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<channel><title>Experienced Pilots Advancing Safety</title><link>https://www.epaspilot.org</link><item><title>EPAS Warns Chinese Actions Pose A Clear And Present Danger To US Aviation</title><pubDate>2026-04-15 15:01:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/epas-warns-chinese-actions-pose-a-clear-and-present-danger-to-us-aviation</link><description>EPAS Warns Chinese Actions Pose A Clear And Present Danger To US Aviation</description></item><item><title>Experienced Pilots Advancing Safety Calls for Renewed U.S. Representation at ICAO</title><pubDate>2026-04-15 14:12:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/experienced-pilots-advancing-safety-calls-for-renewed-us-representation-at-icao</link><description>EPAS raises concerns about policy influence, pilot retirement standards, and the absence of a confirmed U.S. ambassador at the International Civil Aviation Organization</description></item><item><title>Recent Near-Midair Collision Highlights Urgent Need for Confirmed U.S. Leadership at ICAO</title><pubDate>2026-03-28 16:33:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/recent-near-midair-collision-highlights-urgent-need-for-confirmed-us-leadership-at-icao</link><description></description></item><item><title>Signal vs. Noise in the Anderson ICAO Nomination - Copy</title><pubDate>2026-02-07 08:42:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/signal-vs-noise-in-the-anderson-icao-nomination-copy</link><description>Signal vs. Noise in the Anderson ICAO Nomination</description></item><item><title>Governance, Economics, and Global Rules - Keeping Safety First</title><pubDate>2025-10-27 02:20:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/governance-economics-and-global-rules-keeping-safety-first</link><description>Governance, Economics, and Global Rules - Keeping Safety First</description></item><item><title>Airspace Integration and Technology — Managing Complexity at Scale</title><pubDate>2025-10-27 01:42:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/airspace-integration-and-technology-managing-complexity-at-scale</link><description>Airspace Integration and Technology — Managing Complexity at Scale
EPAS</description></item><item><title>Flightdeck and Operational Safety Architecture — A Systems View</title><pubDate>2025-10-27 01:12:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/flightdeck-and-operational-safety-architecture-a-systems-view</link><description>Flightdeck and Operational Safety Architecture — A Systems View</description></item><item><title>SENATORS BLACKBURN, THUNE AND KELLY LETTER TO SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO</title><pubDate>2025-09-25 13:06:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/senators-blackburn-thune-and-kelly-to-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio</link><description></description></item><item><title>SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON LETTER TO MITCH MCCONNELL</title><pubDate>2025-09-25 13:01:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/speaker-mike-johnson-letter-to-mitch-mcconnell</link><description></description></item><item><title>SENATOR CRUZ LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP</title><pubDate>2025-09-25 09:28:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/senator-cruz-letter-to-president-trump</link><description></description></item><item><title>PRESIDENT TRUMP SUPPORTS RAISING THE PILOT RETIREMENT AGE NOW!!!</title><pubDate>2025-09-24 16:42:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/president-trump-supports-raising-the-pilot-retirement-age-now</link><description></description></item><item><title>📢 EPAS Will have Boots On The Ground in Montreal actively participating in the process</title><pubDate>2025-09-22 07:57:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/want-to-catch-every-moment-of-the-42nd-session-of-the-icao-assembly-get-daily-live-now-notifications-delivered-straight-to-your-inbox</link><description></description></item><item><title>EPAS Update: ICAO Assembly (23 Sept – 3 Oct 2025)</title><pubDate>2025-09-22 00:07:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/epas-update-icao-assembly-23-sept-3-oct-2025</link><description>EPAS Update: ICAO Assembly (23 Sept – 3 Oct 2025)</description></item><item><title>US Congress Supports Raising The Pilot Age NOW!!!</title><pubDate>2025-09-20 09:48:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/epas-and-congressman-nehls-push-pilot-age-reform-as-icao-assembly-nears</link><description>EPAS and Congressman Nehls Push Pilot Age Reform as ICAO Assembly Nears.
