Last week I attended the Winter Meeting of the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) which was hosted by Auburn University in Auburn Alabama. The meeting brought together an impressive group made up of airline executives from the major and regional and international airlines, educators from around the world, Boeing, manufacturers of general aviation aircraft, Airlines for America, ICAO and the FAA. We had all traveled to Auburn to discuss a severe problem facing the airline industry; the shortage of commercial pilots qualified to fly for the airlines.
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Month: February 2013
Airlines in the United States Profitable for the Third Straight Year
The 10 US passenger airlines to have reported 2012 results earned a collective net profit of $152 million for the year, according to Airlines for America (A4A) according to Air Transport World.
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ATP to attend the Women in Aviation Conference 2013
ATP will be sending a group of representatives to the 24th annual Women in Aviation Conference in Nashville this March 14th through 16th. Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests.
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The Airline Pilot Shortage in the U.S. to Effect Smaller Markets Most
Airlines anticipate a pilot shortage in coming years that could cut into service of small-market airports the most.
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Interview Tips and Techniques
Ashley Green is a Representative for PilotPool.com and acts as the liaison between PilotPool.com and the Airlines who use it to recruit pilots. She is also important to the In-house Interviewing process between Republic Airlines and ATP’s pilots, and as such she is offering some tips about how to be successful in your next interview:
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As ATP moves forward with more upcoming interviews with Republic Airways, we would like to offer our students and instructors the following interview tips:
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