A new professional development course, Women in Leadership: A Program for Emerging Leaders, has been added exclusively for Women in Aviation members.

The investment will be used to support and expand workforce training, pipeline development, and apprenticeships at AAR's Rockford MRO facility at the Rockford International Airport.

A new Washington, D.C.-based aviation trade association, the National Flight Training Association (NFTA), is now actively representing a network of United States-based professional flight training providers seeking a unified voice on aviation industry matters that impact flight academies.

Auburn University’s School of Aviation is the latest university partner to join the Southwest Airlines Destination 225° pilot recruitment program.

The inaugural graduating class includes 51 students – with nearly 80% being women or people of color – marking the next step towards the airline's goal to train about 5,000 new pilots at the school by 2030, with the added goal of at least half women or people of color. 

The 48 airBaltic Pilot Academy students have now joined the company as First Officers after graduating in 2022; four new study groups will be formed in 2023 – in February, May, September and November.

Built by industry professionals and powered by the Aircraft Electronics Association, the new website offers a spotlight on career paths in aviation and includes links to jobs, scholarships, aviation schools, veterans’ resources, information for educators, salary data and more.

A new partnership between Boeing and the Kelly Heritage Foundation – an educational nonprofit organization affiliated with Port San Antonio – will expand STEM learning and workforce development across South Texas. 

Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia launched Malta’s first civil aviation policy, titled “A Civil Aviation Policy for Malta 2023-2030”, at the National Aviation Conference which took place 18 January 2023.

Captain Helen Heenan, MSc FRAeS, sits down with Captain Jacques Drappier to discuss mental health in aviation. Helen explains why conversations about mental health in aviation need to go further, with some pilots afraid to disclose issues for fear of losing their jobs.