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Airline pilots switch from runways to railways
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only idled thousands of airplanes but likely as many pilots. Around the world, some have traded a seat in the cockpit for one on the rails, as train drivers are desperately needed.
The situation for global aviation, and especially for airline pilots, continues to be precarious. So far this month, in Europe alone a third of all commercial passenger planes have remained firmly grounded. German flagship carrier Lufthansa announced on May 4 that it operated 81% less flights than on the same day in 2019. And most of the 306 flights were exclusively for cargo.