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 service. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/in-a-shift-boeing-says-pilots-need-simulator-training-before-flying-the-737-max/2020/01/07/97c399ee-3181-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

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 world,~ and it seems […]

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. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/26/airline-labor-unions-for-pilots-flight-attendants-want-raises-in-2020.html

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 passenger and cargo carriers.

Passengers will be closely monitored to determine the effects of so much time spent in the air. By Anna Schaverien, NY Times, Aug. 22, 2019

By Alex Davies, Transportation, 03.15.19 05:15 PM IN THE FIVE days since Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed a few minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard, regulators around the world have grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8. https://www.wired.com/story/boeing-737-max-8-ethiopia-crash-black-box-data-lion-air/

Mike Lloyd and Hana Mae Nassar, March 14, 2019 How long will Canada’s fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s be grounded? That’s the question facing the country’s airlines, which fly more of the aircraft combined than almost any other nation on the planet. https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/14/airlines-capacity-grounding-737-max/

By Zach Wichter and Jack Nicas, March 14, 2019 In nearly 100 million flights by United States passenger airlines over the past decade, there has been a single fatality. Other than most landings and takeoffs, the planes have largely been flying themselves. But the recent crashes of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia have raised questions […]

By Zach Wichter and Micah Maidenberg, May 27, 2018 As big airlines face a wave of retirements, a fresh batch of fliers gets a chance, and the training, to seize the opportunity. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/business/airlines-jobs-aspiring-pilots.html

U.S. military helicopter pilots who have taken attractive offers from domestic airlines trying ease a global pilot shortage. By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters (Chicago) Business, 1:08 PM ET Wed, 23 January 2019 https:reuters.com/article/us-usa-aviation-shortage-insight/u-s-airlines-tap-army-helicopter-pilots-to-ease-shortage-idUSKCN1PH0CO

United Airlines‘ latest aircraft order comes with a rare perk in an age of increasingly cramped commercial flights: more space. By Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 1:00 PM ET Sat, 21 July 2018 https:cnbc.com/…/your-united-flight-will-be-more-comfortable-thanks-to-this-union-rule  

Several rumors have been circulating in the international press that Emirates has been parking aircraft in Dubai due to a pilot exodus in favor of Chinese airlines offering superior pay and terms. By Peter Shaw-Smith, AIN Online, July 15, 2018, 3:00 AM https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2018-07-15/emirates-denies-being-hit-pilot-shortage.html

As big airlines face a wave of retirements, a fresh batch of fliers gets a chance, and the training, to seize the opportunity. By Zach Wichter, The New York Times, May 27, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/business/airlines-jobs-aspiring-pilots.html

The escalating pay and growing pilot shortage make this an excellent time to enter the industry. By James Wynbrandt, Flying, October 20, 2017 https://www.flyingmag.com/regional-airline-pilots-escalating-income

Airline pilot careers are much more valuable than many attorneys, spouses, and even the pilots themselves often realize. Even after all of the well-publicized pay reductions and retirement plan failures at our established legacy passenger airlines, these careers are still providing high career values. By TASA ID: 616 – Kit Darby, December 1, 2017 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-30/delta-will-promote-pilots-to-captain-if-they-can-fly-this-old-plane

Federal investigators are probing why an Air Canada flight crew did not hear repeated warnings from air traffic controllers to abort a landing at San Francisco International Airport By Jenna Lyons, SFGate, October 24, 2017: 4:46PM ET https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-30/delta-will-promote-pilots-to-captain-if-they-can-fly-this-old-plane

The unloved “Mad Dog” is helping to topple the traditional timetable as the carrier contends with a graying pool of aviators. By Michael Sasso and Julie Johnsson, Bllomberg Businessweek, August 30, 2017: 6:00 AM ET https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-30/delta-will-promote-pilots-to-captain-if-they-can-fly-this-old-plane

A lot of Spirit Airlines’ customers don’t like the airline. Neither do its pilots. By Chris Isidoren, CNNMoney, May 9, 2017: 4:02 PM ET https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/09/news/companies/spirit-airlines-pilots/

Hoping to satisfy employees’ demands to close the big gap between their salaries and what counterparts make at Delta and United, American is giving an 8% raise to pilots and a 5% increase to flight attendants. by Julia Horowitz, CNN Money – April 26, 2017: 7:12 PM ET https://kitdarby.com/wp/american-airlines-is-offering-its-pilots-flight-attendants-a-raise/