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Skyborne Airline Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, has been selected by United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) as one of the first non-degree flight school partners for its Aviate pathway program.  “The United Airlines  Aviate Program in partnership with Skyborne will immerse trainees in airline technique, custom and practice, equipping graduates with the skills to be truly flight deck ready,” said Lee Woodward, CEO […]

Watch what it’s like to go on a work trip as a pilot for a major U.S. airline.

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

Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) will no longer require pilots to hold a bachelor’s degree, the airline announced this week. “After a comprehensive review of our pilot hiring requirements, Delta has decided to make a four-year college degree ‘preferred’ rather than required for first officer candidates, effective immediately,” the company said in a statement. Delta joins […]

Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) announced Friday that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Delaware State University have been chosen as the first schools to participate in the company’s new True North Pilot Pathway Program.  The program was designed by a group of African-American pilots to make becoming a pilot more accessible and to clear […]

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus began accepting delivery of its new Cirrus training aircraft this week.

The aviation industry is desperately short on pilots. The airlines suffering from this are poaching aviators from wherever they can get them. This causes pain for corporate operators, regional airlines, and flight schools. If you run one of those organizations, it’s likely that staffing keeps you up at night. There is a way to improve […]

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 […]

There are some basic challenges when offering an aviation class to high school students, such as: Private pilot ground school at a public high school; Finding someone who is qualified to teach the class, because in addition to a state teaching certificate, the person needs FAA certification; Keeping the class from getting lost amidst college-prep […]

Metropolitan State University of Denver gained approval from the FAA to allow eligible students the ability to pursue their restricted airline transport pilot (R-ATP) certificate at 1,000 flight hours—which is 500 hours fewer than the requirement for students not attending an FAA-certified ATP training program. .  This also makes MSU Denver the only four-year, FAA-approved […]