Month: January 2013

Republic Airlines Interviews 15 ATP Instructors in Jacksonville Forida

On Tuesday, January 22nd, Republic Airlines sent Chautauqua Director of Operations Alex Osleger to ATP’s Jacksonville Florida Flight Training Center to interview 15 current ATP Instructors for First Officer positions at Republic. The flight experience level of those interviewed ranged from 400 to 1200 hours of total time.

Those who successfully completed the interviews will be offered formal Conditional Offers of Employment (COE) by Republic, which means that when those pilots offered the COE complete the conditions which are part of the offer that they will report to Republic to begin training with either Republic Airlines, Chautauqua or Shuttle America.

Republic will continue to send recruiters to ATP’s Flight Training Centers to interview ATP Instructors monthly. Republic has signed an agreement with ATP which enable Republic Recruiters to reach into the Flight Training pipeline to interview ATP Flight Training Students. If the student interviews successfully they will also be given COEs that will allow them to immediately begin training with Republic when the conditions of their offer is met.

Let’s Talk Instrument Approaches!

Captain Ken O’Donnell flies an Embraer 175 for Republic Airlines. Ken is also a former ATP Student, Instructor and Regional Jet Instructor and is currently a Career Coach with BeAnAirlinePilot.com. Ken shared an article that he wrote about professionally flying instrument approaches and I would like to share it with you.
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Airline Industry Urges GAO to Study Pilot Shortage

An article in Aviation Week highlighted efforts by various Aviation industry Groups to get the General Accounting Office (GAO) to study the current pilot shortage. It is hoped that by having the non-partisan GAO define the shortage in terms that are easily understandable by government representatives, that they will then ease the regulations contributing to the pilot shortage.
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Boeing’s 2012 Orders Top Forecasts

The current shortage of pilots that has been forecast to worsen is based in part on projections of growth in the airline industry based on Boeing Aircraft’s prediction of airliner sales for the next 20 years. Boeing’s latest reports show that their forecasts are spot on so far. Boeing booked 1,203 net commercial aircraft orders and delivered 601 aircraft in 2012, the company said Thursday.
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