American Airlines: ‘We are confident we will not cancel any flights due to pilot staffing’

On the eve of what many feared would be a wave of cancellations due to pilot scheduling problems, American Airlines says it has pilots in place to cover flights for the remainder of December. The airline has not canceled any flights and “we are confident we will not cancel any flights due to pilot staffing,” said a spokesman for American Airlines Group. “Our pilots are stepping up to cover open trips and we have reserve pilots on hand to utilise as needed,” he added. “The bottom line is, customers can rest assured we will get them where they need to go during the holidays.” Last week, the airline acknowledged a scheduling mistake allowed many pilots to drop their December flights, putting thousands of flights at risk of cancellation. <br/>