Careers

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The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting their fifth annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) November 11-17, 2019, with more than 700 events already registered to participate. A number of aviation and aerospace companies are planning events as a way to augment their current workforce and develop the next generation of technicians, engineers, managers and office […]

By the time most pilots have begun applying to the major airlines, they can usually recite the carrier’s requirements, whether it’s total flight or PIC time, education, experience or myriad other demands. Sometimes though, a pilot manages to win a seat in an airline class despite not meeting each and every requirement. Consider formal education. […]

Major milestones were announced Monday by StandardAero Business Aviation at the National Business Aviation Association’s 2019 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The company is currently completing its 10,000th Falcon airframe service event since 2000, on a recently acquired Falcon 7X. In addition, StandardAero also just completed its 400th major HTF7000 maintenance event. “Most of the […]

With women still only making up approximately seven percent of the total U.S. pilot population, Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) mission continues to be introducing interested girls age 8-17 to what is possible should they choose aviation and aerospace as a career path. To present the industry to girls worldwide, WAI held their Girls in […]

One of the happy byproducts of a life largely spent flying, riding, sailing and exploring all over North America and beyond is that I have a great many friends scattered to every corner of the country and, indeed, the globe. Sometimes this means going years without seeing people, staying in contact by phone or social […]

To make it easier for member avionics service facilities to find new trained talent, the Aircraft Electronics Association recently introduced its new online jobs board to coincide with Labor Day. The revamped jobs board allows job seekers to conveniently search by keyword, company name, geographic location and job type, and it’s free for AEA member […]

There are some days when ­absolutely everything is right in the world, and this is one of them. Dawn and I woke up this morning, three days after my 38th birthday, and sailed Windbird 26 miles from the delightful island of Bequia to the pristine Tobago Cays marine park, flying our colorful spinnaker on a […]

With incoming student enrollment at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) the largest in school history, it is a clear sign of increased interest in aviation careers that bodes well for the industry. The students that began classes August 26 at the university’s Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, campuses brought the highest GPA (3.74) and average […]

A lot has happened to the two greatest careers imaginable (to me) since I fell in love with each of them. When I started medical school 53 years ago with the intent of becoming a surgeon, such a career promised interesting work, a middle-class income and a respected role in society. When I got certificate […]