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Do You Want to Fly BIG Jets?

If your goal is to fly big jets, you'll be happy to learn that airlines are buyer larger planes these days, according to a Boeing Aircraft executive. These planes are also more fuel-efficient; the combination of larger aircraft with more fuel efficiency means lower costs for the airlines. Hence, their desire for larger aircraft! One of Boeing's senior marketing marketing noted the recent orders for both Boeing and Airbus -- the two biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world. There were few orde...

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4/29/2012 Comments(0)

Pilot Training -- Start Now

Sometimes prospective flight training students ask when the next Phoenix East Aviation pilot training class starts. That's an easy answer, because new ground school classes start every month -- that's 12 a year! There are four ways to start the flight training application process to Phoenix East Aviation: 1. Telephone: 1-386-256-0703 from 8:30am-5pm Florida, U.S.A. 2. Internet: www.pea.com has an on-line application form. 3. Mail: Phoenix East Aviation, 561 Pearl Harbor Drive, Daytona Beach, Flo...

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4/29/2012 Comments(0)

Regional Airlines in the U.S.

Very often in the U.S. and also other parts of the world, your first job as an airline pilot will be with a regional airline. They provide essential service, especially to smaller cities. In the U.S, for example, regional airlines provide 49% of the country's scheduled flights. Some 500 U.S. cities -- 74% of all airline-served airports -- offer service only from regional airlines. Without a doubt, regional airlines provide essential air service. And as a new first officer, you will learn much fl...

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4/16/2012 Comments(0)

Difference Between FAA Part 61 and Part 141 Flight Schools

As you review information and decide on what U.S. flight school is best for you, some terms might be confusing. One relates to a "Part 141" or a "Part 61" flight school. What is the difference and which is best for you? There are only two types of flight schools in the U.S. One is a certiicated Part 141 school and the other a Part 61 school. Phoenix East Aviation is authorized by the U.S. government's Federal Aviation Administration FAA to offer both Part 141 and Part 61 training. A Part 141 sch...

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4/6/2012 Comments(0)

When a Small Aircraft lands Behind a Big Jet

An aviation quiz: When a pilot approaches an airfield for landing how far should a small aircraft be behind a heavy jet? a. three miles b. six miles c. depends on the wind. The answer of is b -- six miles. Why so far? Wake turbulence. Wake turbulence is the turbulence that forms behind an airplane as it passes through the air. The most significant components of this are twofold: jetwash and wingtip vortices. Jetwash is the rapidly moving gases that are expelled from a jet engine. They are quite ...

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4/6/2012 Comments(0)

Phoenix East Aviation Aircraft Displayed at Sun'N'Fun Air Show

Phoenix East Aviation was pleased to help out Diamond Aircraft, the manufacturer of some of the best aircraft in the world, at a recent aviation exhibition and air show in Florida. The DA-42 twin engine model, which is one of Phoenix East Aviation's fleet of training aircraft, was in Canada being outfitted with a new Astro engine at the Diamond facility. It was due to be returned to Florida near the time of the big Sun' n Fun exhibition. Diamond Aircraft was displaying various aircraft at the Fl...

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4/2/2012 Comments(0)

Spirit Airlines Needs Pilots

Spirit Airlines needs pilots! The Miramar, Florida, headquartered airline is expanding its fleet of Airbus twin-engine jets and is now recruiting more pilots. Spirit Airlines also opened a new crew base in Las Vegas, Nevada, at McCarran International Airport, where about 100 employees will be based. New hires for Las Vegas will include pilots, flight attendants and mechanics. It crried over one million passengers to and from Las Vegas in 2011. The airline is also taking delivery of seven new jet...

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2/13/2012 Comments(0)

U.S. Regional Airline Merger

As of January 1, 2012, Expressjet Airlines is the new name for the combined airlines SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Expressjet. The merger has created the world's largest regional airline with more than 400 aircraft operating nearly 2,500 flights each day in the U.S. Contact www.pea.com and ask for more information about how you can become an airline pilot....

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2/12/2012 Comments(0)

Airline Pilot Slary Range

Airline pilot salaries depends on many things: the airline the pilot flies for -- airlines have different salary scales, the academy from which the flight training was completed, your educational background, your experience as a pilot, and also the type of aircraft you fly....generally speaking, pilots of large aircraft are paid more than pilots of smaller aircraft. And pilots on international airlines are known to earn more those working on domestic routes. The median airline pilot slary in the...

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1/10/2012 Comments(0)

How Does Air Traffic Control Operate for Pilots?

The air traffic control system in the U.S. is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation and under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration. How it works in the U.S. is most interesting, especially if you are not yet a pilot, but want to be. You may have seen "the tower" at airports. The men and women controllers who work there control air traffic within just a few miles of the airport. This is typically called the "terminal air space." These controllers are responsible for ins...

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12/11/2011 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: Your Airline Training

Your pilot training sequence is as follows: First, training and achieving your Private Pilot Certificate, then your Instrument Rating. This is followed by training and achieving your Commercial Pilot Certificate -- you will also want a Multi-Engine Rating to be able to fly aircraft with more than one engine. You may also want your flight instructor ratings: Certified Flight Instructor Airplane CFI , Certified Flight Instructor Instrument CFII , and Certiifed Flight Instructor Multi-Engine MEI . ...

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11/13/2011 Comments(0)

Air Traffic Control - Pilots Are Interested in This History

If you want to be a pilot, you'll relay heavily on air traffic control. Therefore, the following history will be of interest to you....how air traffic control started. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this years celebrates 75 years in operation: In the U.S., controlling aircraft started with bonfires... those fires and torches guided pilots who flew from grass runways to other grass air strips. They were delivering something very important -- the mail. Later, those bonfires and torches b...

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11/11/2011 Comments(0)

Become a Pilot and Fly for American Airlines

To help you learn more about aviation and becoming a pilot, Phoenix East Aviation provides occasional summaries of airlines. Today, the spotlight is on American Airlines. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. The airline averages more than 3,400 flights each day, every day of the year. The combined network ...

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10/17/2011 Comments(0)

Pilots Today -- The Number of Women Pilots Has Increased

One hundred years ago, the first American woman earned her pilot's license. In the past ten years since 2000, the number of women pilots in the U.S. has risen by nearly 19%. And the number of women who have achieved the highest certification, Airline Transport Pilot, has increased 35%, according to Federal Aviation Agency FAA statistics. There were an estimated 42,218 female pilot certiifcate holders in 2010. This is approximately 7% of the total approximately 627,000 pilots in the U.S., accordi...

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10/16/2011 Comments(0)

U.S. Airline Pilot Salaries

U.S. Major Airline Pilot Pay Comparison Major Airline Pay Survey Annual pay regular guarantee & Aircraft Size Airline Total Pilots Regular monthly hours guaranteed Reserve monthly hours guaranteed 1st yr.FO/FE smallest 5th year FO medium 10th year Captain smallest Max Captain largest...

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Source: FlightOps.com 10/14/2011 Comments(0)

Summary of U.S. Pilot Salaries

Airline pilots salaries vary from airline to airline, country to country. It always also depends on your experience -- are you a first-year first officer F/O ? Or are you a ten-year captain? -- and also the aircraft you fly: Generally, the bigger the aircraft, the more the first officer and captain are paid. A recent survey by FltOps.com has detailed salaries at major U.S. airlines. "Major" U.S. airlines are defined for purposes of their study as carriers that operate at least 100 aircraft with ...

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10/14/2011 Comments(0)

Ladies, It's Time for You to Learn to Fly

For women, if you want a job that is adventureous, challenging, well-respected and simply amazing, who not work to become an airline pilot? The commercial aviation industry worldwide is open to female pilots now. The numbers are small for women commercial pilots, but increasing all the time. In the U.S., for example, women make up about 6% of the 53,000 members of the Air Line Pilot Association ALPA , which represents pilots in the United States and Canada. In the U.K, approximately 200 of the 1...

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9/19/2011 Comments(0)

More Reasons Pilot Training in the U.S. is the #1 Choice Worldwide

There are many reasons that smart, aspiring pilots chose flight training in the U.S. In places like Florida, the perfect flying weather means you can complete your training faster and be ready for that job with an airline sooner. In addition to the weather factor, it is typically also about 50% less costly than training in Europe. And in other parts of the world, the training and certification that is needed to prepare you for employment as a professional pilot are simply not available in all ar...

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9/18/2011 Comments(0)

Pilot Training - the Airline Transport Pilot Rating

The Airline Transport Pilot ATP is the highest certificate a pilot can achieve, worldwide. You must have a total of at least 1,500 flight hours before you can apply for this certificate. Most airline pilots have achieved their ATP certificate. Before you can start training for your ATP Program I at Phoenix East, you must have completed your Commercial Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, Multi-engine and all three Instructor Ratings. At Phoenix East Aviation, you will receive some of the finest...

