'Latest FAA Pilot Production Data Confirms Supply Continues to Outpace Demand'
The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) has released new data from the FAA that reportedly demonstrates that the United States is producing a record number of certificated airline pilots this year, with more pilots in the market today than there are jobs available. According to the FAA, 9,397 new commercial airline pilot certificates have been issued in the last 12 months, exceeding airline analyst forecasts and airline pilot demand.
A questionable set of circumstances, occurred Friday as a LATAM A320neo, the first major airframe loss of the type, collided with a fire truck that pulled out on to a runway in Lima, Peru, as the airliner was engaged in taking off. The LATAM Perú Flight 2213 was on a scheduled flight from Lima to Juliaca. The Airbus A320neo was taking off from Jorge Chávez International Airport when it collided with a fire truck that approached and encroached on the runway with sirens running, killing two firefighters and injuring a third.
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