Broad Support Builds for Raising Retirement Age to 67</description></item><item><title>EPAS TALKS TO FLYING MAGAZINE</title><pubDate>2025-09-16 14:19:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/epas-talks-to-flying-magazine</link><description>EPAS TALKS TO FLYING MAGAZINE</description></item><item><title>Empty Rhetoric Masking Politics at ALPA/APA</title><pubDate>2025-08-29 14:00:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/empty-rhetoric-masking-politics-alpa-apa</link><description></description></item><item><title>Additional Perspective on Captain Jeffrey Anderson’s Nomination</title><pubDate>2025-08-22 14:38:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/additional-perspective-on-captain-jeffrey-anderson-s-nomination</link><description>Additional Perspective on Captain Jeffrey Anderson’s Nomination</description></item><item><title>BREAKING NEWS: IATA Calls for Raising Pilot Age Limit to 67</title><pubDate>2025-08-21 12:37:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/breaking-news-iata-calls-for-raising-pilot-age-limit-to-67</link><description>BREAKING NEWS: IATA Calls for Raising Pilot Age Limit to 67</description></item><item><title>Ambrosi’s Unity Letter Shows Exactly Why He Should NOT Be Leading ALPA</title><pubDate>2025-08-18 14:45:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/ambrosi-s-unity-letter-shows-exactly-why-he-should-not-be-leading-alpa</link><description>Jason Ambrosi’s latest “unity letter” was a complete failure.</description></item><item><title>US Senators urge Trump To Back Raising The Arbitrary Retirement Age</title><pubDate>2025-08-17 12:06:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/us-senators-urge-trump-to-back-raising-the-arbitrary-retirement-age</link><description>US senators urge Trump administration to back older retirement age for pilots</description></item><item><title>President Trump Nominates Captain Jeff Anderson</title><pubDate>2025-08-12 17:33:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/president-trump-nominates-captain-jeff-anderson</link><description>35 Year Airline Veteran, Navy Pilot, Former ALPA Legislative Affairs</description></item><item><title>ALPA’s Leadership Crisis Exposed</title><pubDate>2025-08-11 15:27:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/alpa-s-leadership-crisis-exposed-ambrosi-must-go</link><description>AMBROSI no longer represents the best interests of the line pilot but rather the elitist aristocracy of leadership.</description></item><item><title>The Truth: Safety and $200 Billion in Lost Earnings</title><pubDate>2025-08-11 13:22:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/the-truth-safety-and-200-billion-in-lost-earnings</link><description>Let’s be clear: raising the retirement age isn’t just about fairness, it’s about truth.</description></item><item><title>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EPAS Endorses Captain Jeffrey Anderson for U.S. Ambassador to ICAO</title><pubDate>2025-08-01 11:14:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/for-immediate-release-epas-endorses-captain-jeffrey-anderson-for-us-ambassador-to-icao</link><description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EPAS Endorses Captain Jeffrey Anderson for U.S. Ambassador to ICAO</description></item><item><title>Missing In Action - ALPA National Leadership</title><pubDate>2025-08-01 11:10:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/missing-in-action-alpa-national-leadership</link><description>Missing In Action - ALPA National Leadership
ALPA’s Populist Drift Has Broken the Fulcrum</description></item><item><title>Boeing forecasts the need for 660,000 new pilots</title><pubDate>2025-07-26 10:51:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/boeing-forecasts-the-need-for-660-000-new-pilots</link><description>Boeing forecasts the need for 660,000 new pilots</description></item><item><title>EPAS Experience = Safety</title><pubDate>2025-07-21 14:25:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/epas-experience-safety</link><description></description></item><item><title>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - EPAS Rebukes ALPA’s Politically-Motivated Criticism of Captain Jeff Anderson’s ICAO Nomination July 2025</title><pubDate>2025-07-18 13:26:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/for-immediate-release-1</link><description></description></item><item><title>Captain Jeffrey Anderson successfully lobbied by EPAS BOD and endorsed by Congressman Troy Nehls to become US Ambassador to ICAO.