Deep cuts by airlines left some 100,000 pilots globally working skeleton hours or on long-term leave. Many haven’t flown for more than 18 months. But as rising vaccination rates allow travel to resume, concerns are growing that a lack of proficiency, confidence, or simply one moment of forgetfulness could lead to tragedy.

Bloomberg's Laura Carlson reads "Out-of-Practice Airline Pilots Are Making Errors Back in the Air" by by Angus Whitley and Anurag Kotoky.

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