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Wilson Sisters Train Together to Become Airline Pilots

Lexie and Emily Wilson, 25-year-old sisters from Austin, Texas, wanted to make some career changes and had their eyes on aviation. After touring ATP, they knew it was the school they wanted to go to. ATP offered the sisters a timeline that really felt attainable, and their goal of getting to the airlines would be […]

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ATP Receives Six New Archers, Renews Agreement for 100 Trainers

ATP Flight School already operates the largest GA training fleet in the world with more than 402—mostly Piper—aircraft. The company recently accepted delivery of an additional half-dozen Archers TXs and reaffirmed an order for 100 additional training airplanes. In a news release, the company said, “Despite the setback from COVID-19, the airline industry anticipates a […]

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Padpilot Launches EASA ATPL Course

If you’ve had any connection to professional flying in Europe, you understand that the exams required to obtain your airline transport pilot license (ATPL) under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are notorious for their length and complexity. Recently the agency released its update governing flight crew licensing, the EASA 2020 theory syllabus, including […]

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Flying For The Airlines vs. GA

Erica Koehler learned to fly through ATP Flight School’s fast-track Airline Career Pilot Program, and was hired at regional air carrier Republic Airways in October 2019. Koehler was an airline flight attendant until she realized what she really wanted was to be a pilot. ATP Flight School’s program, combined with airline Tuition Reimbursement and a […]

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Pilots Share Insight On ATP & Envoy Partnership

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ATP and SkyWest Enhance Tuition Reimbursement Program

ATP and SkyWest Airlines have enhanced their tuition reimbursement program, which provides financial assistance to qualifying students with its Airline Pilot Hiring Partnership. Candidates enrolled in the training organization’s Airline Career Pilot Program can now receive up to $17,500 in assistance and take advantage of the partnership’s fast track from graduation to employment. The Jacksonville, […]

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ATP Requirements for Your Certificate

The path to becoming a professional pilot has evolved a lot in the past eight years, following the implementation of new regulations and testing guidance governing how pilots of transport-category aircraft obtain certification. While it’s possible to fly professionally with a certificate for commercial single-engine operations, most pilots intending to fly for the airlines, commuter […]

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Kris Dahlke, First Officer at PSA

Kris Dahlke, a former U.S. Air Force F-16 avionics technician, was 34 when he started flying the line at PSA this past November, a professional move he began working on just two years before at ATP Flight School’s St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) location, just west of Tampa. But Dahlke’s aviation career actually began many […]

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A Twin Achievement

If it’s happened before, we’re not aware of it. Our congratulations go out to what is most likely the only pair of female twins to achieve their private pilot certificates on the same day. On December 7, 2019, the pair successfully passed their practical exams at Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. Lexie and Emily […]

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On the Path to Career Success

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