Three million Americans will board a plane today assuming the pilot earned that seat through merit. They shouldn’t. For ...

A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working airline employee fooled three U.S. carriers into giving him hundreds of free tickets over a span of four years, federal authorities ...

A Canadian man allegedly posed as an airline pilot and as a flight attendant and managed to get hundreds of free flights over ...

On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first ...

The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker ...

Pilot ranks, denoted by stripes on their uniforms, represent a pilot's seniority, experience, responsibilities, and corresponding compensation, with ranks typically progressing from Cadet to Captain.

That paycheck has a lot of zeros in it. Pilots’ paychecks vary depending on the airline they work for and the hours they’ve flown in a given year. According to an American Airlines captain’s paystub ...

Trsiton Sanderson along with 17 other student pilots, all people of color, filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, Coast Flight Training and Management, and American Airlines Federal Credit Union.

Flight deck audio and police video are providing a new look into the night when off-duty airline pilot Joseph Emerson tried to turn off the engines of an Alaska Airlines regional jet while allegedly ...

Spirit Airlines has canceled previously announced and pending furloughs of up to 365 pilots, which were scheduled to take effect Jan. 31, 2026. The number of captain downgrades to first officer was ...

Beyond traditional airlines, pilots have diverse career options governed primarily by FAA Part 91 (non-commercial general aviation, private pilots for hire, flight instructors) and Part 135 ...

In a move to further cement its position as a dominant air carrier in San Diego, Alaska Airlines will launch next year its first pilot base here, with the goal of stationing up to 250 captains and ...