Airlines are combating the pilot shortage by paying pilots more, making it easier to become one, and hiring from Australia

Carriers were forced to scale back operations, meaning tens of thousands of pilots were furloughed or offered early retirement. However, the COVID-19 ... Airlines have acknowledged the shortage ... Read More

Airlines on the lookout for pilots

But while the aviation sector is going full throttle towards pre-Covid-19 levels, there is now a manpower shortage for both pilots and other airline staff, say those in the field. This shortage ... Read More

Pilot shortage still a concern for regional airlines

Photo Credit: Robin Guess/Shutterstock Pilot ... by a shortage of captains. The good news, however, is that the hiring slowdown at the mainline carriers could give those regional airlines, which ... Read More

Air Line Pilots Association and Industry Executives Say Pilot Shortage Is Stabilizing

ALPA highlighted recently released FAA pilot-production data, indicating that the U.S. is consistently certifying a greater number of airline ... shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is ... Read More

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Five Creative Ways Airlines Are Addressing The Pilot Shortage

Is there a pilot shortage, or not? Depending on who you ... With strong demand for air travel both domestically and internationally, the airline industry has a challenge to make this summer ... Read More

Vistara crisis: Airline may cut flights to tackle pilot shortage

Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan told employees at a meeting on Wednesday that the airlines will revise crew rosters and may scale back flights in view of the ongoing pilot shortage. Read More

Yes, A Pilot Shortage Is Real — What Airlines Can Do While Raising Pay

ALPA, the largest airline union, says there is no pilot shortage. Academic economists would agree with them, as shortages in economics are really pricing issues. We’ve seen the same thing ... Read More

Airlines say FAA staffing is behind delays. FAA says it's a pilot shortage. So what's to blame?

Airlines and the Federal ... few hours at a few facilities due to COVID-19 and other factors, there is not a system-wide air traffic controller staffing shortage," the FAA said in a statement ... Read More

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Stay informed with the latest news on COVID-19 and vaccines from the editors at U.S. News. Ted Jackson| The Moderna and Pfizer shots can cause myocarditis, but evidence suggests they don’t cause ... Read More

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The Dornsife School of Public Health is dedicated to educating and training our students as future public health leaders who are ready to face ... of COVID-19 in 2020-21 in the Dornsife SPH Magazine ... Read More

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Winter has come again, and again a combination of the flu with respiratory diseases and a new strain of coronavirus threatens our health. Information ... Read More