Ameriflight is a leader in the FAR 135 air cargo industry. Every week they complete over 1700 departures flying their fleet of over 170 aircraft to more than 200 communities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Ameriflight is also partnered with ATP to successfully recruit graduates of our Airline Career Pilot Program, with a significant number flying for them now.
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Month: May 2014
Flying the Line: Ameriflight
Tyler Kleist started his aviation career in late August of 2011 when he began training in the Airline Career Pilot Program with ATP. He completed training and began instructing at ATP in January of 2012 at our Flight Training Center in the Atlanta area at KLZU.
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Mesa Airlines Expands to Accept More CRJ-900s From American
Mesa Airlines announced yesterday that they have reached an agreement with American Airlines to fly 6 more CRJ-900 for American. The additional 900s brings the number of regional jets that Mesa flies for American to 51 aircraft.
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The Anonymous “Experts” of Aviation
Nothing has muddied discussions about anything important in aviation as the misinformation placed on websites which allow people to anonymously post their so-called “expert” opinions on issues they have no expertise in. Unfortunately, these demagogues are free to shout their opinions at the top of their lungs without the usual consequences facing someone who is wrong about those opinions, as those of us based in reality are.
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Air Choice One – The Next Generation Commuter Airline
Air Choice One is a thriving airline whose growth has been fueled by both its position as a scheduled air service provider for the Department of Transportation (DOT) Essential Air Service (EAS) Program, and its success as the first Part 135 commuter air carrier that has captured a meaningful slice of the Chicago O’Hare airport flight volume.
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Is Part 135 the new Regional?
I reported in an earlier post that I had attended the yearly meeting of the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) in Phoenix Arizona. While there I learned a lot about the airlines that make up RACCA and the new place they have taken in the airline industry in the US.
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College: Is it Worth It?
I read an article today that compared the median salaries of eight common college degrees, and asked the question, College: Is it worth it? Of course it is, the more important question is do I need a degree to get where I want to go?
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ATP Attends the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association Annual Convention
I had the pleasure of attending the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association’s (RACCA) annual meeting in Phoenix this week. RACCA is an association made up of the largest Part 135 Air Cargo Operations and the businesses which help them stay on schedule. What made it most enjoyable to me were the people who make up RACCA.
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