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Pilot Corner
Lufthansa (LH) may once again face operational disruption as its pilots’ union threatens strike action over pension reforms.
Three Japan Airlines (JAL, JL) flights from Honolulu (HNL) to Japan were delayed after a pilot was found to have consumed alcohol before duty.
An IndiGo (6E) pilot, Tanishka Mudgal, made headlines after a video captured her warmly greeting her family as they boarded her flight.
Singapore Airlines has an academy of cadet pilots but also employs direct entry pilots.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has proposed raising the upper age limit for commercial airline pilots (IATA) to 67 years from the current limit of 65 years.
At the moment, the carrier has approximately 4,000 pilots on its payroll and plans to increase capacity by a few hundred this year.
Qantas Airways (QF) is reviewing a grooming policy that could ban pilots from wearing beards, citing concerns about oxygen mask safety.
In 2025, private jet pilot salaries are shaped by rising demand, post-pandemic travel habits, and the global pilot shortage.
An American Airlines (AA) captain has filed a lawsuit against the Allied Pilots Association (APA) after his access to the union’s internal message board was revoked following posts supporting a potential merger with ALPA