Careers

As a flight instructor, parents often ask me how they should encourage their children who show interest in aviation. My favorite answer? Send them to an aviation-focused school. These schools are located in every corner of the nation, and they are fee free, public education institutions. They aren’t necessarily new, either. Aviation High School in […]

Have you always dreamed of being an astronaut? If so, it might be time to update your resume. NASA announced it is accepting applications for its next class of astronaut candidates from December 14 through mid-February, as the organization begins plans for deep-space missions. An announcement released by NASA states that candidates with diverse backgrounds, […]

It took Amanda Larson only a couple of course corrections to arrive at the career of her dreams, finding challenging and rewarding work in the aviation field while serving the public and her country. A small-town Minnesota native, Amanda was studying political science at the University of North Dakota (UND) when her path took its […]

In an initiative to increase its proportion of female pilots, easyJet, the low-cost UK airline, hopes to double its number of female entrant pilots in the next two years. Currently, 6 percent of easyJet’s new pilot intakes and 5 percent of the airline’s total 2,500 pilots are female — consistent with the small percentage of […]

As a child, Matt Chapman wanted to be an airshow pilot. That passion took him into the realms of becoming a professional pilot and a career path he didn’t know existed. Today, Matt flies as a commercial and aerobatic pilot. Upload your resume and find new career opportunities here. Get exclusive online content like this […]

Hoping to inspire elementary-aged kids to pursue aviation and aerospace-related careers, Missouri-based non-profit TriStar Experience has launched a STEM program using a fully restored MD-83 jet. Wings of Pride, TriStar’s first operational jet aircraft, will be used in ground-based educational programs in schools, museums and within youth organizations to expose children in grades three through […]

An uncertain path to their career goal may stunt some students’ dreams of becoming airline pilots, but programs aimed at addressing looming crew shortages provide all but guaranteed routes to the flight deck, if you have what it takes. “Everyone is feeling the effects of the pilot supply issue, to the degree many airlines are […]

Bobby Breeden’s great-grandfather dreamed of becoming a pilot and exploring Alaska, passions that inspired Bobby’s father, Bob, who today flies bush airplanes and develops real estate in the Last Frontier State. Now Bobby, an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science (UASS) student, has put his own short and sweet stamp on that legacy: He’s a four-time winner […]

Airline Transport Pilots (ATPs) outnumber Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) by better than 3 to 2 (152,933 to 100,993 at the end of 2014 the FAA says). That gap may narrow as rules adopted in 2013 mandate U.S. airline pilots possess an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating, which in most cases requires a minimum of 1,500 […]

With missions that are air-to-ground and air-to-air, Draken International employees must be competent in all the different missions flown by military pilots. The career paths range from pilots to A&P mechanics to weapons loaders to radar avionics and beyond. In this video, learn about having a career at Draken International with Sean Gustafson, vice president […]