Tenfold Increase in Pilots Complaining of Fatigue in June as Airlines Push to Recoup Lost Revenue: Expert

Pilots talk after exiting a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport, in Arlington, Va., on July 22, 2020. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images

An increasing number of pilots are complaining of fatigue as airlines across the United States work to make up for lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Allied Pilots Association Communications Chair Dennis Tajer.

Allied Pilots Association is the labor union representing American Airlines pilots.