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Regional Airlines call for change regarding 1,500-hour rule.

With the travel industry in a post-pandemic boom, many airlines are facing the immediate pressure of a pilot shortage and are pressuring the FAA to change their 1,500-hour rule as a result. During a Regional Airlines Association Leadership Conference on Tuesday September 28th, regional airline officials criticized the 1,500-rule, and argued that pilots can be trained faster with more comprehensive

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Hundreds of American Airlines Flights Cancelled Due to Pilot Shortage

This past weekend, American Airlines were forced to cancel several hundred flights, primarily due to a shortage of pilots. Approximately 100 flights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday were all cancelled, along with hundreds of additional delayed flights – all due to the same cause. In a statement made to AirlineGeeks, an ‘incredibly quick ramp up of customer demand’ was blamed

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News Reports of ‘Airline Hiring Binge’ as Post-Pandemic Travel Recovers

As the domestic U.S. travel industry continues to recover quickly following the COVID-19 pandemic, many news outlets are reporting a large hiring spree by the airlines, including CNN and Business Insider. All three of the largest U.S. carriers – American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Airlines – have all announced that they are currently hiring, or plan to be by

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Mother’s Day Sets Post-Pandemic TSA Passenger Records

This past weekend, which included Mother’s Day in the U.S., saw TSA passenger numbers the likes of which haven’t been seen since early 2019 – prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. With over 1.7 million passengers, this represented over 70% of normal seasonal passenger volume. This continues, and even surpasses, the steady return of passenger volume and further suggests a large

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Fully Vaccinated People May Travel says CDC

CDC officials have stated that fully vaccinated people can once again travel safely as new evidence continues to grow showing the effectiveness of the vaccines in real world application to protect against COVID infections and the spread of the virus. This news comes as vaccinations in the U.S. have rapidly increased to close to 3 million people a day and

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Major Airlines Recall Thousands of Pilots Back to Work

Following the pandemic, the airline industry is still showing great signs of recovery faster than anyone anticipated. With news of airlines increasing their fleets, TSA showing record passenger numbers since the pandemic began, and most regional airlines hiring pilots once more, the great news continues with many of the major airline carriers. Over the last few weeks, major airline carriers

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Southwest with 600 Aircraft on Order Could Mean Thousands of Pilots Hired

Southwest Airlines has finalized an agreement with Boeing for a large order of the 737 MAX series of aircraft. The order consists of at least 100 new 737 MAX jets, split between MAX 8 and MAX 7 versions, with an option to purchase 155 more. Given Southwest’s prior commitment, this brings their overall total of aircraft to potentially more than

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Pilot Hiring Begins to Bounce Back

Prior to the past year, the commercial airlines had been aggressively hiring for years, in an attempt to address the pilot shortages accompanying an industry that was experiencing exponential growth in a short period of time. However, hiring and training programs unexpectedly halted on a dime as the pandemic forced thousands of furloughs. Now, a year after the pandemic first

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TSA Passenger Numbers Show U.S. Travel Recovery

Now a full year removed from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., the start of a recovery in the travel industry looks to be underway based on improvements and leading indicators in several key metrics. With the vaccine rolling out across the country at increasing speed, new COVID cases on the decline, and record levels of consumer

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Aviation Shows Recovery as Airlines Increase Their Fleets

So far this year, the aviation industry is already showing huge signs of confidence and recovery as airlines and aircraft manufacturers work together to prepare for increased travel demand following the COVID-19 pandemic. United Airlines, in particular, is leading the charge by upping its current orders for Boeing 737 Max jets by 25 new aircraft, and Boeing is seeing an

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