American Airlines cuts service to 3 cities as pilot shortage worsens

American Airlines Monday announced it is cutting service to three cities due to an increasing pilot shortage, reported the Daily Mail. The airline is grappling with a “regional pilot shortage” hitting the entire airline industry by eliminating flights to Toledo, Ohio, Ithaca, New York and Isla, New York.  

According to Flight Aware, there were 399 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States on Monday alone, with nearly 5,000 flights delayed. 

Many users responded to news of the shortage by suggesting that the COVID-19 injections, which pilots were forced to get last year, are playing a part in exacerbating the shortage. 

“Remember when they played hardball with pilots that didn't want to get vaxxed?” 

“I'm not surprised. You require medical injections on pilots and you are going to have a shortage of pilots! Back in Dec 2021, we had to wait 3 hrs for a plane because of shortages (of pilots). I can only imagine it's going to get worse!” 

“All airlines fired or threatened pilots who refused the safe and effective. Many pilots who took it had clots in flight. Here we are now !!” 

“Pilot shortage bc of the [vaccine]. Just ask the insurance companies.” 

“The fallout of vaccine mandates!” 

“The shot mandates were a backdoor purge.”

As reported by America’s Frontline News, U.S. airlines are experiencing a severe pilot shortage as reports and concerns about vaccine-injured pilots continue to grow. The shortage, which is causing a significant rise in flight cancellations across the country and even making cuts to regional flights, is leading some airlines to lower the requirements for pilots, according to Business Insider.  

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci issued an apology video on May 13th to address the airline's flight cancellations, saying “. . . we had 63 fewer pilots than what we planned for when we built our schedule,” which led to a “ripple effect.”  

“By the time we caught this error, April and May schedules were bid on by our pilots and flight attendants, making it impossible to sufficiently adjust schedules to avoid cancellations,” said Minicucci.  

“The pilot shortage for the industry is real, and most airlines are simply not going to be able to realize their capacity plans because there simply aren’t enough pilots, at least not for the next five-plus years,” United CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC in April.  

Republic Airways, a regional carrier that flies on behalf of Delta, United and American, is now trying to halve the required number of training hours. Delta Airlines announced in January an end to its bachelor's degree pre-requisite. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) may introduce legislation that would raise retirement age for pilots from 65 to 67.  

The shortage comes amid growing concerns about pilots being severely injured by the mandated COVID-19 injection. It is estimated that about 90% of pilots are vaccinated.  

A statement published last month by the Global Aviation Advocacy (GAA) Coalition, representing “thousands of pilots at over 30 global airlines, along with over 17,000 physicians and medical scientists, worldwide”, illustrates a worrisome trend among vaccinated pilots.  

“The undersigned pilot advocacy groups, scientists and doctors are hearing daily from vaccine-injured airline pilots,” the statement reads. “These harms include cardiovascular issues, blood clots, neurological and auditory issues, to name just a few.  

“Many of our pilots have lost medical certification to fly and may not recover the same. Others are continuing to pilot aircraft while carrying symptoms that should be declared and investigated, creating a human factors hazard of unprecedented breadth.”  

The statement then notes that the COVID-19 vaccines have not been properly vetted:  

Evidence of COVID-19 vaccine health risks, clinical trial irregularities and poor practice and insignificant efficacy continues to mount. The Pfizer documents released under FOIA, combined with organizations like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, USA), Medicines Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA, UK), Health Canada, and the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) regulatory documentation show essential safety and efficacy information has been withheld from the public, and the scope of regulatory oversight and testing requirements is inadequate. 

Earlier this month, a passenger with no flying experience miraculously landed a plane after its pilot suddenly suffered a cardiac event and passed out mid-flight.  

Last month, American Airlines Captain Robert Snow suffered vaccine-induced cardiac arrest six minutes after landing, reported America's Frontline News.  

Captain Cody Flint nearly blacked out during his flight two days after getting injected last year. While he safely landed the plane, Flint has no recollection of doing so.    

Flint’s story was included in a December 2021 letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Justice, and major airlines such as Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and Alaska Airlines.    

The letter, signed by some of the world’s foremost medical experts, urged the FAA to medically flag all vaccinated pilots and have them examined to avoid catastrophic events resulting from the vaccine. Many pages of evidence were appended to the letter attesting to the dangerous effects of the vaccine.