United Airlines pilot Ibrahim R. Mossallam returned to flying after the airline suspended him in 2023 over social media remarks describing the October 7 Hamas attack as “resistance by a brave people.” Later reporting and a 2025 court order point to his return, but United has not publicly explained the review that preceded it. The 2026 flydubai cockpit attack has renewed attention on how airlines assess warning signs involving flight crew.
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Delta Air Lines (DL) suspended several pilots and other employees for social media posts about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
ALPA India alleges that Air India and IndiGo have a tacit hiring agreement which won’t allow them to hire each other’s pilots.
A decade ago, pilot salaries at Air Canada (AC) and United Airlines (UA) were nearly identical; however, today, the American counterparts earn double.
The United States (US) pilot union opposes the New Retirement Age Law, increasing the required pilot age from 65 to 67.
The proposal to form a merger negotiations committee, which could have led to American Airlines (AA) pilots leaving their union to join the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), is rejected.