The crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have been praised for preventing a potentially catastrophic situation after the aircraft experienced an explosive decompression during the climb-out from Portland International Airport (PDX) on Friday January 5th.
Students will earn their ratings from private pilot up to commercial pilot and will receive a $26,463 stipend to pay for the commercial license. The deadline to apply is 15 October 2023.
US Airline Alaska Airlines has strengthened its commitment to use virtual reality for pilot training, increasing its number of VR headsets with pilot training software from Danish supplier VRpilot.
Alaska Airlines have acquired a number of virtual reality headsets with cockpit procedure training software from Danish training solutions developer VRpilot to evaluate the potential of VR technology in flight training.
Alaska Airlines and its regional carrier Horizon Air have entered into an agreement with University of Maryland Eastern Shore for True North, an initiative offering financial aid to students who aspire to be pilots.
To fill airline maintenance technician positions, Alaska Airlines is teaming up with AAR CORP. to create a pipeline for qualified AMTs for the airline.