The 1,500 hour rule was set by Congressional fiat ALPA defended the rule using a chart RAA and one of the best aviation safety journalist have written hard data critiques of the Union’s numbers The…
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WIZZ AIR, of Hungry and EASA, requests cargo foreign air carrier permit EU and US pilot unions oppose on SAFETY Previous Norwegian Air application, drew same objections, but was approved On January 2022, Wizz Air…
Airlines claim cancellations due to not enough pilots ALPA asserts that the supply is adequate Vituperative debate is a decade old Below are two articles about pilot shortage. ALPA asserts that there are more than…
American and Delta pilots raise RED FLAG of FATIGUE Airlines say concellations due to PILOT Shortage FAA SMS intended to resolve Safety Risks The 21st Century, so far, seems replete with failures to trust. It…
EASA proudly issued its 1st AOC to WizzAir Hungarian Low Fare CEO asks his staff to fight through FATIGUE Now with no national CAA, Brussels must deal with this SMS mess There have been shocking…
Airlines flight cancellations = proof of pilot shortage Unions no shortage–pay is problem, inept management SOLUTION? Retire Age 65->67, Restricted ATP Union NO; airlines YES; GAO quantitative answer The battle over the supply of pilots…
In 2015 Germanwings highlighted Pilot Mental Health Second Burjeel Medical Aviation Congress adds some useful thoughts Three recent medical journals make excellent suggestions The FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine has as one of its missions…
India’s DGCA has struggled with with “peer” audits It has enthusiastically followed a State Safety Program DGCA identified that one of India’s airlines was using pilots with inadequate training India’s Directorate General of Civil…