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Are the time and expense worth it after airline decisions to eliminate degree requirements?

Despite perceived gender barriers and the fallout from 9/11, this woman’s dream of becoming an airline pilot was finally realized—with the help of a shirt.

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Delta Air Lines parked 571 aircraft from its primary fleet across the country in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out most passenger air travel. Airlines still have about 70 percent of their pre-pandemic international capacity in hibernation, but Delta is returning aircraft to the skies because […]

Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday it is joining three coalitions aimed at helping the aviation industry reach a sustainable future. The carrier is taking part in: The LEAF Coalition Clean Skies for Tomorrow The Race to Zero initiative “The only real way for us to impact climate change is for everyone to align behind a […]

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 […]

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 […]

Whistleblowers exist to shine the light of day on topics that others hoped would fade into the background. Because confirming stories that others deny often makes them unpopular with their employer, laws exist to deter retaliation against them. Nonetheless, whistleblowers are often the recipients of job terminations, demotions, suspensions, discrimination, harassment, and denial-of-benefits promotions. Delta […]

In March 2019, Part 121 air carriers were required to begin offering upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) to pilots who train under an advanced qualifications program (AQP) outlined in Public Law 111-216 section 208. That law was created in part, following the 2009 loss of control crash of a Colgan Airlines Dash 8 Q400 […]