Aviation Careers

According to Women in Aviation International (WAI), data from the FAA’s Aeronautical Center for December 31, 2019, showed 664,565 pilots, of which 52,740 were female—or 7.9 percent of the total pilot population in the United States. That is up from the 5.69 percent of pilots that were women in 2000, and with a little more […]

Boeing’s latest aviation employment forecast—Pilot and Technician Outlook 2020-2039—reflects the chaos the industry is facing as it copes with the chaos surrounding COVID-19, the pandemic that has already put tens of thousands of professionals on the street, exacerbated on September 30 by the expiration of government airline payroll subsidies. The forecast includes data for commercial […]

The pause or cessation of at least one major airline cadet program in the EU has left several large aviation academies informing students in the program of the significant costs to transition over to a different MPL or ATPL course. Other flight training organizations see opportunity in the midst of a rapidly changing industry. With […]

Those interested in pursuing a career in aviation outside of being a pilot—or as a complementary track to widen their skill set and employability—may want to consider one in the aircraft electronics field. With a range of potential jobs in the offering, from engineering to avionics installation and maintenance, there may be something worth investing […]

In 1928, Charles Lindbergh personally selected Port Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ohio, as the eastern terminus of Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), one of America’s first commercial airlines and the first to offer coast-to-coast service. In July 1929, a beautiful art deco and modern (for the era) terminal was opened to the public at what is today known […]

Specially designed for airline pilot development, ATP Flight School’s advanced 13,875-square-foot flight training center, currently under construction at the Arlington, Texas Municipal Airport (KGKY) represents, according to a company news release, a substantial investment in Dallas-Fort Worth-area students and to meeting future demand for qualified airline pilots. Once completed, the new facility will increase ATP’s […]

As if 2020 had not dealt the United States enough grief so far this year, a disastrous late summer wildfire season on the West Coast in California, Oregon, and Washington has scorched millions of acres and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Heroic ground crews are working numerous fires right now, saving structures and lives. […]

Women in Aviation International launches its Girls in Aviation Day app, with the virtual celebration for kids ages 8-17 that kicks off on September 26. The mobile app contains a host of free content, including aviation career videos, hands-on activities, virtual tours of aviation museums, and a copy of Aviation for Girls magazine. Young people […]

A recent report from The Washington Economics Group has named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) a “Top Contributor” to economic activity in Volusia County, Florida, and Yavapai County, Arizona. Overall, ERAU contributions to local economies from its approximately 125 Embry-Riddle Worldwide campuses have surpassed $2.3 billion for the fiscal year 2019–up 44 percent since 2016, with […]

Now in its eighth year, the 2020 GAMA Aviation Design Challenge offered student teams from more than 80 high schools spanning 35 states the challenge of applying their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to make performance modifications to a Glasair Sportsman airplane using the Plane Maker program inside the X-Plane flight simulator […]