A crunch in the cockpit
May 23, 2001 | 8:02 am
#1
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 46,817
A crunch in the cockpit
A crunch in the cockpit
From The Economist print edition
As airline profits fall, pilots’ pay is rising
http://www.economist.com/business/di...TOKEN=92876200
From The Economist print edition
As airline profits fall, pilots’ pay is rising
http://www.economist.com/business/di...TOKEN=92876200
Jun 17, 2001 | 8:05 am
#2
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 46,817
FAA wants airline pilots to get more rest
Passengers are not the only ones losing sleep because of delayed flights. Airline pilots have had to work extra-long shifts, sometimes getting only a few hours of sleep a night. Federal rules allow pilots to work 16 hours a day, eight of them actually flying a plane. Congestion and weather delays can extend their workday beyond the maximum, though, just so they can complete their last flight. That has the Federal Aviation Administration worried.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...red-pilots.htm
Passengers are not the only ones losing sleep because of delayed flights. Airline pilots have had to work extra-long shifts, sometimes getting only a few hours of sleep a night. Federal rules allow pilots to work 16 hours a day, eight of them actually flying a plane. Congestion and weather delays can extend their workday beyond the maximum, though, just so they can complete their last flight. That has the Federal Aviation Administration worried.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...red-pilots.htm
Jul 3, 2001 | 1:52 pm
#3
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 46,817
Capt. Rich Rubin also asked for protection under a federal whistle-blower act for reporting what he called a company "experiment" with safety by reducing the flight crew from three to two pilots as of June 15.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/...eut/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/...eut/index.html