Training And Flight Schools

Sling Pilot Academy Offers Low-Cost Professional Pilot Program

With the growing pilot shortage looming as major airlines face the retirement of thousands of pilots each year, new flight training academies are being introduced to meet the needs. Based at the Zamperini Field Airport in Torrance, California, the Sling Pilot Academy is an affordable solution for pilot candidates ready to earn the required ratings […]

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King Schools Updates Instrument Course; Adds New Instructor

The Instrument rating is one of the most challenging ratings to achieve, with complex concepts that have to be well understood in order to soar through the clouds. To help candidates in the learning process, King Schools has updated its Instrument Rating Ground School & Test Prep Course with new material to compliment the previously […]

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Piper Introduces Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i Trainers

Piper Aircraft announced two new value-priced additions to its trainer-class of aircraft on the opening day of Sun N’ Fun at Lakeland Florida. The company showed off its proof of concept Piper Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i. The basic 100 includes Garmin G3X Touch Certified avionics and a standard two pilot configuration while the instrument […]

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CFIs Get Well-Deserved Funds from WINGS Sweepstakes

Members of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) got some well-deserved funding to help further their endeavors in making pilots safer. Ten flight instructors received anywhere from $500 to $1,500 as part of the Paul and Fran Burger $10,000 WINGS Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes was conceived […]

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Saudi Arabia Flight Academy Orders 60 Diamond Trainers

Diamond Aircraft has landed a contract for 60 single- and twin-engine trainers from the SNCA-CAE Authorized Training Centre in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made at the MEBAA 2018 Middle East business aviation show in Dubai, being held this week in the UAE. The school has selected Diamond’s twin DA42-VI and single DA40 NG […]

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L3 Offers Scholarships for Female Pilot Candidates

In an effort to increase the number of women airline pilots, L3 has launched a scholarship program to help pay for the cost of training. The L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship program will offer 10 scholarships to women candidates applying for the company’s Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) training program. The program is open […]

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American Flyers Set to Break Ground on New Training Facility

American Flyers plans to begin construction before the end of 2018 on a new state of the art flight training facility adjacent to their current center on Pompano Beach Airpark. Construction is slated for completion by late spring/early summer 2019. “We are excited to be a part of such a great city and airport and […]

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International Aero Academy Teams with SEU to Take on the Pilot Shortage

Officials from International Aero Academy and Southeastern University gathered at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida on Wednesday to announce a new aviation program that they believe will blaze the trail for a solution to the pilot shortage. Joined by SEU President Kent Ingle and others at IAA’s LAL facilities, IAA President Steven Markhoff declared […]

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Military Helicopter Pilots Offered a Quick Path to the Airlines

San Diego-based Coast Flight Training has responded to the increasing demand for professional pilots by expanding its airline flight training program, opening up a new facility in San Marcos, Texas. The training program is focused on transition training for military helicopter pilots who have a desire to enter into an airline career. “We are very […]

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