Fri, Jun 17, 2022
NAFI and the Pilot Proficiency Network are cooperating to promote instrument flying, pilot proficiency, and community involvement in general aviation.
An agreement between the two organizations will provide a $100 discount and a free copy of PPN President Radek Wyrzykowski‘s “Becoming A CFI” book to current NAFI members seeking to create local PPN Chapters or affiliate existing flying clubs with PPN. Wyrzykowski established the Pilot Proficiency Network in March 2022. Pilot Shortage? In conjunction with ALPA’s annual Legislative Summit, pilot leaders are sharing with elected officials and their staff that, according to the FAA, nearly 8,000 newly certificated commercial pilots have been produced in the last 12 months. merican Airlines CEO Robert Isom states his company has parked approximately 100 aircraft. “We have probably a hundred aircraft … almost a hundred aircraft that aren’t productive right now, that aren’t flying,” Isom said at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on 03 June 2022. American—the largest U.S. airline—is the latest domestic carrier to announce that
it’s parking some regional jets due to a shortage of qualified pilots. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
This episode of Airborne-Flight Training 06.09.22 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, June 9th, 2022... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- PPN/NAFI Partnership Promotes Instrument Proficiency
- ALPA Claims Nearly 8,000 New Pilots Produced in Past Year
- American Airlines Parks Aircraft for Want of Pilots
- Boeing-Saab T-7A Set To Replace T-38 In Training Role
- Pilot Dismissed After Ill-Timed Nap
- Global Jet/CAE Partnership To Continue
- Ohio State Wins Collegiate UAV / VTOL Competition
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