Tag: Allied Pilots Association

American Airlines Averts Holiday Season Pilot Crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minute After a glitch in the pilots’ rostering system which left many scheduled flights over the holiday season between December 17 and December 30 without a pilot, co-pilot or both, American Airlines has come to an agreement with the pilots’ union, the Allied Pilots Association, which it is believed will avoid the need to cancel any […]

American’s Pilot Scheduling Glitch Threatens Holiday Flying

Reading Time: < 1 minute A technical glitch in American Airlines’ pilot scheduling system has left the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier without enough pilots during the upcoming holiday season, igniting a social media uproar when news of the situation became public. According to the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the union representing American’s 15,000 pilots, the airline first disclosed the failure within […]