It can be difficult for US airline pilots to jump into a foreign flight deck, but Emirates has programs to entice potential hires to make the leap. Flying for the UAE-based carrier has significant ...

New pilots face a common dilemma: needing flight time for professional jobs but requiring a job to accumulate that time, emphasizing the need for strategic career choices and industry networking.

Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay.

A pilot's mental health is "just as important as having a good set of eyes to see what's going on," American Airlines pilot Captain Dennis Tajer said. Sometimes that can get overlooked. But Tajer, a ...

The article differentiates between a "pilot with an instrument rating" (legal but often inexperienced) and an "instrument pilot" (highly proficient and comfortable in diverse, challenging IFR ...

With just hours to spare before a work stoppage could begin, WestJet Group and its pilots reached a tentative agreement on a contract featuring “significant gains” in compensation and enhancements in ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, ...

Emirates wants to hire airline pilots from the US to fly its widebody jets from Dubai. The pay and benefits are good, but Emirates pilots must be ready for mostly long-haul flying. Emirates pilots can ...