An Easy Guide to the Pilot Career Path
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Greg Thomson
8 Reasons Why Working As a Cargo Pilot Can Improve Your Career
Working as a Cargo Pilot can be a stable, rewarding, and lucrative career. Here’s some reasons you might want to give it another thought: 1) Cargo Employment is More Stable…
What’s Happening in Aviation #1
Midwest Express files with SEC in first step toward official comeback A group of industry executives is attempting to revive defunct Midwest Express Airlines and has file a private stock…
Airlines Are Cannibalizing Training Pipeline and Deepening Pilot Shortage
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that some flight schools are having to scale back operations or turn away students due to pilot hiring demand from regional…
Airplane Operated by Cubana de Aviacion Crashes in Cuba
A Boeing 737-200 crashed on takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport today. The airplane was being was being operated by Cubana de Aviacion and had 104 people on board….
Pilots Should Have Experience Before Flying Airliners
The debate is again heating up as to whether new rules requiring an Airline Transport Pilot Rating to fly as a first officer in airline operations are necessary. The rule…
JetBlue Pilot Gateway Program Provides Employment Path for New Pilots
JetBlue is looking to add as many as 48 pilot candidates to its new training program in 2018. The program began a couple years ago to open up a pilot…
United Airlines is Considering Replacements for Boeing 767 and 757 Fleets
United Airlines has said it is considering replacement options for its fleet of 77 Boeing 757-200/757-300 and 51 Boeing 767s…
9 Reasons You Should Become a Commercial Pilot
Thinking about becoming a professional pilot? There’s a lot of good reasons to get started right now. I am writing this post from the perspective of someone who worked as…
American Airline Launches New Pilot Cadet Academy
American Airlines has announced that it will open a cadet academy with the goal of providing new pilots to American Airline’s regional carriers. The cadets would have an opportunity to…
Cargo Pilots Speak Out Against Study Into Single-Pilot Airplanes
US pilot labor groups have spoken out against a proposal to have the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) study single-pilot operations on large cargo airplanes. Section 744 of the FAA reauthorization…
Fedex Announces Plan for Pilot Flow Through Program
FedEx and Fedex Express Feeders have launched a pilot training and flow through plan as an outreach to new or low time pilots. What is being called “Purple Runway” is…