American Airlines Resumes Talks with Pilots After Scares and Delays
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Delays and plane maintenance issues have finally led American Airlines management and the pilots’ union back to the bargaining table for the first time in weeks.After a tumultuous week of seats becoming loose, flipp…
Breakthrough Radar System Helps Pilots Avoid Rough Turbulence
ABC News(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — In-flight turbulence causes more injuries on an airplane than anything else, but a breakthrough piece of technology could help pilots avoid these pockets of unstable air and make for safer flights.Pilots report more than 7…
China Recruits Experienced Pilots from America
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — Over the course of three days, the All-China Job Fair will see more than 800 pilots looking for more lucrative work, from more than half a world away.Ten Asian airlines are scouring the United States looking for experie…
Rep. on New FAA Rules: Gov’t Won’t Tuck Pilots In
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Two years after 50 people perished in an airplane crash in Buffalo, N.Y., the Federal Aviation Administration issued a new rule Wednesday to combat pilot fatigue, but placed the final responsibility with the pil…