Deaths of Younger Pilots Soared in 2021, Study Shows
Frank Bergman
May 7, 2023 - 12:57 pm
https://slaynews.com/news/deaths-younger...aily-newsletter


The number of younger pilots who died suddenly soared in 2021, a new study has revealed.

The deaths were revealed in a detailed analysis of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) obituaries.

According to the study, the information shows a significant increase in the sudden deaths of younger pilots in 2021.

The ALPA is an organization that represents more than 67,000 pilots at 39 US and Canadian airlines.

The organization is the world’s largest airline pilot union.

The ALPA publishes the monthly Airline Pilot Magazine.

In every edition of its magazine, the ALPA includes a list of pilot members who have died in a section titled “In Memoriam.”

The list is compiled from information provided by family members, as and when the Association receives information.

It is not a complete or timely list of ALPA members who have passed away in any given month but it gives a good indication of how and when pilots died.

What is significant in the data is that it exposes a staggering 40 percent rise in the incidence of younger pilots dying suddenly before the normal retirement age of 65.-- excerpt, rest at link above --