by Kit Darby | Sep 7, 2024 | In the Media
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/06/us-airlines-cool-hiring-after-adding-employees-post-pandemic.html U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding 194,000 employees in post-Covid spree Leslie Josephs A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flight Leslie...
by Kit Darby | Aug 13, 2024 | In the Media
Kit Darby speaks to the possible causes on the Brazilian ATR-72-500 crash on August 9th, 2024 View video and transcript here: https://video.snapstream.net/Play/5M7i8toPLGXJqaDzbc4IIu?accessToken=bentpkpp6lqzd
by Kit Darby | May 29, 2024 | In the Media
There was panic and confusion aboard a Spirit Airlines flight on Sunday when the Florida-bound flight from Jamaica turned around, with the crew warning of a possible emergency water landing due to an apparent mechanical problem. The plane landed safely back at...
by Kit Darby | Apr 19, 2024 | In the Media
The airline safety records makes flying in an aircraft at 35,000 feet and 600 miles an hours 50m times safer than driving your car to the airport.
by Kit Darby | Apr 9, 2024 | In the Media
Pilot hiring pauses by United and Southwest suggest that the pilot shortage that afflicted the U.S. airline industry in the aftermath of the pandemic has come to an end. [READ MORE.
by Kit Darby | Apr 1, 2024 | In the Media
While being a commercial airline pilot isn’t a typical 9-5 job, it sure does bring home the big bucks. Recent contracts have pushed the average pay for a captain flying on an airline’s largest aircraft to $348,252, according to aviation consultant Kit Darby. That’s a...