The Value of Regional Jet Training – Then and Now
Every now and then one of my friends will tell me about one website or another that host casual forums where pilots can go online and share their wisdom with other pilots or with people interested in becoming pilots. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Mesaba Airlines to Fly as US Airways Express
Minneapolis/St. Paul based Mesaba Airlines has announced that the carrier is expecting to fly as a new US Airways Express carrier in 2011. Mesaba will fly seven leased SAAB 340Bs recently returned to Delta Air Lines from another Delta Connection carrier. Mesaba is expected to base the aircraft from a new crew base at New [...]
US Airline Passenger Traffic Still Climbing as Airline Industry Begins to Soar
The airline industry in the United States carried 57.3 million passengers in September, the US government said Thursday. That is the most drastic increase in traffic in three years, and is up over 5 percent from last year’s figures. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
A Pair of Sunsets in One Night from the Cockpit
Some of the most unique sights in life can only experienced from the two seats in the very front of a high flying aircraft. One of those experiences is shared by Todd Raymond, a First Officer for SkyWest Airlines based in Denver, Colorado. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Commercial Aviation Expected to Grow 19 percent through 2018- US News & World Report
I read an interesting article in the US World and News Report recently; it was titled “The 50 Best Careers in 2011”. Not surprisingly, one of those Top 50 Careers is flying professionally as a Commercial Pilot. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Flying Across the Atlantic in a 757
Chris Carey is a graduate of ATP’s Career Pilot Program and ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification Program. Chris now flies the Boeing 757 for Continental Airlines and is a Career Coach and Mentor on BeAnAirlinePilot.com. In the remainder of this blog Chris shares details from a trip he recently flew while piloting a Continental Airlines [...]
Why Would I Want to Fly for a Regional Airline? Part Three
Regional Airlines have suffered through some tough times recently. Their exposure in the news and some social internet sites has cast them in a less than flattering light at times. Pay rates and work rules for Regional Pilots, alleged pilot training and professionalism issues have all been reported and then replayed over and over again [...]
ExpressJet to Hire 96 Pilots in January 2011
“We learned today that ExpressJet plans to hire 96 pilots beginning in January 2011. This is more welcome news in addition to the recent return of our pilots from furlough. We believe it indicates a continuing positive trend for our Company and for the future careers of our pilots. More information about this hiring and [...]
Why Would I Want to Fly for a Regional Airline? Part Two
Regional Airlines have suffered through some tough times recently. Their exposure in the news and some social internet sites has cast them in a less than flattering light at times. Pay rates and work rules for Regional Pilots, alleged pilot training and professionalism issues have all been reported and then replayed over and over again [...]
Why Would I Want to Fly for a Regional Airline?
Regional Airlines have suffered through some tough times recently. Their exposure in the news and some social internet sites has cast them in a less than flattering light at times. Pay rates and work rules for Regional Pilots, alleged pilot training and professionalism issues have all been reported and then replayed over and over again [...]
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Paul Templeton is ATP's Regional Jet Program Director, and a regular contributor to PilotJobs.com. His extensive experience in the Regional Airline environment gives him insight into the continually changing status of the industry. He served as Captain for 12 years at Piedmont Airlines and was also Chairman of the Master Executive Council for ALPA, representing Piedmont Airlines.
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