by Kit Darby | Sep 23, 2020 | In the Media
CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS, talks with Kit Darby, one of the leading experts on professional pilot careers about the state of the North American aviation market – recovery, retirements, furloughs, pay packages, and advice for moving to the head of the queue...
by Kit Darby | Jul 14, 2020 | In the Media
The nation’s oldest airline pilots – typically those between the ages of 60 and 65 – are fast approaching deadlines for making decisions whether to accept early retirement offers that could put as much as $982,000 into their pockets now while also potentially saving...
by Kit Darby | Jan 15, 2020 | In the Media
By Lori Aratani, The Washington Post, Jan 7, 2020 7:01 PM EST In an abrupt shift, Boeing said Tuesday it is recommending that all 737 Max pilots undergo simulator training before they resume flying the jets — a decision that could further delay the plane’s return to...
by Dave Gass | Jan 2, 2020 | In the Media
By Laura Rizzo, Life & Style magazine, JAN 1, 2020 3:00 PM While watching clips of him fly in a private plane and travel around the world you may wonder: Is Peter Weber rich? The newest Bachelor star actually does have a job as a pilot for Delta in the ~real...
by Dave Gass | Jan 2, 2020 | In the Media
By Leslie Josephs, CNBC, Thu, December 26 2019, 3:44 PM EST U.S. airlines are headed for their 10th consecutive year of profitability and their employees, from pilots to catering workers, are demanding higher wages and better benefits....
by Dave Gass | Jan 1, 2020 | In the Media
By payloadblogger, Pay Load Connector, December 15, 2019, 12:12pm Many suggest the pilot shortage only impacts the regional airline industry, but its effect extends to mainlines, LCCs and ULCCs and goes far beyond putting qualified bodies on the flight deck of...