Tag: Pilots
High sickness rate among pilots: 3000 flights canceled over Christmas
Friday December 24th 2021 High sickness levels among pilots 3000 flights canceled over Christmas The time around Christmas is traditionally an important travel time. But this year thousands of jets…
Lufthansa cancels flights over Christmas because too many pilots are sick
Lufthansa canceled a dozen long-distance flights over Christmas because too many pilots called in sick at the same time. “We planned with a very large buffer. But that is not…
Pilots destroy one helicopter each in the canton of Valais and Canton Schwyz
1/6 A private pilot wrecked the last Lama II helicopter from Air Zermatt while landing on a mountain landing site on the Alphubel. 2/6 The accident happened on a mountain…
Flying after a long Corona break: Rusted pilots report errors
Few aircraft were in the air during the corona lockdown. There were hardly any vacation trips or business trips, thousands of pilots spent many months on the ground. Now they…
Trial for pilot training: student pilots win against Lufthansa
Friday 29 October 2021 Trial for pilot training Flight students win against Lufthansa Corona causes a shortage of passengers in global air traffic. So Lufthansa needs fewer pilots. She no…
Zara Rutherford (19) is fighting for the pilot’s world record
1/6 19-year-old Zara Rutherford will soon be there: she will become the youngest female pilot to have circumnavigated the world in an airplane on her own. But the difficulties are…
Among other things because of the pilots: “Flying is now riskier”
There was a flight break for months – many planes and with them the pilots stayed on earth. The aviation insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is now presenting…
Pilots out of exercise: New aviation risks loom after the crisis
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 Pilots out of the exercise New aviation risks loom after the crisis The corona crisis could be read in the sky: the usual contrails were missing.…
Australia: Spider falls on the pilot’s lap when landing
July 4th, 2021, 9 minutes ago Giant spider falls on the pilot’s lap During the approach to landing, a bush pilot in Australia falls on a giant crab spider on…
Honolulu: Boeing pilots have to make an emergency landing in the sea off Hawaii
AFP 1/5 An engine failure forces a Boeing aircraft to make an emergency landing off Hawaii. (Archive image) Screenshot 2/5 The cargo plane lands on the water in the middle…
No job without vaccination: Delta wants to hire 1,000 pilots
Tuesday June 22, 2021 No job without vaccination Delta plans to hire 1,000 pilots The large US airline Delta Airlines is confident about the future and is looking for new…
Twenty One Pilots: New album to be released in May
Twenty One Pilots Release of new album planned for May The Twenty One Pilots are about to release their new album. © WMG The Twenty One Pilots have announced that…