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8/15/2011 Comments(0)

Aviation Air Show -- Truly Amazing

If you love aviation, picture this: Every year a very small airport in a tiny town in a remote part of Wisconsin, U.S.A. becomes the busiest air space in the world. That's when the Experimental Aircraft Association EAA hosts its annual AirVenture, which draws over one-half million that's 500,000+ spectators from 60 countries around the world. About 10,000 of these spectators fly their own planes here and pitch tents next to them to live in for the week. Tiny Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, ...

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8/13/2011 Comments(0)

FAA Air Traffic Control and Pilots -- An Essential Aviation Partnership

As a pilot, air traffic controllers are your best friends: your partners in the sky. Aviation wouldn't be what is today without them, world-wide. In the U.S. this year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control ATC division. Just a few statistics to astonish you: there are 15,000 air traffic controllers at 263 control towers, 29 Tracons, and 21 Centers to handle more than 50,000 flights a day. When you train at Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona ...

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8/11/2011 Comments(0)

American Airlines Announced the Largest Aircraft Order in History

American Airlines recently announced the largest aircraft purchase order in history. Agreements with both Boeing and Airbus for 460 additional aircraft, beginning in 2013, will allow it to replace its current narrow body fleet. The order consists of 460 narrow body, single-aisle Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft. These new, state-of-the-art commercial aircraft will allow American to reduce its operating and fuel costs significantly. American expects that this order will give them the advantage...

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8/9/2011 Comments(0)

Air Travel Increases Each Year, So Does the Need for Pilots

Air travel by citizens of every country increases each year, even in times of economic uncertainty. More pilots are therefore needed. Estimates for the number of commercial pilots need is now significantly higher than before the worldwide economic recession: In 2008 Boeing Aircraft projected that at least 18,000 new pilots would be needed each year. However, the latest figures project nearly 23,000 pilots are needed each year, to keep pace with the increasing demand in air travel. According to i...

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5/15/2011 Comments(0)

Air Travel Increases Each Year, So Does the Need for Pilots

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5/15/2011 Comments(0)

More Pilots Needed

If you are interested in becoming a professional pilot and flying for a U.S. airline, you will be interested in this: Dr. Gerald Dillingham is the Director of Civil Aviation Studies at the U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO . He said "We are hearing widespread concern about a pending pilot shortage in the not-too-distant future from almost every set of stakeholders that we talk to." He also said that the regional airlines are concerned about what they call the "domino effect." that is, wh...

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5/14/2011 Comments(0)

Recall of All Furloughed Pilots

U.S. regional airline, Mesaba Airlines, has recalled all its furloughed pilots during the first quarter of this year. A division of Pinnacle Airlines, Mesaba called all 159 pilots back to work. Mesaba's fleet consists of Saab 340 aircraft. The airline also has LaGuardia, NY hub. If Mesaba Airlines has recalled all these pilots, that means they need new pilots. If you are interested in flying for an airline, you must start training now, to be ready. You will need a Private Pilot License, an Instr...

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5/12/2011 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: Multi-Engine Rating

So you've achieved your Private Pilot License, and you're conquered your Instrument Rating, and also achieved your Commercial Pilot License. Congratulations! Adding a multi-engine rating to your Private or Commercial or Certified Flight Instructor Certificate is another big accomplishment. Why do you want to do this? Simply, a Multi-engine Rating allows you to fly an aircraft with two or more engines. If you want to become a professional pilot, you will most likely need this. As an airline pilot...

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4/17/2011 Comments(0)

Phoenix East Aviation Helps You Become a Pilot and Get Your College Degree at the Same Time

If you choose to attend Phoenix East Aviation to train to become a professional pilot, we will also help you achieve a U.S. university degree at the same time , if you wish. Yes, it is possible for those who are hard workers and willing to study diligently. Phoenix East admissions officers are ready to help students meet their academic AND career goals with some of the best training programs available in the world. Phoenix East Aviation has partnerships with a number of universities, many whom o...

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Blog Editor 4/15/2011 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

If you plan on a career as a professional airline pilot, you will, of course, need extensive training. After you receive your Private Pilot Certificate and your Instrument Rating, you will need a Commercial Pilot Certiifcate. You earn that certificate by passing commercial pilot ground school and flying a minimum of 250 hours. You then must pass your check-ride, which is a test by an FAA examiner who will evaluate your skill in actually flying the aircraft. The examiner will ask you to execute c...

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3/6/2011 Comments(0)

Manufacturers Building More Large Aircraft as Industry Grows

Airbus has raised it forecast for jet demand, and Boeing has boosted its B-777 production. What does this tell you? Even if you're not an expert in business, you should be getting the hint that the airline industry worldwide is expecting huge growth. Good time to be a pilot! Not a pilot yet? Then this is an excellent time to start your training and be ready to take advantage of worldwide growth in professional aviation. Airbus has upgraded its long-term global market forecast by a considerable a...

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3/6/2011 Comments(0)

India Continues to Hire Foreign Pilots

India's airlines have grown at a pace too rapid for them to train and hire Indian pilots. Therefore, they have for years hired foreign or "expat" pilots. The civil aviation authority, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has recently granted their domestic airlines approval to continue to hire foreign pilots until at least 2013, as airlines prepare to induct 240 new planes in three years to meet the demand of increased travel among Indian citizens. Previously, the Indian g...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/31/2011 Comments(1)

Middle East Aviation Growth Update

There continues to be many articles in the news about the Middle East and the area's growth in commercial aviation. You will find much continuing information and updates on this blog. Be sure to see previous posts for more data. Aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon sees a 30% growth in the fleets of aircraft of airlines in the Middle East. The company also notes a an increase in private aviation and business jet operators in the region. This includes business users such as corporate ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/31/2011 Comments(0)

Pilots Needed in the U.S.

The big jet aircraft manufacturers, Boeing Aircraft and Airbus, agree on the numbers below, as well as the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO , so you can rely on them as the best available analysis at this point. How many new pilots are estimated to be needed in the U.S. from 2009-2025? And how many new commercial aircraft? In summary, a lot of both new pilots and additional aircraft. This presents an excellent opportunity for those who wish to be pr...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/31/2011 Comments(6)

A New Airline for the U.S.

Vision Airlines, a new airline to begin commercial service in the U.S. in March, will serve 23 cities. The airline will be flying primarily to cities in the Southeast U.S., which it considered an areas underserviced by major airlines. When major airlines do serve these smaller Southeastern cities, the fares are often higher and layovers between connecting flights longer. Vision Airlines will fly mostly to secondary cities, with the exception being large...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/31/2011 Comments(0)

India Places Big Order for Aircraft -- the Biggest in History?

India's aviation industry is clearly preparing for more growth in the future. A very large order was just placed by IndiGo, one of India's low-cost carrier's, for 150 new A320neo aircraft, which has a value of nearly USD $16 Billion. India is considered an emerging, fast-growing aviation market, and IndiGo is clearly a fast-growing airline. Airbus, the manufacturer of the A320neo, has indicated that if the order holds firm, it would be the biggest order in terms of the ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/31/2011 Comments(0)

Flying for a Cargo Airline

You may dream of flying for a big passenger airline such as British Air, Lufthansa, or American Airlines, but there are advantages to working for a cargo airline too. You probably didn't realize that in the U.S., the highest paid pilots currently are working for the cargo company UPS. During a 35 year career with UPS, pilots will make over USD $14 million at today's salaries! That averages USD$408,000 per year NOTE: keep in mind that a pilot's salary ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/5/2011 Comments(0)

26,000 New Aircraft Needed in the Next 20 Years -- and the Pilots to Fly Them

Airbus' Global Market Forecast has indicated that nearly 26,000 new cargo and passenger aircraft will be required in the next 20 years. This great demand is driven by a number of factors, including increased growth in air travel throughout the world and replacement of aircraft for newer, more fuel efficient and eco-friendly models. The dynamic growth in newer markets, especially among Asia's low-cost air carriers, is another strong factor. I...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/4/2011 Comments(0)

Guess How Many Pilots Are Needed per Aircraft

When an airline buys a new aircraft to add to its fleet, how many pilots must that airline hire? You may think two pilots or even four, but if you say that, you've guessed far too low. In the U.S. for the major or legacy airlines, such as Delta and United/Continental, each new aircraft added to the airline needs an average of 12.55 new pilots. For U.S. national airlines such as Southwest Airlines, 10.15 new pilots are needed for every additional aircraft the airline buys. For U...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/4/2011 Comments(0)

