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Air Travel During the Shutdown. Do I Need to Worry?
Via FlightAware this morning, the queue of planes being sequenced for landing (blue) or departure (green) at Los Angeles International...
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Oct 8, 20254 min read


£200k salaries and why they really make you put your phone on airplane mode: Secrets of a pilot
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, the...
icarussmith20
Oct 6, 20255 min read


US aviation groups urge ‘safety first’ approach to new drone rules
The public comment period for the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rule to permit drones to routinely fly beyond visual line of...
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Oct 6, 20253 min read


Airlines warn US government shutdown may slow flights
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines warned on Monday that a partial federal government shutdown could strain American aviation...
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Sep 30, 20252 min read


United CEO Scott Kirby Boasts: We’re Driving American Airlines Out Of Chicago—They’re Bleeding $800 Million A Year
United Airlines CEO told his airline’s pilots that he was going to force American Airlines to de-hub Chicago. United is growing at...
icarussmith20
Sep 23, 20252 min read


Air Taxis, AI, and the Future of Piloting: Why Humans Still Matter
Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration announced a pilot program to speed up the rollout of electric air taxis,...
icarussmith20
Sep 19, 20254 min read


American Airlines Spends $32 Million on Flight Attendant ‘Boarding Pay’ in Just Five Months
American Airlines has already paid flight attendants $32 million in boarding pay within the first five months of introducing the benefit....
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Sep 17, 20253 min read


American Airlines, Delta Air Lines suspend pilots for conduct
Many kids dream about becoming pilots. A certain generation was probably inspired by classics such as "The Little Prince" by pilot...
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Sep 17, 20254 min read


Boeing faces $3.1M fine for door plug blowout, hundreds of safety violations
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed fines of $3.1 million against Boeing for various safety violations related to the...
icarussmith20
Sep 17, 20253 min read


Number of Meteorologists at F.A.A. Is Critically Low, a Federal Watchdog Warns
Weather Service employees help air traffic controllers keep planes away from severe weather. Fewer than half of the county’s control...
icarussmith20
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Fewer meteorologists working with air traffic controllers, due to cuts, ‘burnout, fatigue and low morale,’ watchdog warns
Washington — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm in a new report after cuts, “burnout, fatigue and low morale,” have...
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Sep 3, 20253 min read


America's New Air Traffic Control Crisis: An Instructor Shortage
The shortage of air traffic controllers keeping watch over America’s skies prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to embark on a...
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Sep 2, 20255 min read


New crisis for aviation industry as trainer shortage hits air traffic controllers
The push for more controllers comes after the FAA ended this past fiscal year around 3,900 controllers short of its target numbers The...
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Sep 2, 20254 min read


United Airlines Flight Attendants Reject New Tentative Contract, Union Now Survey Why
Nearly 92% of United Airlines flight attendants participated in the ballot, showing strong engagement across the workforce. CHICAGO– ...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20252 min read


Air Canada's Ground-Pay Deal Heaps Pressure on United
It took just four days of strike action for Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants to secure what their US counterparts have been...
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Aug 29, 20254 min read


Pilot spent 50 minutes on call to engineers before F-35 crash
Airman forced to eject from $200m fighter jet before it plummeted to the ground A US Air Force pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference...
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Aug 29, 20253 min read


Global airlines group proposes raising international pilot retirement age to 67
SEATTLE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A group representing global airlines has asked the U.N.'s aviation agency to raise the international age...
icarussmith20
Aug 28, 20252 min read


Korean Air to buy 103 Boeing jets as Trump pressures trading partners
US aviation giant Boeing and Korean Air announced a deal worth about $36bn (£24bn) on Monday for 103 planes as President Donald Trump...
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Aug 27, 20253 min read


American Airlines flight diverted after passenger’s device catches fire
Officials said the crew were able to contain the device. An American Airlines flight on its way to Phoenix diverted to Washington Dulles...
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Aug 26, 20251 min read


Pilot rescued after U.S. fighter jet crashes off coast of Virginia
A pilot was rescued after a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed into ocean waters off the coast of Virginia on Wednesday morning,...
icarussmith20
Aug 21, 20252 min read
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