10 Things to Know About Working as a Pilot
The pilot career is often viewed as glamorous. Flying airplanes and seeing the world is a dream of many. But there are also some challenges to the career as well….
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Greg Thomson
Fedex Commits $2.5 Million in Scholarships for Pilot Training
Fedex has announced that they will provide $2.5 Million to create scholarships to help the next generation of aviation professionals with the cost of their education. The new pilot scholarship…
Pilot Training Pipeline Bottlenecked at Inability to Secure Timely Checkrides
Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) says it continues to receive reports from flight schools that they are being hampered by an inability to secure practical tests for flight…
FlightSafety Offers to Pay for Flight Instructor Training
FlightSafety International has developed an employment/training program where selected individuals can obtain their flight instructor certificates for free. Pilots holding a Commercial License, Single and Multi-Engine Land with Instrument Privileges…
Corporate Aviation Industry Forecast Shows Slight Raise in 10 Year Forecast
Honeywell’s 27th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,700 new business jet deliveries worth $251 billion from 2019 to 2028 – an increase of 1-2 percent over the…
Embraer Announces Two New Corporate Jets – Praetor 500 and Praetor 600
Embraer has announced that it is adding two longer-range business jets to its mid-sized Legacy line. The new airplanes will feature fly-by-wire flight controls that will be programmed to reduce…
Falcon 50 Crashes – Neither Pilot Had Proper Qualification
A Dassault Falcon 50 – N114TD, operated by Air American Flight Services, attempted to land on the Greenville Downtown Airport’s (GMU) Runway 19 on September 27, 2018 and was unable…
The Importance of Women Pilots: Past, Present, and Future
The aviation sector will continue to grow at a fast pace world wide. As the sector grows so does the number of qualified men and women required to successfully manage…
FedEx Offers Pilots Special Bonuses to Keep Them From Retiring
With peak shipping season approaching FedEx Corp is offering retirement-age pilots bonuses of $40,000 to as much as $110,000 to keep them flying through the busy season. The bonuses were…
Airbus’ A321neo Certified by EASA, FAA for Long-Range Capability
The A321LR has moved a step closer with recent joint EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S.) approval of the aircraft to operate with…
New Startup Airline “Moxy” Places Tentative Order For 60 Airplanes
JetBlue founder David Neeleman is starting a new airline dubbed “Moxy” in investor presentations. The new venture took a step forward with a tentative deal to buy 60 Airbus A220-300s. A memorandum…
Sweeping FAA Reauthorization Bill Working Through Congress
For the first time since 2015 there is a multi-year extension for funding of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) working its way through congress. The FAA has been operating under…