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India caps fares, orders refunds and opens probe after IndiGo cancels 385 flights and 1,000+ disruptions

India capped airfares and ordered automatic refunds after IndiGo canceled 385 flights in one day, part of more than 1,000 disruptions tied to new pilot duty norms. The DGCA has issued a show‑cause, convened a four‑member probe and mandated fee waivers and 48‑hour baggage delivery.

2025-12-05T09:49:56.723643-08:00

Bloomberg Law

Spirit secures tentative deals with ALPA and AFA; leadership to match pilot pay cuts, clearing path for Chapter 11 financing

2025-11-07T06:20:31.418006-08:00

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FedEx Express pilots (ALPA) formally declare loss of confidence in CEO

2025-10-09T12:58:58.928090-07:00

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Pilot Exodus Forces Spirit Airlines to Cancel Planned Mass Furloughs

2025-12-05T13:48:15.000480-08:00

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Pilot Exodus Forces Spirit Airlines to Cancel Planned Mass Furloughs Spirit Airlines has canceled planned pilot furloughs tied to its Chapter 11 restructuring after a surge of voluntary resignations to rival carriers thinned its ranks. The carrier cut planned captain downgrades from about 170 to 25 and withdrew furloughs that would have affected more than 10% of pilots.

2025-12-05T13:48:15.000480-08:00

Pilot Exodus Forces Spirit Airlines to Cancel Planned Mass Furloughs

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India caps fares, orders refunds and opens probe after IndiGo cancels 385 flights and 1,000+ disruptions India capped airfares and ordered automatic refunds after IndiGo canceled 385 flights in one day, part of more than 1,000 disruptions tied to new pilot duty norms. The DGCA has issued a show‑cause, convened a four‑member probe and mandated fee waivers and 48‑hour baggage delivery.

2025-12-05T09:49:56.723643-08:00

India caps fares, orders refunds and opens probe after IndiGo cancels 385 flights and 1,000+ disruptions

Skies Magazine

Air Transat pilots (ALPA) authorize strike with 99% mandate; action could begin Dec. 10 Air Transat pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action, with 99% of eligible members supporting a mandate amid stalled contract talks. The union said the authorization could lead to a work stoppage beginning Dec. 10 if no agreement is reached.

2025-12-03T07:53:32.661622-08:00

Air Transat pilots (ALPA) authorize strike with 99% mandate; action could begin Dec. 10

AirForceTimes

Southwest to offer up to 10 days short-term military leave from 2026; $18.5M payout to about 2,800 pilots Southwest Airlines will implement up to 10 days of short-term military leave for pilots starting in 2026 and pay $18.5 million to nearly 2,800 current and former pilots. The agreement resolves a class-action dispute over the carrier's handling of service-related leave requests.

2025-12-01T12:51:00.946608-08:00

Southwest to offer up to 10 days short-term military leave from 2026; $18.5M payout to about 2,800 pilots

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Spirit secures tentative deals with ALPA and AFA; leadership to match pilot pay cuts, clearing path for Chapter 11 financing Spirit Airlines reached agreements in principle with its pilots (ALPA) and flight attendants (AFA), and senior leadership has pledged salary cuts at least equal to the pilots' reductions upon ratification. The pacts clear a major obstacle to obtaining debtor‑in‑possession financing and advancing its Chapter 11 reorganization.

2025-11-07T06:20:31.418006-08:00

Spirit secures tentative deals with ALPA and AFA; leadership to match pilot pay cuts, clearing path for Chapter 11 financing

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Delta pilots allege company app could access personal phone data after TikTok deletion orders Delta pilots discovered a company app on their personal phones could access extensive personal data after the carrier ordered employees to delete TikTok from work devices. The revelation has raised privacy and security concerns among crew and aviation stakeholders and regulators.

2025-11-05T06:18:05.191260-08:00

Delta pilots allege company app could access personal phone data after TikTok deletion orders

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FedEx Express pilots (ALPA) formally declare loss of confidence in CEO FedEx Express pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have formally declared a loss of confidence in the carrier's president and CEO. The declaration targets leadership at the Memphis International–based cargo unit and signals mounting labour-management tensions within FedEx's operations.

2025-10-09T12:58:58.928090-07:00

FedEx Express pilots (ALPA) formally declare loss of confidence in CEO

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ICAO Assembly rejects raising pilot retirement age to 67 and denies Russia a Council seat At its 2025 Assembly in Montreal, ICAO delegates voted down a proposal to raise the mandatory multi‑pilot retirement age from 65 to 67 and refused Russia's bid to rejoin the 36‑member Council, curtailing Moscow's formal role in global aviation rulemaking.

2025-09-29T12:12:23.213885-07:00

ICAO Assembly rejects raising pilot retirement age to 67 and denies Russia a Council seat

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India caps fares, orders refunds and opens probe after IndiGo cancels 385 flights and 1,000+ disruptions

Spirit secures tentative deals with ALPA and AFA; leadership to match pilot pay cuts, clearing path for Chapter 11 financing

FedEx Express pilots (ALPA) formally declare loss of confidence in CEO

Pilot Exodus Forces Spirit Airlines to Cancel Planned Mass Furloughs

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