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UPS pilots ask for more precautions to slow COVID cases
UPS pilots say the company isn’t holding up its end of the bargain to keep them safe while flying cargo during a pandemic. UPS denies…
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American Airlines to chop 19,000 jobs amid travel slump
The CARES Act was a Band-Aid for the airline industry, holding tens of thousands of jobs in place for a brief period. Now the Band-Aid…
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Air Transport Services Group starts business to train pilots
Air Transport Services Group is becoming a one-stop service shop for outsourced airline services, especially for cargo operators.
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FedEx pilots urge company to suspend Hong Kong flights over COVID mandates
FedEx pilots say they face risks to their safety, well-being and mental health in Hong Kong, where they must submit to aggressive quarantine procedures.
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Pilots blame Atlas Air, FAA for 2019 freighter crash
Blame game: The National Transportation Safety Board says an incompetent co-pilot caused an Atlas Air cargo plane to crash. Contributing factors were an inattentive captain,…
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Investigators blame pilot error for 2019 Atlas Air crash
Recipe for disaster: a pilot who made serious mistakes, panicked, had a history of reacting poorly under stress and lied about it to his employer…
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US airlines cancel Hong Kong flights over crew testing
Pilots don’t want to fly to Hong Kong because of mandatory crew tests for coronavirus. Some airlines have hit the pause button on flights to…
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Vision of higher net sales for airlines could be a mirage
Airline watchers need to pump the brakes on optimism for an industry recovery just because some preliminary figures show an uptick in bookings and fewer…
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Atlas Air gives pilots pay increase on heels of Q1 growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has created choppy conditions in the airfreight market, but air cargo companies like Atlas Air are mostly seeing upside for their business.
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Airline workers call for more COVID-19 protections
The airline industry is considered essential to keeping the creaky economy going, but pilots, flight attendants and ground workers don’t always feel they are treated…
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