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Mother’s Day Sets Post-Pandemic TSA Passenger Records

This past weekend, which included Mother’s Day in the U.S., saw TSA passenger numbers the likes of which haven’t been seen since early 2019 – prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. With over 1.7 million passengers, this represented over 70% of normal seasonal passenger volume. This continues, and even surpasses, the steady return of passenger volume and further suggests a large

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TSA Traveler Increase
Fully Vaccinated People May Travel says CDC

CDC officials have stated that fully vaccinated people can once again travel safely as new evidence continues to grow showing the effectiveness of the vaccines in real world application to protect against COVID infections and the spread of the virus. This news comes as vaccinations in the U.S. have rapidly increased to close to 3 million people a day and

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Major Airlines Recall Thousands of Pilots Back to Work

Following the pandemic, the airline industry is still showing great signs of recovery faster than anyone anticipated. With news of airlines increasing their fleets, TSA showing record passenger numbers since the pandemic began, and most regional airlines hiring pilots once more, the great news continues with many of the major airline carriers. Over the last few weeks, major airline carriers

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Southwest with 600 Aircraft on Order Could Mean Thousands of Pilots Hired

Southwest Airlines has finalized an agreement with Boeing for a large order of the 737 MAX series of aircraft. The order consists of at least 100 new 737 MAX jets, split between MAX 8 and MAX 7 versions, with an option to purchase 155 more. Given Southwest’s prior commitment, this brings their overall total of aircraft to potentially more than

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Pilot Hiring Begins to Bounce Back

Prior to the past year, the commercial airlines had been aggressively hiring for years, in an attempt to address the pilot shortages accompanying an industry that was experiencing exponential growth in a short period of time. However, hiring and training programs unexpectedly halted on a dime as the pandemic forced thousands of furloughs. Now, a year after the pandemic first

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TSA Traveler Increase
TSA Passenger Numbers Show U.S. Travel Recovery

Now a full year removed from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., the start of a recovery in the travel industry looks to be underway based on improvements and leading indicators in several key metrics. With the vaccine rolling out across the country at increasing speed, new COVID cases on the decline, and record levels of consumer

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Aviation Shows Recovery as Airlines Increase Their Fleets

So far this year, the aviation industry is already showing huge signs of confidence and recovery as airlines and aircraft manufacturers work together to prepare for increased travel demand following the COVID-19 pandemic. United Airlines, in particular, is leading the charge by upping its current orders for Boeing 737 Max jets by 25 new aircraft, and Boeing is seeing an

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Pilots & Motion Sickness

If you’ve ever been one to wonder whether or not pilots get motion sickness, or whether or not you could become a pilot if you experience motion sickness yourself, then you’re in the right place. The short answer to both of those questions is yes. Even the most experienced pilots still get motion sickness once in a while and it’s

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Audit of FAA’s Evaluation of Pilot Mental Health is Underway

The United States Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT-OIG) is currently conducting an audit to assess whether or not the FAA’s procedures for evaluating the mental health of airline and other commercial pilots are sufficient enough to mitigate potential threats to aviation safety from pilots with mental health issues. The audit was originally requested late last year by

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In-Flight Calculations and More: What Kind of Math Skills Do I Need to Become a Pilot?

Becoming a Pilot Requires a significant amount of knowledge and skill that you’ll receive throughout your flight training. You’ll learn everything from science and weather to even principles of physics. The job as well as the training also requires a signficant amount of math. Some may see the words math, science and physics and get intimidated. Especially, if these weren’t

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