Airline Pilot

A petition by Republic Airways to the FAA asking for an exemption to the 1,500 total time rule for the airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate is generating a strong negative response from the flight school and airline community.  The request for exemption was sent to the FAA last month. The airline alleges that its Leadership […]

United Airlines is expanding its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, to support its efforts of hiring 10,000 pilots by 2030.

We take a look at risk mitigation from the pilot’s perspective.

Norse Atlantic Airways CEO says timing and equipment has been the key to early success.

FLYING staff writer and CFI shares story of a student recruited by an airline right out of flight school.

A small gaffe in a video in his last edition motivates the author to clarify his stance on ‘pro or no?’

Pre-pandemic, the commercial pilot shortage was top of mind for just about anyone in the aviation community. Then, COVID-19 ravaged the globe, airline travel took a massive hit, and in survival mode airlines began shedding pilots through furloughs and early retirement packages.  Fast-forward to today, and airline travel is back in a big way, even […]

“Isn’t it dangerous to be a pilot?” If a pilot had a nickel for every time someone outside the aviation world asked them that question, they would be able to purchase a very large, overpriced, specialty cup of coffee. What’s the Real Story? Pilots can assure those outside of the aviation industry that they are […]

Statistics released this week by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) paint a sharp picture of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on the global air industry in 2020. Among the more startling numbers released by the trade association for the airline industry: The number of passengers dropped more than 60 percent, from 4.5 billion […]

As US airlines continue their search for enough cockpit crewmembers to fill both current and future demand, ATP Flight School and Sun Country Airlines just announced a pilot hiring partnership to create a direct pathway for ATP graduates to join the Minneapolis-based airline as Boeing 737 first officers. In a news release, ATP said, “Recommended […]