pilots

Photo of David Ellison
Success

When David Ellison was 13, his billionaire father Larry bought him a plane. He competed in air shows before leaving it to become a Hollywood executive

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December 9, 2025
Kenn Ricci and people drinking champagne on jet
Success

Flexjet’s chairman was living with his parents—then he borrowed $500 from his dad to help buy a company, and became a billionaire

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October 1, 2025
A Spirit Airlines plane on the runway
Finance

Spirit Airlines says it will furlough 270 pilots and demote 140 captains to first officers

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July 29, 2025
A Delta plane
Lifestyle

A Delta pilot was arrested on child sex abuse material charges after landing in San Francisco

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July 28, 2025
Starbucks just posted a $360K-salary job ad—but candidates need ‘tact and decorum’ and a specialist qualification to apply
Success

Starbucks just posted a $360K-salary job ad—but candidates need ‘tact and decorum’ and a specialist qualification to apply

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May 28, 2025
A pilot in a United Airlines simulator
Tech

United Airlines pilot of 30+ years says there was only one time he lost communication—here’s why he said the emergency wasn’t ‘that big of a deal’

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
May 23, 2025
Student pilots are suing United Airlines for fraud after spending tens of thousands of dollars on a flight school riddled with staffing shortages and expulsions: ‘It was students teaching students’
Travel & Leisure

Student pilots are suing United Airlines for fraud after spending tens of thousands of dollars on a flight school riddled with staffing shortages and expulsions: ‘It was students teaching students’

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
April 16, 2025
A private jet that crashed into a business jet looks crumpled on the tarmac
Lifestyle

A 78-year-old pilot was killed after the landing gear on his private jet failed. His wife says he died doing what he loved

By Sejal Govindarao and The Associated Press
February 12, 2025
‘Alaska Turkey Bomb’ pilot drops frozen birds to rural residents who can’t run to the grocery store for Thanksgiving
Lifestyle

‘Alaska Turkey Bomb’ pilot drops frozen birds to rural residents who can’t run to the grocery store for Thanksgiving

By Mark Thiessen, Becky Bohrer and The Associated Press
November 28, 2024
Air Canada makes plea for government help as pilots demand wages it says it can’t pay
Finance

Air Canada makes plea for government help as pilots demand wages it says it can’t pay

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September 13, 2024
Jeff Bezos has a house rule. No phones in the morning, says partner Lauren Sánchez
Tech

Jeff Bezos has a house rule. No phones in the morning, says partner Lauren Sánchez

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September 6, 2024
David Neeleman speaks with his hands in front of him while sitting in front of a colorful backdrop.
Conferences

Pilots are ditching top captain jobs in favor of $200,000 second-in-command gigs with better work-life balance, JetBlue founder says

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July 18, 2024
Cathay Pacific trainee pilots have damaged so many planes a U.S. flying school has banned them from solo flights
Leadership

Cathay Pacific trainee pilots have damaged so many planes a U.S. flying school has banned them from solo flights

By Danny Lee and Bloomberg
June 6, 2024
Robert Isom
Leadership

American Airlines’ pilots union notes mounting safety issues—tools left in wheel wells, items abandoned near parked planes

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April 16, 2024
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
Finance

Boeing is falling so behind on plane deliveries that United is asking pilots to volunteer for unpaid leave, potentially for months

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April 2, 2024

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