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Airlines are once again bracing for a shortage of pilots as air travel ramps up. Pilots are in short supply and pilot training is costly, long, and arduous. Airlines are raising pay scales while ...

Earlier this month, regional airline Republic Airways asked the Federal Aviation Administration to cut the amount of training time for pilots in half, a move the carrier hopes will help combat the ...

The US Congress’ tussle over the 1,500h pilot-training rule took an interesting turn on 18 July when a senator proposed requiring that new airline pilots have hundreds of hours in specific aircraft ...

The relatively low mandatory retirement age for pilots means that thousands leave the role every year, and airlines are in a ...

Republicans in Congress are trying to slightly pare back America's uniquely high flight-hour requirements for pilots, over the objections of some Democrats and unionized pilots who argue it'll see ...

Pilots in some countries fly well past 65, but the US still draws a hard line.