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January 31, 2022

United Aviate Academy Starts First Class

Historically Diverse, 80% Female/Minority Class Outpaces Airline’s Equity Goals In Inaugural Course

United’s Aviate Academy, the sole flight school owned and operated by a legacy domestic airline in the US, opened the first class in its Goodyear, Arizona location. The academy boasts 50,000 sq ft of classroom space, with on site student dormitory housing and the best flight training weather in the world. The initiative is a big part of the airline’s efforts to replenish stocks of retiring pilots with 10,000 fresh additions by 2030, with at least half of those coming from the Academy. While the numbers are daunting, United has set a goal to ensure less than 50% of their new pilots are the traditionally European-descended

AD 2021-26-27 Requires A One-Time Inspection For Damage Of The Insulation Blankets Below The Left And Right OWEEDs

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report indicating that during production, the manual opening and closing of the over-wing emergency exit door (OWEED) prior to the installation of the OWEED interior panel could have resulted in damaged insulation blankets below the left and right OWEEDs. This AD requires a one-time inspection for damage of the insulation blankets below the left and right OWEEDs, and replacement if necessary, as specified in a Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) AD, which is inco