Aviation Careers

On a sunny August afternoon in New York City, an Airbus A330 landed on Runway 31R at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It appeared to be a perfectly normal flight, noteworthy only in the era of COVID-19 for having been one of relatively few airplanes to come across the North Atlantic tracks from Europe that […]

With a goal of becoming an astronaut, aerospace engineer, and CEO, Boy Scouts like Nickoli D’Agrella have gained valuable aviation maintenance experience in the Scout Aviation Maintenance Experience (SAME) Program, which provides summer scholarships that offer hands-on training at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC) in northeast Michigan. The program has announced applications are open now through March […]

The organization began as a Facebook group focused on providing support and mentorship for women who have pursued careers as pilots. Now, membership has grown to 11,800 members at last count, and it’s developed to the point where it is able to offer scholarships to eligible pilots, including type ratings. The application window is open […]

The Organization of Black Aviation Professionals (OBAP) is hosting the Dreams2Careers program all day on Saturday, February 20, for young people of all ages. The event includes a celebration of Black aviation and aerospace history, as those legends still living among us share their stories directly with participants. Those attending will also have a chance […]

Last year brought a number of transitions to Women in Aviation International—namely the passing of the leadership baton from founder Dr. Peggy Chabrian to new CEO Allison McKay—but the last “normal” event that many folks in the aviation industry attended was the organization’s annual conference in Orlando, Florida, at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort. For […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recently conducted a survey to generate input from their member pilots in response to an FAA notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) introducing a new electronic Pilot Records Database (PRD) that would involve certain Part 91 operators. Based on the comments received, the […]

After being shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Flight Academy is once again accepting application packages from exceptional citizens across the country who want to earn their wings in 2021. AFJROTC high school cadets who will be 17 by July 9, 2021, and […]

In late September, the mainstream media was alive with headlines detailing the tens of thousands of airline employees who would be furloughed October 1, 2020, without further government payroll assistance, all because of the corrosive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. When no fresh funding appeared, some of the airlines—such as United—worked hard to keep as […]

Piper Aircraft and the University of North Dakota (UND) John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences have launched a new brand ambassador program to increase awareness of the university’s programs and showcase the 120 Piper training aircraft in use at the school. The goal of the ambassador program is to “create a community of like-minded […]

At this point in the year, it’s pretty widely known that pilot hiring at the airlines fell off a cliff during most of 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak. Louis Smith said, “The 12 major US airlines combined hired only 98 pilots in September.” Smith is president of the Future and Active Pilot Advisors (FAPA). Aircraft […]