</title><pubDate>2025-07-17 11:10:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/captain-jeffrey-anderson-successfully-lobbied-by-epas-bod-and-endorsed-by-congressman-troy-nehls-to-become-us-ambassador-to-icao</link><description></description></item><item><title>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: President Trump Nominates Captain Jeff Anderson as the  U.S. Ambassador to ICAO Washington, D.C. —</title><pubDate>2025-07-17 10:59:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/for-immediate-release-president-trump-nominates-captain-jeff-anderson-as-us-ambassador-to-icaowashington-dc-today-the-white-house-announced-that-president-donald-j-trump-has-nominated-navy-veteran-and-former-airline-captain-jeff-anderson-to-serve-as-the-next-us-ambassador-to-the-international-civil-aviation-organization-icao-this-high-profile-appointment-was-strongly-influenced-by-the-leadership-of-house-aviation-subcommittee-chair-rep-troy-nehls-who-together-with-house-transportation-and-infrastructure-committee-chair-rep-sam-graves-recently-submitted-a-joint-letter-to-the-president-emphasizing-both-the-strategic-importance-of-this-position-and-captain-anderson-s-exceptional-qualificationsrep-nehls-a-long-time-advocate-for-experienced-aviators-previously-sponsored-the-let-experienced-pilots-fly-act-as-part-of-the-faa-reauthorization-package-in-2023-the-bill-passed-the-house-with-broad-support-but-was-later-removed-from-the-final-legislation-in-the-senate-due-to-political-considerationsin-june-experienced-pilots-advancing-safety-epas-submitted-a-formal-letter-to-the-white-house-and-senate-leaders-addressing-both-the-pilot-retirement-age-issue-and-the-vacant-icao-post-the-organization-strongly-endorsed-captain-anderson-as-the-ideal-candidate-to-represent-us-aviation-interests-globally-captain-anderson-s-nomination-reflects-a-broader-recognition-of-the-value-of-experience-and-leadership-in-global-aviation-policy-said-an-epas-spokesperson-his-voice-at-icao-will-help-ensure-us-pilots-and-standards-remain-central-in-international-regulatory-decisions-while-confirmation-proceedings-are-still-ahead-anderson-s-nomination-is-being-welcomed-as-a-positive-signal-for-those-advocating-to-raise-the-mandatory-retirement-age-for-part-121-airline-pilots-his-future-service-is-expected-to-support-us-strategic-objectives-and-restore-american-leadership-at-icao-where-no-us-ambassador-has-been-confirmed-since-2022about-epasexperienced-pilots-advancing-safety-epas-is-a-nonprofit-501-c-6-organization-of-active-and-retired-part-121-airline-pilots-advocating-for-truth-base</link><description></description></item><item><title>Safer By The Hour?</title><pubDate>2025-06-27 04:07:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/safer-by-the-hour</link><description>Does more experience result in greater safety? Basically, yes, but it’s because experienced pilots do things differently, not necessarily because they’re more skilled.</description></item><item><title>Report: 1.5M New Aviation Professionals Needed by 2034</title><pubDate>2025-06-27 03:44:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/report-15m-new-aviation-professionals-needed-by-2034</link><description>Hundreds of thousands of pilots, technicians, and cabin crew will be needed to replace retiring workers.</description></item><item><title>Standard Aerospace CEO: Pilot Shortage</title><pubDate>2025-06-17 11:37:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/standard-aerospace-ceo</link><description>The StandardAero CEO’s recent comments on demand exceeding aircraft deliveries and pilot output are documented in their Q1 2025 earnings call transcript, where he underscores that strong, persistent demand for maintenance services continues to outpace the industry’s ability to deliver new aircraft and train new pilots</description></item><item><title>Bedford Calls Mandatory Pilot Retirement Age ‘Arbitrary’</title><pubDate>2025-06-12 20:51:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/bedford-calls-mandatory-pilot-retirement-age-arbitrary</link><description>Bryan Bedford – who currently leads Republic Airways – didn’t mince words when discussing the mandatory airline pilot retirement age. Bedford was nominated as Federal Aviation Administration head by President Donald Trump in March.</description></item><item><title>United Aviate Academy Faces Concerning Allegations</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 13:26:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/united-aviate-academy-faces-concerning-allegations</link><description>So remember United’s “revolutionary” flight school The United Aviate Academy? Yeah well, it’s kind of an absolute dumpster fire.