STEM Spotlight: Oklahoma student Emy Tucker achieves first solo flight

Emy Tucker, a pilot-in-training from Oklahoma, has completed her first solo flight and is now preparing for her private pilot ...

Joby Aviation receives first eVTOL flight simulators for pilot training

Joby Aviation receives the first advanced flight simulators for eVTOL pilot training, and aiming to train up to 250 pilots ...
The Aviationist

T-7A Red Hawk Completes First Flight With U.S. Air Force Pilot

This first USAF flight, which validated key aspects of the next-generation trainer, marks the start of the engineering and manufacturing development phase. A U.S. Air Force test pilot finally flew at ...
Flying

How to Prepare for Your First Airline Training Program

Thoroughly prepare for Part 121 training by clearing your schedule beforehand, acquiring "the gouge" (unofficial and supplementary study materials), and consistently studying key items like flow ...
Forbes

VR For Flight Training: Benefits And Challenges

As both a pilot and VR expert, there is no way I could ignore the topic of flight training in virtual reality. Although this niche seems rather narrow, VR is a breakthrough technology for pilot ...
Travel Weekly

United opens flight-training school in Phoenix

United aims to graduate 5,000 pilots from Aviate Academy by 2030. Photo Credit: United Airlines United Airlines has opened Aviate Academy in Phoenix, the first flight-training school to be operated by ...
Flying

Paragon Flight Training Reports Record Enrollment

Paragon Flight Training is experiencing unprecedented growth, projecting a 60% increase in training hours flown for 2024 and record-high student enrollment, indicating strong demand for commercial ...
Business Insider

Take a look inside the intensive 4-month program that produces the top flight attendants for one of the world's best airlines

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is rated one of the best airlines in the world. SIA's flight attendants go through four months of training before even going on their first flight. Cabin crew train at a ...
The Aviationist

Deep Dive Into The International Flight Training School, ‘World’s Leading 5th Gen. Training System’

We have recently talked to the Chiefs of Staff of the ITAF, RAF, JASDF and RCAF and here’s why the Italian training system, based on the M-346 and already chosen by nine air forces for the training of ...
Flightglobal

NATO Flight Training Europe scheme gets ready for take-off

The first students to be placed via a NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) initiative will begin receiving instruction later this year, after a multinational agreement was reached on 25 March. Now ...
NPR

1 airline made a bid to reduce flight hours required for new pilots. FAA rejects it

The Federal Aviation Administration has rejected a regional airline's bid to reduce the number of flight hours needed to become a commercial airline pilot. Indianapolis-based Republic Airways had ...