AircrewHealth.comThis page lists archived posts to the Professional Pilot News blog for 2006 in reverse chronological order.
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December, 2006:
Judge says Comair can discard pilots' contract
Delta accepting pilot applications
Court approves Delta pilots' pension deal
Shortage of pilots in India
Will SkyWest pilots join ALPA?
Pilots plan to block takeover of Qantas
NW pilots can sell claims against airline
Pilots rally to keep Delta independent
Comair pilots vote to authorize a strike
Mandatory retirement: 'Sixty is just a number'
New ETOPS rules
United pilots form 'strike-preparedness panel'
ASTAR Air Cargo pilots picket company
NetJets Europe improves pay to retain crew
US Airways sweetens deal with pilots
Comair pilots to resume pay cut talks
Good news from Brazil: Legacy pilots can come home
FAA 'Age 60' committee fails to reach consensus
November, 2006:
Mesa pilots ask court to enforce arbitration award
Comair pilots fight pay cuts
Delta to recall 200 more pilots
Happy Korean pilots
Pilot error and fatigue: 2004 Gulfstream crash
NTSB runway incursion animation
US Airways, America West pilots want fair single contract
UPS will open Anchorage pilot domicile
Airlines in the US hiring lots of pilots
No criminal charges for SkyWest pilot
American Airlines pilots want their share
Northwest may recall hundreds of pilots
Pilots divided over mandatory retirement issue
60 year old ex-Astronaut forced to retire from airline
Air Canada pilots get wage increase
October, 2006:
Mesaba Reaches Agreement With Pilots
Still no contract progress for US Airways pilots
FAA 'Age 60' committee co-chaired by Woerth
Aer Lingus pilots buy stake in airline
New ALPA President: Capt. John Prater
Contract ratified by FedEx Express pilots
Pinnacle pilots express support for Mesaba pilots
ALPA and ASA pilots to picket SkyWest
Tempers flare at Mesaba hearings
Ryanair pilots seek pay alignment with Aer Lingus
Worldwide interest in the pilot age issue
China needs over 10,000 pilots
Pilots want payback from carriers
September, 2006:
JAL averts pilot strike
CanJet to rehire some pilots for charter operation
Update on Comair accident and surviving pilot's condition
Pilots lobby Congress against FAA's Age 60 Rule
Airline to sue Swiss pilots over strike
Pilots and airport security
Swiss pilots strike
Singapore Airlines pilots want higher pay for A380
American Airlines pilots in contract talks
ASA pilots threaten to strike
U.S. and Canada sign pilot license accord
CanJet pilots claim labor law violation
Court OKs Delta pilot pension termination
Pilot age and pilot error
New pilot color vision test in UK
August, 2006:
UPS settles pilot pay dispute
Glider collides with NetJets Hawker
Tentative contract for FedEx pilots
BMI strike looming
Gemini Air Cargo pilots ratify contract
US Airways pilots picket for better contract
No liquids in the cockpit? Ridiculous
Pilot age limit raised in 3 Asian countries
ALPA statement on the U.K. airline terrorism plot
Pilots blast pay raise for CEO of AMR
Short-haul pilots and fatigue
Carib Aviation seeks pilots
July, 2006:
Pilot strike possible at BMI
Continental fires pilot for alcohol
American wants talks with pilots
Virtual cockpit for corporate jets
Contract deal for Swiss pilots
Pilot age limits in the U.S.
Delta Connection pilots unite
Furloughed pilots refusing recall
For pilot wannabes
ASA pilots vote to strike
Iberia pilot strike ends
Are pilots unfairly blamed for accidents?
Iberia pilots strike
Pan-European pilot support
Regional airlines hiring pilots
Tentative contract for UPS pilots
United to recall more pilots
Pilot shortage in China
Southwest pilots want new contract
Pilot pushing and related hazards
New contract for UPS pilots
June, 2006:
FAA: Alcohol and Drug Use
European pilot duty limits
Cargo aircraft safety issues
Delta to terminate pilot pensions
Northwest pilots oust union leader
NTSB investigates uncontained engine failure
Airline Pilots Against Age Discrimination
New landing-distance policies from FAA
Big ETOPS expansion in the works
Forest Service tanker safety
Top test pilot at Boeing retires
Judge OKs Delta pilot contract
May, 2006:
Delta pilots oppose PBGC move
Air Canada pilots asking for wage hikes
SkyWest Pilots Again Consider Unionizing
U.S. pilots flock to other countries
Northwest pilots ratify contract
NTSB: Colorado crash caused by ice on wings
April, 2006:
ACAS reaction errors = near-misses
European flight time limitations
More on Scott Crossfield
Scott Crossfield 'flies west'
Delta pilots strike deal averting strike
Delta pilots authorize strike
Billion dollar bill for airline pilots' pensions
March, 2006:
Airbus TCAS to act without pilots
Delta says pilots' pension plan must go
Paper pilots
Delta pilots defiant
Foreign pilots fly Shanghai freighters
Fossett takes aim at another aviation record
Saudi Arabian Airlines hiring pilots
MD-80 fuel gauge problems?
Plane crash kills off-duty AA captain
Pilot tells of dramatic air rescue
Northwest pilot strike averted
Air China to hire foreign pilots
February, 2006:
Virgin America seeking pilots
Delta pilots mull strike plans
ALPA on foreign control rules
Mesaba pilots picket today
Crew safe after UPS plane fire
Pilot's emergency landing saves lives
China Airlines seeking ex-pat pilots
Strike ballot authorized for NWA pilots
Embry-Riddle CAPT program to close
January, 2006:
Pilot action disrupts SAS flights
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers - Occupational Outlook
Airline Pilots' Fatigue Complaints
Northwest Pilots Picket MSP
