Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A survey of 7,200 European pilots found that more than three-quarters had experienced microsleep in flight, while nearly one in four had flown despite feeling too tired to work. Fatigue-management results showed little change from 2023, with concerns about sanctions and marked differences between countries and airline types.
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A survey of 7,200 European pilots found that more than three-quarters had experienced microsleep in flight, while nearly one in four had flown despite feeling too tired to work. Fatigue-management results showed little change from 2023, with concerns about sanctions and marked differences between countries and airline types.
Horizon Air pilots say a pattern of mismanagement and corporate greed has affected negotiations with the regional carrier. Pilots held a picket as the dispute over their employment contract continues; the available report does not specify the union’s demands or the status of talks.
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Families of the 67 people killed in the Washington, D.C., midair collision are urging Congress to mandate safety equipment and other reforms. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said one-third of the FAA’s responses to post-crash recommendations remain unacceptable, underscoring continuing disagreement over how to address identified risks.
Pilots at Breeze Airways have asked for a federally appointed mediator after negotiations over a new contract stalled. The Air Line Pilots Association represents the discount carrier’s pilots, adding a formal step to the labor process as both sides remain unable to reach agreement.
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United Airlines is warning flight attendants that using advance knowledge of rolling delays to trade into trips likely to be removed—and then collect pay protection without working—could result in discipline or termination. The warning targets a dispute over trip trading, delay information and crew compensation rules.
The Air Line Pilots Association is asking the FAA to require airlines to install secondary cockpit barriers on in-service aircraft. The proposal would extend physical cockpit-access protections beyond newly delivered airplanes, potentially creating new compliance, maintenance and retrofit-planning obligations for carriers and operators.
Delta Air Lines’ pilots union said negotiations with management have broken down and that an agreement to address pilot scheduling will not be possible this summer. The impasse comes as cancellations rise, adding operational pressure and leaving near-term schedule reliability dependent on existing processes.
The Air Line Pilots Association accused Delta Air Lines of launching a “comprehensive attack” on long-standing scheduling rules, escalating a labor dispute that could affect how pilots’ work schedules are managed. The union said it is considering all available options, without specifying what actions it may take.
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