International Air Transport Association Reports Strong January Traffic Growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported recently that air traffic results for January internationally showed an 8.2% increase in passenger traffic and 9.1% increase in air freight compared to January 2010. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Business Jets are Taking Off says GAMA
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reported during its State of the Industry address recently that flight activity, corporate profits, and tax policies are all showing signs of improvement. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Piper Reports a 75 Percent Increase in Aircraft Sales Compared to Last Year
Piper Aircraft reported more than a 75 percent increase in sales of their aircraft in 2010. According to numbers released Tuesday morning by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, billing for aircraft shipped went from $86 million in 2009 to nearly $120.2 million last year, an increase of nearly 38 percent. Did you like this? Share [...]
Strong Demand for Business Jets Reported by Bombardier
As the global economy continues to recover, the demand for business jets and pilots to fly them has increased. Bombardier, the world’s third largest civil aircraft manufacturer behind Boeing and Airbus, reported Thursday that it had received 201 aircraft orders this last year, compared to 11 orders for the previous fiscal year. Did you like [...]
FAA Forecasts One Billion US Passengers Flying by 2021
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have predicted that the number of airline passengers flying in the United States will increase 3.5 percent this year, and that the trend will continue with over one billion passengers traveling on US airliners by the year 2021. This updated forecast predicts that number will be reached two [...]
Major Flight Training Summit Convened by AOPA
In November of 2010, we were asked to participate in the Flight Training Summit that was organized by the Airline Owners and Pilots Association and hosted by AOPA President Mark Fuller. ATP was represented by our Vice President Phil Cooper, who participated in the Summit with over 100 other industry stakeholders who had traveled to [...]
United State’s Airlines Report Increase in Passenger Traffic for January 2011
Despite major winter storms lashing most of the nation in January, U.S. airlines ended up with more passengers last month than they did for the same time period a year ago. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Trans States Holdings Firms Order for 50 Regional Jets, With Options for 50 More
Mitsubishi Aircraft reported that Trans States Holdings, owner of Trans States Airlines, Compass Airlines and GoJet Airlines, firmed its order for 50 Mitsubishi Regional Jets and sealed options on another 50 aircraft. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Cost Blamed as Flight Training Lags Pilot Demand
That is the title of an article I recently found on Flightglobal.com, which is an online news and information provider for the aviation and aerospace industries. The article points out a problem that we have discussed many times over the last two years on PilotJobs.com, and offers a potential solution as well. Did you like [...]
Flying with the Boston Celtics
Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) is fortunate enough to have a number of the talented Pilots who have graduated from ATP, gone on to fly for the Airlines and then partnered with ATP to provide an excellent mentoring program for aspiring airline pilots at BeAnAirlinePilot.com. Chris Carey is one of those pilots, and he flies for [...]
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