Airlines in the United States continue to hire new pilots at a pace that hasn’t been seen for decades, if ever. FAPA.aero is a career and financial advisory service for professional pilots that tracks hiring at the airlines. These figures show the number of career opportunities available that have been realized in the second quarter of this year, as well as year-to-date hiring figures. Continue reading
Air Force General Carlton D. Everhart II is commander of the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. He recently wrote an article for Military.com in which he ties the pilot shortage in the military with the airline’s pilot shortage. Continue reading
“Major airlines are scrambling to prevent a projected shortage of qualified pilots over the next decade.” Continue reading
Investors who are famous for investing in solid companies positioned for future stability and growth have recently invested billions of dollars in the airline industry, reversing a decades old trend where they avoided the industry because of a boom and bust cycle the industry suffered in the past. Continue reading
Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and the leading aircraft manufacturer of commercial airliners, has increased their forecast demand for airliners to 38,050 new aircraft over the next 20 years, which is an increase of 3.5% from previous forecasts. Continue reading
SkyWest Airlines has joined with ATP to offer the Tuition Reimbursement Program to ATP students and Instructors. SkyWest will reimburse ATP pilots up to $11,000 for flight training costs while at ATP and assistance will continue after the pilots leave ATP to begin flying for SkyWest. Continue reading
ATP Tuition Reimbursement Program Partner Envoy Air, the largest regional airline flying for American Airlines, announced signing bonuses today that include $4000 to ATP pilots already in Envoy’s Tuition Reimbursement Program. Continue reading
The internet has become a very popular and convenient place to shop, and is responsible for the rapid increase in packages of all sizes being delivered worldwide every day. The resulting surge in e-commerce shipments has caused a rapid expansion of air-cargo airlines and a shortage of pilots to fly for them. Continue reading
Dion Flannery is the president of PSA Airlines, which is a subsidiary of American Airlines. Mr. Flannery has been dealing with the pressure placed on his airline by the worsening pilot shortage for a few years now. This week he announced that PSA will offer a one-time bonus for all first officers at PSA in hopes that they will stay for a while instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to quickly move to the Major and Legacy Airlines. Continue reading
ATP has grown from a single flight training center to one of the world’s largest flight training providers over the last 30+ years that we have been in business. We have enjoyed this success due to several factors, none of which are more important than the hard working professionals who work at ATP from the very top on down. This commitment to excellence made by every one of us makes us very proud when one of our own is recognized for the hard work and talent required to be successful in the flight training business. Continue reading