</description></item><item><title>First Officers Turning Down Promotion Offers</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 13:23:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/first-officers-turning-down-promotion-offers</link><description>According to Reuters, there are almost 1,000 unfilled captain positions at United Airlines</description></item><item><title>Fw: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain&#039;s chair</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 13:18:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/fw-united-airlines-grapples-with-pilots-avoiding-the-captain-s-chair</link><description>Finding pilots willing to take career upgrades is not just a United problem.</description></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 Flies Into Severe Hail Storm On Takeoff From Milan, Prompting Diversion After Aircraft is Damaged</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 13:09:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/delta-air-lines-boeing-767-flies-into-severe-hail-storm-on-takeoff-from-milan-prompting-diversion-after-aircraft-is-damaged</link><description>Click for the entire article</description></item><item><title>Boeing Predicts 20-Year Demand For 649,000 Pilots</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 13:04:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/boeing-predicts-20-year-demand-for-649-000-pilots</link><description>NO! The pilot shortage is NOT over by a long shot.</description></item><item><title>Age 60 Rule and Discrimination In Commercial Aviation</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 12:58:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/age-60-rule-and-discrimination-in-commercial-aviation</link><description>The Age 60 Rule was not based on any scientific data showing that airline pilots aged 60 and older were any less safe than younger pilots, and there is evidence to indicate that the choice of age 60 was actually based on economic rather than safety considerations</description></item><item><title>SWA Flight 147 - Tower Near Miss</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 12:16:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/swa-flight-147-tower-near-miss</link><description>SWA Flight 147 LGA 23 March Nearly Hits Control Tower!</description></item><item><title>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.                 June 8, 2025</title><pubDate>2025-06-08 11:16:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/for-immediate-release</link><description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - EPAS</description></item><item><title>ALPA LIED!!! Senator Ted Cruz</title><pubDate>2025-06-04 09:56:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/alpa-lied-senator-ted-cruz</link><description></description></item><item><title>NO!!! Mandatory Retirement Age Is Arbitrary and Discriminatory</title><pubDate>2025-05-30 16:03:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/no-mandatory-retirement-age-is-arbitrary-and-discriminatory</link><description></description></item><item><title>The Smell Of A Rat</title><pubDate>2025-05-30 15:49:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/the-smell-of-a-rat</link><description>Ambrosi squashes legislation to Raise The Arbitrary Retirement Age while proudly representing Canadian pilots who fly past age 65.</description></item><item><title>APA Joins ALPA to Undermine Experienced Pilots</title><pubDate>2025-05-30 15:18:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/apa-joins-alpa-to-undermine-experienced-pilots</link><description>Allied Pilots Association (APA) joins the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) in perpetuating false and misleading information to their own membership as well as the Congress of the United States.</description></item><item><title>The Pilot Shortage Is Not Over</title><pubDate>2025-05-27 19:25:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/the-pilot-shortage-is-not-over</link><description>The Pilot Shortage has already hurt American
communities. Major airline delivery disruptions may
compound these harms.</description></item><item><title>US AIR FORCE LAUNCHES NEW RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM</title><pubDate>2025-05-27 16:35:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/us-air-force-launches-new-retention-bonus-program</link><description>U.S. Air Force Launches New Legacy Aviation Bonus Program to Address Pilot Shortages.

https://news.clearancejobs.com/2023/06/08/u-s-air-force-launches-new-legacy-aviation-bonus-program-to-address-pilot-shortages/</description></item><item><title>Swiss cancels 1,400 summer flights due to pilot shortage</title><pubDate>2020-06-16 00:00:00</pubDate><link>https://www.epaspilot.org/in-the-news/10-rules-to-build-a-wildly-successful-business</link><description>Swiss International Air Lines has removed 1,400 flights from its summer schedule due to a shortage of available pilots, citing unexpected developments and overly optimistic planning as contributing factors.</description></item></channel></rss>