Claims continue to be circulated on social media that there have been exponential increases in pilot deaths based on the Airline Pilot Magazine’s ‘In Memoriam’ section – these claims are false. However, what detailed analysis of the information does show, is a significant increase in deaths of younger pilots in 2021. The Airline Pilots Association (“ALPA”) is an organisation that represents more than 67,000 pilots at 39 US and Canadian airlines, making it the world’s largest airline pilot union. It publishes the monthly Airline Pilot Magazine. In every edition of its magazine, the Association includes a list of ALPA members...