Month: March 2012

Preparing for the Next Step

ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification Program has been helping pilots for many years make the transition from flying in the General Aviation environment to the type of flying and equipment used in the airlines. When these pilots have completed the RJ Program, we then arrange interviews for these graduates with the best regional airlines in this country and then help them prepare for the interviews.
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Airline Travel Benefits – Low Cost Air Travel is a Liberating Experience

Can you imagine traveling from New York to L.A. for under $50? How about going from Chicago to Paris for less than $100? Whether you prefer hot sandy beaches, skiing in Colorado, playing golf on that famous golf course you’ve always wanted to play or visiting family halfway across the world – if you love to travel, working for the airlines, or being related to someone who does, is the best way to make air-travel an affordable reality.
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American Eagle Reports Increase in Passenger Traffic

Regional airlines in the United States continue to report spikes in passenger traffic, fueling the need for expansion and the hiring of new pilots. American Eagle for example reported an increase in passenger traffic of 18.9 percent in February compared to the same month a year ago. Eagle’s measure of the total amount of seats available expanded by 14.0 percent compared to the same time period last year.
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Business Aviation Market Is Recovering

There has been a lot of discussions over the last few years about the troublesome pilot shortage in the Airline Industry. The fact that a shortage of commercial pilots will affect other segments of aviation hasn’t been at the forefront of these types of talks though. Corporate Aviation is making a comeback and that industry will need to compete for the shrinking pool of qualified pilots as well.
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Lessons Learned in Jet Training

A vicious rain pelted the hardened windshield and caused a loud roar while flashes of lightening flickered across the strained faces of the two pilots shooting the VOR approach to runway 31 Left at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. The crew had moments earlier fought a stubborn engine fire which had taken every ounce of the Halon Fire-retardant that they carried aboard to extinguish, and the flames had left them with a single operating engine and an urgent need to get on the ground before the second engine had a chance to re-ignite.
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