Salaries for Pilots

It is common knowledge that being an airline pilot is a good career -- with good pay, benefits, flexibility and time off for family and recreation. But exactly how much do pilots really make in salary? Keeping in mind that a beginning pilot makes a modest salary, but a senior captain with 30-35 years with a major airline makes a very significant salary -- I have averaged the salaries for pilots of major U.S. airlines. Over your entire career of 35 years, flying for a ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/3/2011 Comments(0)

Qatar Aviation Industry

Both the commercial airline industry and the private jet charter business continue on the path of strong growth in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. Qatar Airways is one of the fastest growing carriers in the Middle East, with orders currently for 80 Airbus A350s, 60 Boeing B787s and 32 Boeing B777. The airline has also ordered five of the new Airbus A380 Super Jumbos. Clearly, strong continued growth is anticipated. In addition to a growing commercial airline industry, Qat...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/2/2011 Comments(0)

Changes in US Regional Airlines in 2010

Regional airlines operate in countries worldwide, typically flying domestic or short international routes. They play an important role in commercial aviation today. For example it may not be feasible for U.S. airline Delta to operate from one small city to another small city, but a regional airline like SkyWest may have the perfect aircraft to do so efficiently. Or in Europe it might not be economically practical for British Air to operate out of smaller UK airports to fly to smaller...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/23/2010 Comments(0)

Fractional Jets & Opportunities for Pilots

The fractional jet business is an excellent source of jobs for pilots. What are fractional jets? It's a common term for companies with customers called "owners" who buy a share of a plane, rather than an entire plane. The price is, of course, pro-rated from the price of a full airplane. Owners then have guaranteed access typically 50-400 hours annually or a certain number of days, depending on the share bought to that plane with only a few hours advance notice to fly ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/21/2010 Comments(0)

Upcoming Air Shows

If you love aviation, a big thrill -- and a great learning experience -- is to attend an air show. Whether it's a large or small show, local or international, it is bound to be entertaining and informative. Most are open to the public. Seek out any air show that may be nearby. However, if you get the opportunity to visit one of the bigger international air shows and exhibitions, you will not be disappointed. Here's a 2011 list of some of the largest and most fa...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/20/2010 Comments(0)

China to Begin Building Aircraft

China's Commercial Aircrft Corporation just announced receipt of orders for 100 C919 passenger aircraft. General Electric Capital Aviation Services, GE's aircraft leasing company, agreed to buy as many as 10 C919s of this 166 seat aircraft. China's three biggest domestic airlines are the majority of the other customers for the new, narrow body aircraft, according to Chinese authorities. A full-sized model of this aircraft was on display at the recent Zhuhai air show in southern...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/19/2010 Comments(0)

What's Airspeed and Is There More Than One Type?

Flying an airplane is certainly different than driving a car. One of the many differences includes the different types of airspeed. A recent article in "FAA Safety Briefing" by FAA Flight Test Engineer Jason Brys included discussion of groundspeed, true airspeed, indicated airspeed also known as IAS and calibrated airspeed CAS . These will be important for you to know as you study to be a pilot. So here is a headstart on learning about airspeeds: GROUNDSPEED ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/18/2010 Comments(0)

Famous Aviator: Clay Lacy

Clay Lacy is famous in aviation annals. He has achieved much, including flying for United Airlines, flying for the U.S. Air Force National Guard in California, starting and building a successful charter business and developing a clientele of Hollywood stars and prominent people. Lacy earned his Private Pilot Certificate at the age of 16; he says he has loved aviation since the age of 6. Lacy started flying for United Airlines at the age of 19 in 1952, and started a...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/17/2010 Comments(0)

Gulfstream Business Jets Book Record Number of Orders

General Dyanamics, which builds the well-known Gulfstream business jets, received more orders for their business jets in the third quarter July-August-September 2010 than in any comparable period since mid-2008. One-third of those orders came from Latin American and Asian corporations, charter companies and high-asset individuals. In the third quarter of this year, 23 Gufstream aircraft were delivered, up from 17 in the same period of 2009. General Dynamics indicated the airc...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/16/2010 Comments(0)

Ever Dream of Flying a Luxury Jet?

As a professional pilot there are many job opportunities. Of course you can fly for an airline or a cargo company. You can also fly for a charter company or as a military pilot. Agricultural flying and flying police/fire department/park service aircraft are other options. There is another category -- flying at the highest niche, where cutomers pay well over USD $40 million for a jet -- and then another USD $8 million to outfit the cabin for private, non-commerci...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/23/2010 Comments(0)

How Air Travel and Aircraft Have Changed

What did a typical passenger aircraft look like in your grandparents' days of 1949, 1959, and then in perhaps your parents days of 1969 and 2009? 1949 &#...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/23/2010 Comments(0)

Turkish Airlines Expands -- Now Flies to 19 New Cities

Turkish Airlines are expanding very aggressively -- and becoming more profitable than ever as a result of this expansion. While some other airlines have cut a few routes, Turkish Airlines has increased their destinations, which now includes Los Angeles and Ho Chi Minh City Saigon in Vietnam, as part of the 19 new cities served this year alone. And the airline is talking about buying LOT and Jat, the Polish and Serbian airlines, though no final decision has been made yet. Turkish Airlines CEO say...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/22/2010 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: The Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

Note: This is part of a series of blog entries designed to provide you more information on becoming a professional pilot. To read previous "To Be a Pilot" information, go to www.pea.com . Click on "What's New" and "Blog." The Airline Transport Pilot ATP is the highest certificate a pilot can achieve. A pilot must have a total of 1,500 flight hours before applying for this certificate. The pilot must also have completed Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/22/2010 Comments(0)

New, Longer Boeing B747 Completed and Ready to Fly

Maybe your parents remember when the first Boeing B747 was first introduced to the worldwide airline industry -- it was back in the 1960s. New models of the B747 followed that first model -- and now the latest model, the B747-8 series has just been introduced. This is the first time the passenger model there are also freight models of the B747 has been stretched. The fuselage is now 250 feet 2 inches 76.3 meters long, which is 18 feet 4 inches longer than the previous model, the B747-400. The ne...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/21/2010 Comments(0)

Brazil-based TAM and Chile-based LAN Completing Their Merger

The merger of TAM Brazil and LAN Chile is going forward; the due-diligence on their merger has been completed, and the completion of the merger is expected to take place in the 2nd quarter of 2011. Both carriers are still working on the details of the agreement. Both TAM and LAN has orders for Boeing and Airbus new aircraft: TAM has ordered 27 Airbus A350s, and LAN has 26 Boeing B787 on order. Brazil's domestic commercial airline market grew by 27% from January to August of this year,...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/20/2010 Comments(0)

Spotlight on Aircraft Manufacturer Embraer

To be part of the aviation industry, it's a good idea to learn about aircraft -- and about aircraft manufacturing companies...who they are and what they build. After all, if you become a pilot, you may be flying an aircraft made by, for example, Embraer. Set up in 1969 as the national aircraft-maker by Brazil's then-military government, Embraer was privitized in 1994. It soon established itself as the world's third largest producer of commercial jets, after Airbus and B...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/20/2010 Comments(0)

A New Airline For Japan

New airlines provide another clue that the aviation industry continues to grow. And very importantly for those of you who wish to be part of it by becoming professional pilots, it opens up more opportunities for careers and career advancement. The latest new airline, just announced this week, by All Nippon Airways A.N.A. of Japan, will be structured as a budget airline; it will operate separately from A.N.A., though A.N.A. will hold a 39% stake in its ownership. First Easter...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/19/2010 Comments(0)

To Be A Pilot: A Commercial Pilot Certificate

NOTE: This is part of a series of blog entires designed to provide you more information on becoming a professional pilot. To read previous "To Be a Pilot" information, go to www.pea.com . Click on "What New" and "Blog." If you want to work as a professional pilot, for an airline, a charter company, a corporation or one of the many other career opportunities for pilots, you will need to have a Commercial Pilot Certificate, if you will be carrying passengers for hire....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/18/2010 Comments(0)

Airline Industry Expects to Buy 30,000 New Aircraft

Boeing has indicated the needs for personnel are even greater than indicated in the prior post on this blog site. Just this week, Boeing indicated the industry will have to hire 466,650 pilots in the next two decades to meet demand. According to Boeing's Chief Customer Officer, Roel Ganzarski, "Our challenge is adapting training to engage the future generation of epople who will fly and maintain the more than 30,000 airplanes that will be delivered by 2029." As was indicated in the...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/17/2010 Comments(0)

Huge Pilot Shortage Ahead

The shortage of commercial pilots globally is expected to be significant in the next decade. According to aircraft manufacturers, 17,650 new passenger aircraft will be delivered in the next 8 years. This will require more than 200,00 new pilots -- or nearly 19,000 new pilots hired each year. Those are astonishing numbers, but they are accurate. The opportunity for young career pilots is excellent! Currently global pilot training programs can train only about 15,000 per year, ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/26/2010 Comments(0)

