Careers

“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 […]

Fellow aviators, I’m truly honored to have this opportunity to write about finances for Flying—things like retirement, taxes, and ways that you can keep more of your money. But before we dive in, I want you to know where I’m coming from. I started flying in Cessna 172s and Piper Cherokees out of Loveland, Colorado […]

The Flight Safety Foundation is set to present their 74th annual International Air Safety Summit on September 21 to 22 as a virtual event on the GoToWebinar platform. The 2021 theme is “Safety Leadership” and will explore the need for leaders to play a vital role when it comes to managing aviation safety. “Leadership’s involvement […]

Since 2014, Women in Aviation International has made a significant outreach to girls ages 8 to 17 with Girls in Aviation Day—established as an in-person gathering for young ladies. More than 120 events were hosted in roughly 20 countries by 2019, with about 20,000 attendees. In 2020, WAI pivoted Girls in Aviation Day to a […]

Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology has announced the creation of the Purdue University National Aviation Symposium: Emerging Critical Shortages of Pilots and Maintenance Technicians. This three-day symposium, scheduled for April 6 to 8, 2022, will unite the aviation community— including airlines, manufacturers, industry associations, labor unions, government agencies, and academic institutions—to identify […]

Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Southeastern Oklahoma State for the school to become part of the company’s Propel Collegiate Pilot Career Path Program The program, designed to supplement Delta’s need for qualified pilots, provides students with an accelerated path to a career with Delta. With Thursday’s announcement, Southeastern Oklahoma State becomes the […]

SkyWest Airlines has announced that it is reinstating their rotor transition program, aimed at military aviators. The program, paused by COVID-19, provides military rotary wing pilots a direct path to become a SkyWest Pilot. SkyWest offers up to $17,500 in tuition reimbursement for fixed-wing transition training and a $7,500 bonus for military aviators. Pilots can […]

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Delta Air Lines have agreed to provide an accelerated professional pilot program to students of the school’s aviation program, it was announced Tuesday The pact makes SIU the 13th university to join Delta’s Propel Collegiate Pilot Career Path Program since it was launched in 2018. This also marks SIU’s first agreement […]

Flying is aggressively growing our staff. In the past few weeks, we have tripled the size of the team, with most of the growth being on the content and editorial team. Nothing is more important to the Flying community than high quality and engaging content. By watching the traffic on the site, we have a […]

Underrepresented minorities make up only about 16 percent of employees in all STEM fields— science, technology, engineering, and math. In an effort to improve those stats, NASA recently asked universities across America to provide proposals for projects that could challenge the barriers to entry for students from diverse backgrounds in engineering. For six universities, it […]