American Pilot Shortage Could Cause Flight Cancellations During the Holidays

Travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period was robust, and predictions are for similarly strong demand for air travel during the period between Christmas and New Year’s. For most airlines, that’s good news. For American, however, it’s a potential nightmare. As has been widely reported, a glitch in American’s scheduling software allowed the airline to approve

Lufthansa Pilots Strike (Again), Could Cause Headaches

Lufthansa pilots are striking for the 14th time since 2014 in their attempt to extract better wages from the carrier. According to USA Today ,”Lufthansa has grounded more than 1,700 flights on Tuesday [the 29th] and Wednesday [the 30th],” with Tuesday’s cancellations mostly impacting routes within Germany. Many of the 890 flights cancelled for Wednesday are expected to

One Day, 2 New Airline Presidents, 1 Mystery

Yesterday, two of the world’s largest airlines got new presidents. What’s less clear is how, and why. First up, United : United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) today announced that Scott Kirby has been named president of United Airlines. In this newly created role, Kirby will assume responsibility for United’s operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning