Pilots fired for overshooting runway
Mesa Air Group fired two pilots on its Hawaii inter-island carrier Go for overshooting a runway by 15 miles while trying to land on the state’s Big Island.
US Airways pilots choose new union
Rank-and-file US Airways pilots unseated the Air Line Pilots Association as their union representative and replace it with an upstart labor group
AA pilots to protest
Hundreds of American Airlines pilots are expected to protest at key airports and at some of the carrier’s largest corporate clients to call attention to American’s poor performance.
Delta & Northwest almost at the altar?
Rumors are flying that Delta and Northwest will announce their merger imminently.
Delta/Northwest pilot fight
Delta pilots have received permission to picket Northwest Airlines hub airports. This does not bode well for a planned merger. Management seemed intent on rekindling the talks prior to these hostilities between the pilot groups.
Delta, NWA pilots can’t agree
It looks as if the rumored merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines is dead. According to the Associated Press, pilots of the two airlines could not agree on a seniority deal.
Pilots may have fallen asleep
Two pilots flying at 21,000 feet from Honolulu to Hilo failed to respond to air traffic controllers 11 times as their plane overshot its destination by 15 miles, raising the possibility that the pilots were asleep.
Pilots often key to smooth mergers
US Airways and America West merged in 2005, but the pilots for the combined airline are still at odds over seniority.
Pilot fired for buzzing airfield
A Cathay Pacific Airways pilot has been fired for making an unauthorized low pass by a Washington airfield in a Boeing 777-300ER passenger jet.