Latin American Airlines Announce Merger

LAN Airlines of Chile and TAM Airlines of Brazil have just announced plans to merge. Both of these airlines have substantial operations in their home countries, and a merger would creat Latin America's largest airline. It is expected that after the merger, both airlines will continue their separate identities, with TAM's headquarters remaining in Sao Paulo and LAN's in Santiago. Passenger service to 23 countries and over 115 cities would be provided by the merger o...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/25/2010 Comments(0)

Trends Indicate Africa to Need 770 Aircraft

Africa is expected to need 770 more commercial aircraft in the next 19 years, according to a report published in Aviation Week magazine. This is to add to the current fleet of approximately 635 airplanes. The "Outlook on Africa" report, developed by Embraer Aircraft, was the source for the article, which indicates a need for 120 new jets in the 61-120 seat jet size for the continent's airlines, for sub-regional connectivity. Last year 62 million passengers flew from 34...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/25/2010 Comments(1)

A Tribute to Pilots Everywhere

NOTE: The poem, High Flight, has become a favorite of pilots worldwide. It was written by a pilot officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Gillespie Magee, during World War II. High Flight "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds -- and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. H...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/11/2010 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: An Instrument Rating

NOTE: This part of a series of blog entries designed to provide you more inforamtion on becoming a pilot. To read previous "To Be a Pilot" entries, go to www.pea.com . Click on "What's New." After you receive your Private Pilot Certificate see previous blog entry on this , you will next concentrate on achieving your Instrument Rating. This is an important step in your professional pilot training. You receive an Instrument Rating by attending and passing instrument ground ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/9/2010 Comments(0)

Russian Airlines and International Service

A total of 104 different airline companies offer scheduled commercial flights in and out of Russia today. The largest is Aeroflot, with almost 550 weekly departures. By frequency of international departures, the next five largest airlines are Transaero with 190 weekly departures, the German carrier Lufthansa with 112 departures, next is S7 with 104 weekly departures, followed by Rossiya with 99 and Ural Airlines with 85 weekly international departures. Other airlines with a large number o...

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A Favorite of Bush Pilots and Flying in Remote Locations -- the Twin Otter

If you're just learning about aviation -- or dreaming about being a pilot -- you might not yet know much about different aircraft. There's many interesting, sometimes fascinating, aircraft -- propeller and jet -- to learn about. One of them is called the Twin Otter -- known as the "workhorse of the sky," according to one pilot. It is a favorite of bush pilots and companies flying into remote locations. The Twin Otter turboprop plane is now being built ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/8/2010 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: A Private Pilot Certificate

NOTE: This is part of a series of blog entries designed to provide you more information on becoming a pilot. To read previous "To Be a Pilot" blog entries, go to www.pea.com . Click on "What's New." Each country has their own aviation authority which sets the requirements for pilot certificates, so U.S. Federal Aviation Authority FAA requirements will be discussed here. Differing pilot requirements for different countries is not a problem for international flight t...

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Asia Airlines Invest in More New Aircraft

The airline industry, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, is seeing significant growth. Cathay Pacific, based in Hong Kong, is seen as an indicator for the airline sector in Asia, and its revenues increased 34% in the past year as people traveled by air more and cargo volumes increased. Cathay Pacific carried approximately 13 million passengers in the first six months of this year, which was nearly nine percent more than during the same period in 2009. The latest fig...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/6/2010 Comments(0)

U.S. Military Veterans -- Grants for Flight Training from Phoenix East Aviation

Phoenix East Aviation PEA announces two institutional grants available for U.S. military veterans for professional flight training. Career flight training is a covered benefit under the Montgomery GI Bill MGIB , Chapter 30; the Phoenix East Aviation grants, called the Patriot Institutional Grant Alpha and the Patriot Institutional Grant Bravo, are designed to assist the veteran financially and express appreciation to veterans who wish careers as professional pilots and choose to train at P...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/5/2010 Comments(0)

Cargo Companies -- Good Jobs for Pilots

When many student pilots dream about a professional piloting, they think of a job flying passengers for an international airline. That's certainly an excellent job. However, another superb career opportunity is being a pilot for a worldwide cargo company, such as UPS or Federal Express FedEx . Consider this, they fly some of the most sophisticated jets in the world; they fly internationally; the pay is excellent, and because of the nature of the industry, any econo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/17/2010 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: General Education

To become a pilot, is a high school education sufficient? Do you need a university education to become an airline pilot? Before answering that question, please note that this disucssion will be limited to civilian pilots, not military pilots. A high school education is sufficient in the U.S. to get your pilot certificates; however, airlines -- and charter companies, corporations etc. do vary in their individual hiring requirements -- that includes minimum education, as well as...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/16/2010 Comments(0)

To Be a Pilot: Medical Certificate Required

This is the first in a series of articles on what it takes and what it's like to be a professional pilot. We will start at the beginning -- and that's the requirement for a medical certificate. Why? Simply because it's important that you not have any disability that would prevent you from effectively and safely flying an airplane -- for yourself, your passengers and people on the ground. An aviation medical exam will also alert you to any condition yo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/15/2010 Comments(0)

Harrison Ford Talks to U.S. Congress about Aviation

If you love aviation, then you have something in common with actor Harrison Ford. A avid pilot, Ford owns several personal airplanes and is an avid supporter of aviation. In his recent speech to members of the U.S. Congress, he emphasized that in the U.S., general aviation produces 1.3 million jobs and contributes USD $150 billion annually to the economy. He reminded his listeners that other services such as medical flights, police work and fireflghting are also importan...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/14/2010 Comments(0)

North American Airlines Scores in Customer Satisfaction Survey

A recent research study ranked Alaska Airlines highest in customer satisfaction for U.S. airlines for the third consecutive year. The survey was based on interviews with over 12,000 passengers. JetBlue scored the highest among the so-called discount airlines. It has been the top-rated discount airlines every year since 2006. Research firm J.D. Powers' customer satisfaction survey ranked U.S. airlines as follows: Network/Legacy Carriers: 1. Alaska 2. Continental 3. A...

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Emirates Buying 32 New Superjumbo Jets

Emirates is in a growth mode that may be changing the face of long-distance travel and European and Asian carriers who are now competing with it. The airline is building a fleet of 90 Airbus A380 superjumbos with a total of 45,000 seats. This is expected to threaten the supremacy of European carriers that specialize in long-distance flights, such as British Airways, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa. The latest order placed, for 32 A380s, is worth USD $11 billion. When they are...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/13/2010 Comments(0)

Aviation Industry Continues to Grow -- Boeing Increases Production of Aircraft

Boeing Cohas has again announced it plans to increase its production of the best-selling B-737 passenger jet. They're new goal is to produce 35 B-737 each month; the company currently produces 31 monthly. This is the second increase announced in the past 30 days. It is just another indication that the aviation industry has weathered the world-wide recession and is once again growing. Boeing officials say they are working to meet the new orders coming in , as well as to pr...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/11/2010 Comments(0)

More Pilots Needed

In the U.S. today, there are about 54,000 pilots working for the major or legacy airlines and another 19,000 working as regional airline pilots, according to a former pilot recruiter for American Airlines. It is estimated that due to retirements and anticipated growth in the airline industry, another 42,000 pilots will need to be hired during the next 10 years. Do you dream of flying? Is it your passion? If you're ready to learn more about what it takes to be the captain of a c...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/13/2010 Comments(0)

Flight Dispatcher and Pilot Salaries

There has been much interest in salaries of U.S. pilots and flight dispatchers. Please use this information as a guideline, as it varies, and some salaries may range above or even below that shown below. All salaries are shown in U.S. dollars. Flight Dispatcher often called the "Captain on the Ground" : $25,000 - $100,000. Agricultural Pilot: $20,000 - $70,000 Airline Pilot: $23,000 - $250,000 Astronaut: $65,140 - $100,701 Corporate Pilot: $19,400 - $115,000 Ferry Pilot: $12,000 - $65,...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/13/2010 Comments(0)

A Woman's Place Can Be in the Cockpit

Just over 6% of all pilots are female, according to Women in Aviation, a professional group for women employed in the aviation industry. Women have moved out of the era of "firsts" -- the first female captain of a major U.S. airline Emily Warner in 1976 , or first woman to fly in a helicopter around the world Jennifer Murray in 1997 to be captains of commercial aircraft flying for airlines worldwide. For example, Captain Karen Hahn has been flying commercially for 22 years, mostly for ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/12/2010 Comments(0)

Delta Airlines Hiring Pilots

Delta Airlines, the world's largest airline, will be hiring many new pilots this year. It is also planning on bringing back on-line aircraft that was taken out of service and parked in the California desert the last few years due to recession cuts in capacity. Delta plans to hire 300 new pilots -- even more than the 240 pilots it had previously announced it would hire. The company also plans to invest about USD $1 billion the next few years to improve the efficiency of its fleet of aircraft....

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Dubai Airline Places Big Aircraft Order

Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, just announded that it had placed an order for another 32 A380 superjumbo jets from Airbus. This order has a list price of nearly USD $12 Billion. And added to the other aircraft Emirates also has on order with Airbus, brings the total to 90 A380s. Airbus has indicated that this is the single largest A380 order ever recorded. Emirates already has 10 of the planes in service. John Leahy, Airbus's Chief Operating Officer, said the company now had...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/11/2010 Comments(0)

Aviation in the Middle East Skyrockets

Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 will soon be the largest building in the world by floor space when it opens in 2012. That one terminal alone will be able to accommodate 23 of the jumbo Airbus A380 aircraft at the same time and handle 43 million passengers a year. Dubai airport became the world's third-busiest international airport this year. Passenger growth now exceeds 20% each year, and capacity is expected to reach 90 million passengers annually in the next few y...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/10/2010 Comments(0)

Global Airline Industry Growth -- Are You Ready to Fly?

According to the International Air Transport Association IATA , the airline industry worldwide will increase their profits to over nearly USD $3 billion, which is a significant increase. This powerful growth is the result of increase in demand. Most of that improvement comes from the Asia-Pacific and North American regions. IATA's Director General, Giovanni Bisignani, said that the global economy is recovering much more quickly than anticipated. Mr. Bisignani spoke at the...

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New Airline to Be Based in Lebanon

A Lebanese businessman has announced he will launch a new full-service airline from Lebanon in the next 18 months. Mr. Georges Mousa, currently living in Dubai, said the name of the airline is yet to be decided. Mousa, who also owns Dubai-based Planet Group said "the plan for the airline is ready. However, we have to wait for the Lebanese government to open up the skies for competition." Planet Group provides travel services in the Middle East. The company is also investing a considera...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/22/2010 Comments(1)

Airline Pilots Needed

Experts on pilot hiring just told the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board that there was a coming shortabe of pilots, especially for American regional airlines. Regional airlines account for about 50% of U.S. domestic flights andare the only scheduled air service to over 400 cities and towns in the U.S. In the U.S. alone, there are approximately 54,000 pilots currently working for major legacy airlines such as Delta, American and United, plus about 19,000 regional airline pilots. It is est...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/21/2010 Comments(0)

Flydubai Tripling its Fleet of Aircraft

The Dubai government-owned airline, Flydubai, is expected to triple its size in the next two years, according to its chief executive officer, Ghaith Al Ghaith: "We aim to double our size by 2010 and triple it by 2012." The airline will add six new aircraft this year; its fleet will then contain 13 aircraft. Flydubai will take delivery of six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft this year, plus add eight additional planes each year through 2016. Flydubai ordered a tota...

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New "Dreamliner" 787 Aircraft Soon to be Delivered

Boeing reports that it's on schedule to deliver the first 787 Dreamliner this year. The first one will go to Japan's All Nippon Airways. This state-of-the-art aircraft will compete with Airbus' A380 -- both superb aircraft. Production was delayed a number of times, mainly because of shortage of parts and a change in design. U.S. airlines United and Continental, soon to merge, both have orders for Boeing planes, including 35 single aisle 737s and 50 of the new 787 Dreamliners....

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The Biggest Airline in the World

Maybe you've heard about the merger of United Airlines UAL and Continental Airlines. Did you know that when the merger is complete, that it will form the world's largest airline? It will have the capability of flying nearly 150 million passengers a year. The chief executives of the two airlines agree that combining the carriers should result in a savings of US $1 billion a year plus generate signficant additional revenue. The airlines' networks where they fly in b...

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More Praise for Phoenix East Aviation Training

Phoenix East often hears from some its graduates, with updates on what they are doing. Here's one from Surya Oka Setyawan, who was a student at PEA in 2008: Dear Phoenix East Aviation, I'm Surya Oka Setyawan. I took a PRO course last year, and now I'm back in my country to work for AirAsia, flying a Boeing 737-300. I was a bit surprised to know that the high standards you guys set prepared me so well for real life flying. It made my 737-300 typ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/17/2010 Comments(0)

Indonesia's Aviation Market Growing Fast

Indonesia's good economy, which mostly escaped the global financial crisis, has set the stage for strong growth in its aviation industry. Indonesian passenger traffic rose 16% in 2009, and demand is expected to continue to grow faster than in many other countries in Asia. Indonesian airline companies have ordered 215 new aircraft, to be delivered over the next few years. Garuda Indonesia, which is the country's flagship airline, is working on a public stock offering later t...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/16/2010 Comments(0)

What Can You Learn from These Blog Articles

We know you're interested in aviation and most likely interested in learning to fly as a career. That's why this blog exists -- to help you learn more about this. So keep checking out what's new in aviation by going to www.pea.com and clicking on "What's New" on the horizontal navigation bar. Then click on Blog to find literally hundreds of short articles about professional piloting and learning to fly. You will see many...

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Opportunities for Pilots

If you're wondering what opportunites might be out there for you as an airline pilot, here's an excellent example. American Airlines pilot union Allied Pilots Association actually summarized the current situation by saying that today there are nearly twice as many active pilots over age 60 as there are below age 40. The average AA pilot age is nearly 51 years old, with the average captain being 53 years of age. The average first officer is 48 years of age. What does this me...

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Meet A Real Aviation Star

If you dream of being a pilot, you'll thrill to hear the story of one pilot extraordinaire -- Clay Lacy. Just recently inducted in the U.S. National Aviation Hall of Fame, Lacy began flying at age 12 -- no, that's not an error -- he was flying at age 12. By the time he was 19, he had logged 1,500 flight hours. He flew F-86s in the U.S. Air Force and then joined United Airlines as a First Officer in a DC-3 aircraft. He retired as senior pilot after 40 years with United,...

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Phoenix East Aviation Will Get New Cessna Aircraft

Cessna Aircraft has a new airplane, the C-162 Skycatcher. It's been in development for years, and it is just now starting to be delivered. Phoenix East Aviation recognizes excellence in aircraft, and therefore ordered 10 of these new airplanes as soon as they could place the order. Delivery will be soon, though Cessna has set no specific date as of yet. It will join Phoenix East's fleet of Cessna 172 SP Skyhawks, Piper PA-34 Senecas, and Diamond DA-442 Twinstar....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/16/2010 Comments(0)

Spain's Iberia and British Airways to Merge

The pending merger between Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana and Britsh Airways BA will create Europe's third-largest airline by revenue. The two airlines have been in merger talks for nearly two years. For Iberia and BA, this merger will mean competing more with Deutsche- Lufthansa and Air France-KLM. The new company plans to have its headquarters in Madrid, but with its operational offices in London. How big is Iberia? They have 20,671 employees and 174 airpla...

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Flying for British Airways

One of the largest and most respected international airlines is British Airways. Bet you have no idea of just how large they really are. Here are some statistics: Fleet: 245 airplanes Passengers annually: 33 million Operating bases: Healthrow and Gatwick Airports, London Revenue: USD $9.36 Billion Employees: 36,758 Destinations flown to: 148 Can you see yourself as a pilot for British Airways? Want to learn more about becoming a pilot? Phoenix East Aviation has been training...

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Exciting New Technology in Aircraft Design

If you want to be a pilot and fly for an airline, you will definitely get excited about some of the new technology in aircraft -- because it all makes flying even more fascinating. Most of the improvements evolve around fuel economy, lower carbon emissions and changes in the way pilots navigate. SATELLITE-BASED NAVIGATION: Airlines are just starting to change from a radar-based system to satellite-based, and it's an significant change. To give you an example, on a recent trial flight, ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/14/2010 Comments(0)

Pilot Training -- What's It Like?

You may be very enthusiastic about learning to fly -- but are not sure just what it involves. Here's a brief summary on what to expect when you start your training. Your first pilot certificate is typically the Private Pilot Certificate: All pilot training includes both theoretical learning typically called "ground school;" which is classroom instruction and the practical training in the aircraft, flying with an instructor. You usually start basic training in a ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/28/2010 Comments(0)

US Airlines See More Recovery

Both American Airlines and United Airlines reported growth in passengers in January as compared to January 2009. Now seven of the top nine U.S. airlines are showing growth in passenger miles flown. Even when compared to 2008, four major U.S. airlines showed growth: AirTran was up nearly 12%, Alaska Airlines was up over 4%, and jetBlue and Southwest grow in passenger miles flown by approximately 1%. As the worldwide economy continues its recovery, this growth in airline traffic is e...

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Hiring of Pilots to Grow in 2010 in the U.S.

Aviation companies in the U.S. are gearing up to hire staff, including pilots, in 2010, according to a recent survey by JSfirm, an aviation employment company. The survey indicated that 80% of the aviation companies expected to hire in 2010. The greatest demand for new employees will be in flight crews -- pilots and flight attendants -- and in production. Are you ready to be hired as a professional pilot? If not, contact www.pea.com and learn how you can become an airline pilot....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/27/2010 Comments(0)

Airlines in the Growing African Market

Africa has recently posted a significant increase in the listings of destinations served by both local carriers and foreign airlines. In the past two years, nonstop air traffic between African cities and major overseas markets grow nearly 12%. Delta Airlines, the first U.S. international airline to serve Africa, launched new flights to Senegal and South Africa in 2006 and now wants to add four new destinations in Africa this summer. United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways and Brussels Ai...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/26/2010 Comments(0)

Want to Own an Airline? Here's One Man's Story

So you want to learn to fly -- and then have your own airline? It's possible, even today. Here's one man's success story: As a teenager, Robert Deluce of Toronto, Canada, learned to fly at a small airport in the suburbs. He now owns Porter Airlines. In 2005 Mr. Deluce bought a ramshackle terminal building at a small airport near downtown Toronto. He set up Porter Airlines, which has become very popular with business flyers because of its top-notch s...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/25/2010 Comments(0)

100th Anniversary of Women in Flight

The first time a woman piloted an airplane was 100 years ago this month. Raymonde De Laroche, a French female balloonist, learned to fly a fixed-wing aircraft and in 1910 was the first woman to ever be awarded a pilot certificate. There are many associations worldwide for women aviators, such as The Ninety-Nines, Women in Aviation International, the International Society of Woman Airline Pilots and other groups. Recently, Women in Aviation International concluded its annual meeting. ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/24/2010 Comments(0)

U.S. Airlines Pilot Hiring

Some airlines are hiring now, and some are not. That is certainly not unusual for any industry, whether it be computer or clothing or even softdrink companies; During these challenging economic times, industries worldwide vary in their economic health -- and their hiring practices. The good news is NOW is the time to learn to fly, achieve your flight certificates and build those hours so you are ready as airlines all begin to hire pilots. Americ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/23/2010 Comments(0)

A U.S. College Degree Plus Pilot Training -- a Real Advantage

Are you interested in becoming a professional pilot, but you are not sure if perhaps you should attend college or university before -- or after -- flight training -- or not at all? How about doing both at the same time? If you are committed to an education and flight training, Phoenix East Aviation makes it easy for you to do both at the same time -- and on your schedule. A special arrangement with Mountain State University and Phoenix East allows you to take your university c...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/18/2010 Comments(0)

Air Traffic Increases in Asia-Pacific Region

Passenger and air-freight traffic in the Asia-Pacific region showed significant increases in December 2009, as compared to December 2008; this is further evidence that the global economic recovery has begun in earnest. Airlines are now expected to continue growing worldwide. The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, which includes 17 airlines in the Asia-Pacific region but excludes most in the People's Republic of China said that passenger travel last December was 8.5% hig...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/16/2010 Comments(0)

Asian Demand for More Aircraft

Aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing Company are looking to Asia for increased business. Stimulated by a growing middle class who are eager to travel, Asia is expected to need about 8,000 new planes in the next 18 years, according to Airbus executives at the recent Singapore Air Show. This will cost Asian airlines about USD $1.2 trillion over the period. Passenger traffic in Asia is expected to grow by 6% each year for the next 20 years. This is stronger growth than bot...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/15/2010 Comments(0)

Do Phoenix East Graduates Really Fly for Many Airlines?

Occasionally the question arises about airlines for which Phoenix East Aviation graduates fly. We sometimes hear from students when they get that first airline job and sometimes even if they change airlines; however, as you might imagine, not all students contact us and let us know. Even considering that, our list of airlines for which PEA grads fly is quite long and is both US and international in scope. And keep in mind that this list is not complete...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/14/2010 Comments(0)

A Superior Pilot Uses Superior Judgment

Another quote by experienced pilot Barry Valentine about what makes an excellent pilot: Mr. Valentine served as acting FAA Administrator during President Bill Clinton's administration. Mr. Valentine earned the U.S. Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary flying. He was also on the Experimental Aircraft Association EAA Board of Directors for 10 years. He says "There is an old saying that a superior pilot is one who uses his superior judgment so as not to have to use...

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What Makes a Great Pilot? One Flight Instructor's Thoughts

If you are reading this, you're most likely a beginning pilot or someone eager to begin pilot training. Here's something to think about regarding becoming a good pilot; this is from an article by Jane G. Birch. She quotes a master flight instructor: "Thinking about what makes an expert pilot, I believe the first trait is one's ability to maintain beginner's mind. Beginner's mind is having an open mind to life experiences and the ability to recognize ...

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Major International Expansion Plans for U.S. Airlines

Delta Airlines just announced plans for several new international routes from New York to Bucharest, Lagos, Prague, Valencia, Gothenburg and Zurich. Also the airline is adding new flights to Paris from Pittsburgh and Raleigh/Durham in the U.S. US Airways is also growing its international route system with new flights from Philadelphia to Oslo and Tel Avis and from Charlotte to Paris. United Airlines will add flights connecting Geneva with Washington, D.C. and London to Denver....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2010 Comments(0)

The Cost of a Commercial Aircraft -- any Idea?

If you are reading this, you probably have a passion to learn to fly -- or maybe you have already started earning your flight certificates. But did you ever stop to think about what those magnificent aircraft cost that you yearn to fly? Here's some of the latest catalog costs from Airbus; Airbus, by the way, is the European aircraft manufacturer, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. or EADS: The price of an A380 is now at US $346.3 million, up from US $3...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/1/2010 Comments(0)

Cropdusting: Great Job for a Pilot

The U.S.'s Federal Aviation Administration FAA reports that the number of hours flown by crop dusters climbed 29 percent between 2003 and 2007 to more than 1.4 million hours a year. Because of the value of crops now, the farmer wants to protect that investment more through crop dusting to prevent disease. Crop dusters apply chemicals as a preventative measure. And the increasing use of minimal till practices, which reduce plowing to prevent erosion and protect soi...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/17/2010 Comments(0)

What's It Like to Fly?

Maybe you've never flown in a training airplane before, and you have no knowledge about flying. What are some of the things you'll hear and learn about on your first flight? Before you even start moving, you'll note that pilots have an extensive check list they use to make sure every dial, button, control, light etc. is working. You may then be surprised to learn that as your plane reaches a certain speed on the runway for takeoff, and with a lttle pressure...

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United Airlines Plans to Buy Billions of Dollars in Aircraft

United Airlines last month announced it would spend more than US$10 billion for new aircraft over the next decade. The airline plans to split its orders of 50 jets between the Boeing's 787 and Airbus' A350. Both models of aircraft have two aisles and would typically be used on international flights. The 787-8 seats 210 to 250 passengers. The A350 is designed for 314 people. Both aircraft can fly mroe than 9,000 miles, which is enough to fly nonstop from United&#...

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Technology and Computers in Today's Aircraft

Orville and Wilbur Wright had only three instruments in their first airplane: a stopwatch, an anemometer for measuring wind speed and a tachometer. Now aircraft design engineers have managed to just about cover every inch of cockpit space with instruments, buttons and switches. Though we tend to think that cockpit displays are just like fancy television screens, they are much more complex. They are typically liquid crystal displays LCD , backed by the control/display computer takes ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/15/2010 Comments(0)

European Airlines Grow

Europe's low-cost carriers, called "LCC" in the industry, have once again continued to grow even during the recent world-wide recession. EasyJet and Ryanair are notable examples of airlines that are becoming larger. The growth of airberlin is helped by its takeover of much of TUIfly's city network. Vueling doubled its size, due mainly to its recent merger with clickair. Other carriers reporting significant year-over-year growth include Aegean, germanwings and Wizz Air.&#...

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How To Obtain a Private Pilot License

Whether you want to fly as a career or just learn to fly as a hobby, the first certificate or license you will most likely earn is a Private Pilot Certificate. It requires a minimum of 20 hours of ground training and at least 35 hours of flight training -- though most people find they need more flight training time than that minimum number of hours. The average would be closer to 50 hours, though it varies considerably by individual. Your Private Pilot Certificate is good for life; ...

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Middle East Continues Airline Industry Growth

The Middle East and North Africa MENA region experienced strong growth in the airline industry in 2009, according to recent remarks by the director general of the International Air Transport Authority IATA . Mr. Giovanni Bisignani said the MENA region saw an increase in passenger demand of over eight percent just in the first eight months of 2009. Agreeing with the IATA's Mr. Bisignani is Mark Napier, Exhibitions Director, Dubai World Trade Centre, organ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Now a Cessna Pilot Center

Phoenix East Aviation PEA announces becoming a Cessna Pilot Center. The academy, which has been training pilot candidates for airlines worldwide since 1972, flies Cessna C-172 aircraft for its single-engine training. In addition, PEA has ten of the new Cessna model C-162 aircraft on order, due to be delivered in 2010. A flight school which has been designated as a Cessna Pilot Center is a specially selected aviation academy that represents top-quality, profession...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/11/2009 Comments(0)

India's Airlines Posting Impressive Growth

During the period June to October 2009, India's domestic air travel returned to impressive growth. In October, air traffic was up nearly 10% compared to the same month in 2007. According to Indian government statistical data, Kingfisher Airlines continued to be the leading airline with nearly 21% of the market, but Jet Airways, with nearly 20% and JetLite with approximately 8% were all considerably larger than previously. NACIL, which includes both Air India and Indian Airlines had ap...

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Airbus and Boeing Look to the Mideast

Middle East airlines are expected to continue to lead the global aviation industry for growth -- that was the word at the recent Dubai Airshow. According to the CEO of Airbus, Tom Enders, "The Middle East is still the hub of aviation gorwth." Randy Tinseth, commercial marketing vice president for Boeing Co., said "we see tremendous growth for the Middle East." Boeing anticipates Mideast passenger-type jet aircraft demand to total over 1,700 new aircraft -- valued at app...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/9/2009 Comments(0)

Airlines Improving More Each Month

The economic recession has affected airline travel, of course, as it has virtually every industry. But now the airline industry worldwide appears to be headed toward a recovery as fuller planes, lower fuel prices and additional revenue are starting to pay off. Fuel prices are almost 50% lower than their mid-2008 peak. People travelling on business, which is the most profitable customer mix for airlines, appears poised to to be ready to bounce back, according to several surveys of U.S...

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PEA Approved for F-1 Visa for Pilot Training Students

Great news for international students who wish to train at Phoenix East Aviation! Phoenix East has just been approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for F-1 Visa form authorization. The F-1 Visa Academic Student allows a foreign student to enter the U.S. as a full time student at an approved, academic institution. This visa requires the student to be enrolled in a full-time program that culminates in a professional certificate -- such as FAA certifications -- or col...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/2/2009 Comments(0)

University Degree along with your FAA Certificates

Phoenix East Aviation offers you an exceptional opportunity to get both your FAA certificates and ratings AND a college degree. One of the schools that Phoenix East has a special advanced learning partnership with is Mountain State University. Mountain State University offers PEA students credit for FAA certificates and ratings toward an associate or a bachelor's degree in aviation, at no extra charge. Mountain State offers PEA students convenient study on-line and at the ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/7/2009 Comments(0)

The Health of the Airline Industry and Load Factors

First of all, you may ask "What's a load factor?" The airlines will tell you it's the percentage of available seating capacity that is filled with passengers, or to put it more simply, for all the scheduled flights, the percentage of seats that are sold on a particular airline. This is important to the health of that airline -- and the industry as a whole. If load factors are high or simply increasing, this tells you that more people are flying, which means the airlines are mak...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/5/2009 Comments(0)

A Former PEA Flight Instructor, Now Flying with Delta Airlines

It's helpful to hear from graduates of a flight school have to say about their experience -- after all, who knows it better than someone who has been there, and in the case of Phoenix East Aviation PEA graduates, who have suceeded in achieving their lifelong dream to be an airline pilot. That's the case with another former member of the Phoenix East team. Shannon Connolly spent a few years instructing at PEA, and then was hired by Pinnacle Airlines in 2004 as a First Officer....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/4/2009 Comments(0)

More Women Flying Professionally

Phoenix East Aviation encourages all women with a passion for aviation to train at PEA -- and take that first step toward an exciting and rewarding career as a professional pilot. There is a large growth in the number of female pilots, according to the Chief Flight Instructor at Ohio State University, who is female: "Women can do the work, are just as competent and capable of doing the same things that men could do, according to Chief Flight Instructor Cathy Roby. ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/3/2009 Comments(0)

Growth for Low-Cost Airlines

Two years ago low-fare European airline Ryanair first considered flying between London and New York. This was a time when few viable low-cost airlines had scheduled flights across the Atlantic Ocean. But now two European low-cost operators have recently announced plans to start international service within months from now. They see this as a prime opportunity. It is also a prime opportunity for pilots -- more flights mean more pilots needed. Low-cost, long-distance flights have already be...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/1/2009 Comments(0)

From a Phoenix East Aviation graduate ...

This is a direct quote that Phoenix East Aviation received from an airline pilot, Brent Dunmire, who is a graduate of Phoenix East Aviation. "I wanted to let you know that I appreciate the excellent program you have at Phoenix East. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to work there as a flight instructor. I received all my flight training at Phoenix East, right up until the time I was hired by Mesa Airlines. I just finished my Initial Operating Experience with Mesa, flying SIC NOTE: second...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/31/2009 Comments(0)

Act Now. Limited-Time Opportunity to Train & Instruct in the U.S. with a J-1 Visa

Phoenix East Aviation is one of the very few professional flight training academies in the U.S. that offers the J-1 Visa DS-2019 for those flight trainees who wish to take part in the Exchange Visitor Program. IMPORTANT: To be considered for the J-1 Visa program, you must apply before December 31, 2009 to Phoenix East Aviation. The U.S. government has decided that this visa will only be available until the end of this year; it will be discontinued after that time. You must therefore apply for th...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/30/2009 Comments(0)

Profile of an Airline

Ever wonder how many aircraft an airline owns or how many people work for an airline you admire? Since you are either a pilot or interested in becoming a pilot, quite possibly a professional pilot, you may find the statistics of one airline interesting. As research is available on other airlines, this blog will list them. Republic Airlines is a little-known, U.S. commuter airline, which was recently the victor in a bankruptcy-court auction to buy Frontier Airlines. Republic Airlines won o...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/10/2009 Comments(0)

What the Airlines Are Saying About Hiring Pilots

According to British aviation journal, Flyer, here's what's going on in hiring pilots for some of the smaller British airlines and charter services: CityJet Airlines: They are currently hiring about 18 pilots a year and are confident that will continue. Thomas Cook Airlines: The training manager says this is a good time now to start training. Ryanair: Last year they recruited 450 new pilots. They expect to continue to hire large numbers of pilots. NetJets: Training management cons...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/9/2009 Comments(0)

A Good Time to Learn to Fly is NOW

So you've always dreamed of being a pilot, since you were a child? Now, however, with stories in the news about some airlines and their financial problems, you may be wondering if it is a good time to learn to fly. To quickly summarize, this is an excellent time to learn to fly. The aviation industry has traditionally been one of ups and downs, good times and bad. After 9/11 there was a significant drop worldwide as people flew less. However, in recent years we've seen a relativel...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/8/2009 Comments(0)

Did You Know Aeroflot Flies US and European Aircraft?

Aeroflot is selling all of its Tupolev jets. And when they are gone, only six of 100 jets in their fleet will be Russian-made -- and those six will fly mainly to Havana, Hanoi and some cities inside Russia. Aeroflot will fly nearly all Boeing and Airbus jets. This is amazing for a company that once owned nearly every civilian airplane in the entire Soviet Union. But the new Aeroflot wishes to be considered a business airline, and passengers mostly prefer Western aircraft. Russian ai...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/7/2009 Comments(0)

Phoenix East Scores Highest in Survey

Obtaining information about pilot training can be confusing: What should you ask, how to evaluate what the school tells you, is the school telling you the truth? And even if you are lucky enough to visit the school before making your decision on attending, how can you best evaluate what you see and hear? Recently Phoenix East was part of a independent survey, conducted by Pilot Journey, a U.S. on-line directory of aviation schools. Pilot Journey only lists schools on th...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/6/2009 Comments(0)

What One Airline Pilot Has to Say about Phoenix East Aviation

Here are excerpts from a letter from a Phoenix East Aviation graduate, Jason Prestigiacomo, who is currently a First Officer with United Express Airlines: "I am currently based in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, flying the Canadair Regional Jet. This assignment, although daunting at first, was made easier because of the education I received at Phoenix East Aviation of Daytona Beach, Florida. From the day I arrived in Daytona to the day I left for my first airline job, PEA...

