Jakarta […]
Nashville plane crash: Audio recordings capture pilot’s final moments
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Utah National Guard helicopter involved in ‘training accident’; 2 pilots injured
A Utah Army National Guard helicopter crashed on Monday in what authorities are calling a “training accident,” injuring the two pilots on board. The Utah Army National Guard said the accident involved an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, which crashed at the West Jordan Army Air Support Facility around 1:20 p.m. The two pilots on board […]