“The post-pandemic ramp-up has exposed some toxic elements within the aviation ecosystem.” That was the trigger statement for a presentation on ‘Creating a Sustainable Aviation Ecosystem,’ delivered at the annual Women in Aviation International Conference recently by Allyson Kukel, Halldale Group’s Head of Airline Engagement.

Airways Aviation has entered into a new strategic alliance with India’s Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Limited to provide prospective Indian students and airline cadets access to a new Pilot Pathway Program from May 2023.

Flight training and aircraft maintenance business, ACS Aviation, has invested £550,000 to purchase two additional aircraft to service the continued growth of its pilot training programme.

To support the long-term career success of pilot candidates and to help address the shortage, Leading Edge Flight Academy (LEFA) in Bend, Oregon, and Ravn Alaska, based in Anchorage, have entered a strategic partnership.

Boeing's 2022 Pilot and Technician Outlook forecasts demand for 2.1 million new aviation personnel over the next 20 years to support the recovery in commercial air travel.  

Airline Pilot Club, an online pilot preparation platform, and Symbiotics, the provider of ADAPT Pilot Psychological Assessments, have partnered to provide a range of pilot aptitude assessments to support future pilots at the start of their career.

AeroGuard Flight Training Center has created a tuition partnership in collaboration with Meritize, where pilots-in-training can qualify for merit-based financing, which can in many cases reward individual borrowers for their past academic and military experiences.

United Airlines has unveiled plans to invest $100 million to expand its sole training center, located in Denver, Colorado, near Denver’s Central Park.

Jet Access Flight Training has launched a new Pilot Development Program to support the aviation industry’s efforts to combat the growing pilot shortage and assist with community development in Bartholomew County, Indiana. 

The International Air Transport Association has urged Asia-Pacific states to further ease border measures to accelerate the region’s recovery from Covid-19.