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Phoenix East Aviation Flight Training Combined with a College Degree

Students attending flight training at Phoenix East Aviation can also work toward an aviation-related dgree. Credit for flight training can be applied for an Associate in Science Degree or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation. PEA has partnered with three universities to offer its flight training students this additional opportunity for education: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Extended Campus in Orlando, Utah Valley State College, and Mountain State University. Both Utah Valley S...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/12/2009 Comments(0)

Airbus Delivers 500 New Aircraft

European aircraft manufactuer Airbus is just beating American Boeing Aircraft in deliveries for the first half of 2009. Airbus has delivered 254 new aircraft, and Boeing delivered 246. Airbus made 43 deliveries in May alone and 49 in June. Airlines receiving new aircraft from Airbus included China Southern 5 aircraft , easyJet 6 aircraft , Singapore Airlines 3 aircraft , Aeroflot and US Airways 4 aircraft each . Other airlines receiving a new Airbus in the past few months were Air ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/12/2009 Comments(0)

Cessna to Begin Delivery of Its Newest Single Engine Aircraft

Phoenix East Aviation PEA has the reputation, not only of quality, valued-priced flight training, but also of innovation in training. And once again PEA is looking to the future concerning its training fleet of aircraft. Recently placing an order for 10 new Cessna C-162 SkyCatcher aircraft, Phoenix East has been notified that deliveries of this new aircraft are expected to begin the end of this year. The Model C-162 is a two-place, single-engine piston, high-...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/11/2009 Comments(0)

Lufthansa Airlines Now Owns Austrian Airlines

Just yesterday, Lufthansa took control of Austrian Airlines, after working on the deal for the past 9 months. European Commission approvals were required before Lufthansa could take over. The airline bought over 90% of Austrian Airlines and plans to take over the remaining shares soon to bring its ownership to a full 100%. It is estimated that the purchase cost Lufthansa nearly 362 million euros USD$514 million . Austrian Airlines is the third European airline that Lufthansa has taken over this ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/10/2009 Comments(0)

Piper Aircraft Plans Global Expansion

Piper Aircraft, located in Vero Beach, Florida, USA, is on a growth path, funded with investment from oil-rich Brunei. Recently purchased by Imprimis, an investment company with offices in Bangkok, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, Piper plans to aggressively develop and market new aircraft, including the USD$2.2 million very light jet VLJ PiperJet. The company is also reintroducing the Archer next year, plus various upgraded aircraft, such as the G-1000 equipped Meridian sing...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/9/2009 Comments(0)

China Aviation Opportunities

Aviation in China continues to grow. Both Beijing and Shanghai each handle over 50 million passengers a year. And since September 2008, the number of flight at Beijing airport has increased by over 9%. This means more opportunities for pilots and airline dispatchers. China's first private jet base is set to open in Shanghai next year. It will be at the Hongqiao Airport one of Shamghai's two airports and consist of a 3,000 sq.meter terminal with separate security and customs sectio...

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China Aviation Opportunities

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Agricultural Pilot Careers

The great thing about careers in aviation as a pilot is there are so many different kinds of jobs. You may at first think of professional flying as being a pilot for an airline -- yes, that's an excellent job. However, there are others: charter pilot, corporate pilot, instructor pilot, military pilot, and agricultural pilot -- to name only a few. What? Agricultural pilot? Yes, it's a great job, and it's not some old guy flying a bi-plane like in some out-of-date films. You can work for large agr...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/18/2009 Comments(0)

The Most Successful Low-Cost Carriers

Low-cost carriers LCCs have taken the commercial aviation world by storm the past decade. As a young professional pilot, you may find you are interested in flying for one of these LLCs somewhere in the world. Low cost carriers are often lumped together as one category of commercial airlines when analysed, but they do differ in terms of their size and their profitability. So if you are deciding which airlines you would prefer to fly for or to which airlines to send your resume, you may want to co...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/3/2009 Comments(0)

Why Does Phoenix East Fly the Cessna 172SP for Flight Training?

The Phoenix East Aviation training fleet includes only new and late model Cessna 172SP aircraft for basic single-engine training. Did you ever wonder why? By far,the most popular aircraft and the safest for single engine flight training worldwide is the Cessna 172. Cessna decided to start building new airplanes again in the late 1990s, and to also upgrade the 172 to a better, stronger aircraft. That's what PEA flies -- new and late model C-172SP -- because it has a higher horsepower: 180hp inste...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/3/2009 Comments(0)

What is General Aviation?

Have you heard the term "General Aviation" but are not sure what it means? If you guessed that it does not include military aviation, you are correct. If you guessed it also does not include scheduled airline flights, you would be correct again. So what does it include? General Aviation basically covers all aviation activities outside scheduled airlines and the military, including business aviation corporate fleets , medical evacuation, aerial photography, crop dusting and forestry, firefighting...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/31/2009 Comments(0)

Veterans' Program Makes Flight School Affordable

If you are a US military veteran, this could be important news for you: The Dept. of Veterans Affairs is accepting applications for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The bill contains new education benefits for flight training for veterans, including reservists and National Guard members, who have served on active duty since September 11, 2001. The provision for using GI Bill benefits to pay for flight training has been approved and will be a permanent part of the educational benefits for the V...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/31/2009 Comments(0)

Want to Fly Private Jets in the Middle East?

It is anticipated that the private jet charter business in the Middle East will grow between 15-20% this year. One large charter company grew by 40% in 2008 alone. Officials say that the Middle East private aviation market continues to grow as the region's elite and affluent enjoy the convenience of private jet transport. There has been particular growth in this aviation market on traffice between the Middle East and Europe. Awareness has grown about the practical value of using private charter ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/29/2009 Comments(0)

India's Aviation Market Growing

It looks like India's aviation market may come out of the worldwide recession faster than most countries. This was predicted by Boeing Aircraft at its 20-year India Market Outlook this week in New Delhi. India currently accounts for 3% of Boeing's aircraft sales. Air India has orders for Boeing 777 aircraft -- 23 airplanes, including five 777s it has ordered a total of 23 and received 12 and three 737s to Air India Express . Jet Airways has one 737 on order also. Boeing expects 31% of the 29,000...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/28/2009 Comments(0)

ATC Communications -- Why It's an Important Part of Your Training

Aviation has its own lingo, as many other professions do. It can be confusing at first, when you're just learning to fly, but it is vital from a safety perspective that you understand aviation terminology, especially that used by air traffic control ATC . Phoenix East, always a step ahead of many other flight schools, now includes ATC Communications training as part of your ground school. This is unique among flight schools and makes it another important advantage of Phoenix East pilot train...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/11/2009 Comments(0)

Phoenix East Introduces Jet Type Rating for Pilots

Phenix East Aviation has just announced a new jet type-rating program being offered at the Daytona Beach, Florida academy. Currently two new training courses are now offered: a Cessna Citation Jet Type- Rating and a Cessna Citation Jet Second-in-Command SIC Course. The Jet Type-Rating Course is designed to enable the student to act as pilot in command of a Cessna Citation jet. Pilots will be trained under FAR Part 61.63 to gain knowledge of advanced systems through ground school, simulator train...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/21/2009 Comments(0)

Are Your Eyes Turned Skyward?

The renowned painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci said "For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." As a pilot you will enter a new world of adverture and challenge, You'll be in the company of some of the most exciting, friendly and spirited people you can imagine -- professional aviators. For more information on professional flight training, contact Phoenix East Aviati...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/20/2009 Comments(0)

Salaries for India's Pilots Increasing

With the continued shortage of pilots in India, the country's airlines are increasingly relying on foreign pilots. For Indian pilots, slaries have been skyrocketing, as airlines compete for a limited pool of qualified pilots. Last year the need for pilots reached such intensity that the government become involved and decreed that airlilne pilots much give six mon ths notice before resigning. Increasing the retirement age now at age 62 for airline pilots is also being considered to lessen the...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/17/2009 Comments(0)

Statistics on the World's Airlines

Though the world's airlines have schedules 4% fewer flights for June compared to last year though this is only a 2% drop in seat capacity , the total number of seats offered remains high at 297.5 million for this month alone. That certainly shows what a large industry commercial aviation is on a worldwide basis. The total number of flights scheduled to operate worldwide this month is 2.43 million. And this does not include executive jet flights, military or charter aircraft....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/16/2009 Comments(0)

India's Need for Pilots

India's need for pilots continues. The latest estimates as of this month, June, 2009 indicate that India has a need for 4,800 additional pilots by 2012. By that time India will have taken delivery of another 480 new aircraft. The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that as of last October the average age of candidates taking their Commercial Pilot License exams was 19 to 20 years old. India has only 41 registered pilot schools, which is not nearly enough to teach all the pilots nee...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/15/2009 Comments(0)

A Commercial Pilot is Skilled and Well-trained

There are no unskilled, untrained pilot positions available. