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News Articles: pilots

A Delta Airlines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston.

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Delta Air Lines, facing another union attempt to organize flight attendants, is raising their pay

Delta Air Lines is raising pay for flight attendants and other nonunion workers by 5%. And the airline is boosting starting pay for all its U.S. jobs to at least $19 an hour.

April 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
American Airlines has announced the passing of Capt. David E. Harris. In 1964, Harris became the first Black pilot of a commercial airline when American hired him.

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The first Black pilot of a commercial airline has died at 89

David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."

March 13, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
For decades, pilots have been reluctant to seek mental health care for fear of losing their licenses. At a safety forum Wednesday in Washington, pilots and safety experts urged federal regulators to reform rules that discourage pilots from getting treatment.

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Pilots say they're afraid to seek mental health care. The FAA says it's listening

At a summit on mental health in aviation, pilots and safety experts urged regulators to reform rules that discourage people from seeking treatment because they're afraid of losing clearance to fly.

December 07, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose
United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.

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Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

September 07, 2023
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  • Danielle Kaye
A Delta Air Lines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Nov. 22, 2022. Pilots at Delta Air Lines have a new contract with hefty pay increases. The Air Line Pilots Association said Wednesday, March 1, 2023 that 78% of Delta pilots who voted supported the contract.

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Delta Air Lines pilots approve contract to raise pay by more than 30%

Pilots at Delta Air Lines approved a new contract that will raise their pay by more than 30% over four years and likely lead to similar agreements covering union pilots at other major U.S. airlines.

March 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Delta planes sit at their gates on June 13, 2022, at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City. Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle charges it falsified information about deliveries of international mail, including mail sent to U.S. soldiers overseas. The Justice Department said Thursday, June 30, 2022, that Delta was under contract to the Postal Service when it falsified records about deliveries from 2010 to 2016.

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  • News

Delta pilots approve contract to raise pay by more than 30%

Pilots at Delta Air Lines have a new contract with hefty pay increases. The Air Line Pilots Association says the deal will raise pay by more than 30% over four years.

March 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Feb. 18, 2021. Delta Air Lines said Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, it will extend through 2023 the window for customers to rebook credits earned when they purchased but then canceled flights during the pandemic.

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  • News

Delta is raising pay as airlines cope with travel rebound

Delta Air Lines says most of its workers will get a 5% pay raise in April. The airline said Tuesday it will also increase the amount of money available for merit raises.

February 08, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A student pilot and flight instructor prepare to take off on a training flight outside of Phoenix.

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  • National

Proposals would ease standards, raise retirement age to address pilot shortage

Airlines blame a shortage of pilots for widespread cancellations and reduced service. Would allowing pilots to keep flying past age 65 and reducing the 1,500-hour flight training requirement help?

August 10, 2022
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  • David Schaper
Cmdr. Jeanine Menze, stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Oahu, Hawaii, in 2006.

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  • National

How the Coast Guard's 1st Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings

Jeanine Menze was discouraged from pursuing her dream to fly planes when she didn't see any women of color in the field. Then she met La'Shanda Holmes. "When I met you, I saw myself," Menze told her.

October 02, 2021
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  • Eleanor Vassili and
  • Emma Bowman

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