Thousands of American Airlines holiday flights without pilots


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| 2017/11/30 | 183 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY

American Airlines was scrambling Wednesday to avoid thousands of cancelations over the busy holiday travel period after a scheduling glitch left many flights without pilots, the company said.Some 15,000 flights scheduled between December 17 and 31 are without pilots after a scheduling system hiccup allowed too many pilots to take time off, the American Pilots Association said, according to news reports.The airline said it will offer pilots 150 percent of their hourly rate to cover affected f...(…)

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