American Airlines has canceled service to three cities due to a lack of pilots…
Empty Cockpit Syndrome: Air Force Struggles to Pull Pilot Plunge Out of Tailspin…
These are desperate times for the Air Force. To carry out its assigned missions at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and increasing demand for air power to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Air Force is losing too many of its best pilots. They’re not being lost to enemy fire, but to […]
The Air Force Says it Doesn’t Plan to Recall Retired Pilots to Fix Shortage…
The Air Force says it doesn’t plan to use new authority granted by an amended executive order to recall retired pilots to correct an ongoing personnel shortage. “The Air Force does not currently intend to recall retired pilots to address the pilot shortage,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said on Sunday. “We appreciate the authorities […]