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Delta Opens $50 Million Pilot Training Facility
Delta debuted its pilot training facility in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The 50,000-square-foot center near Salt Lake City International Airport is the airline’s first “significant” pilot training facility since the one it opened outside Atlanta in 1968. The new…
September 11, 2024 12:07 pm ET -
String of Safety Incidents Prompt Additional Southwest Pilot Training
Following a string of high-profile "safety events" in recent months, Southwest is forcing its pilots to attend additional training. Bloomberg reports that the training sessions will begin as early as November, lasting into 2025. The requirement extends to all of…
August 19, 2024 3:36 pm ET -
New Atlas Air Academy Creates Direct Pathway for Hiring Young…
Atlas Air, the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747 aircraft, is partnering with an aviation education group to provide a hiring pathway for aspiring pilots who want to work for the large cargo airline. The program is designed to attract…
February 22, 2024 5:15 pm ET -
United Announces Expansion To Flight Training Center
Major carriers across the country have been hiring pilots at a record number since the recovery from the pandemic. Retirements are forecasted to continue with force through the end of the decade as well, begging the question of how carriers…
January 4, 2024 1:17 pm ET -
United to Expand Flight Training Capacity
United is bolstering its pilot training capacity in Denver with the planned opening of a new 113-acre facility. According to The Denver Post, the Chicago-based carrier plans to add 12 new full-motion simulators as part of the project's first phase.…