Paragon Flight Training said student enrollment is at an all-time high in 2024. [Courtesy: Paragon Flight Training]
Key Takeaways:
Paragon Flight Training anticipates a 60% increase in training hours flown this year, projecting 40,000 hours, driven by record student enrollment and strong demand for commercial pilots.
The high demand has created a significant backlog, with new student start dates extending to September 2024 and even spring 2025.
To meet this growth, Paragon is expanding its resources by increasing its flight instructors and maintenance technicians, adding 50 Piper aircraft by 2027, and acquiring more advanced flight simulators.
Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
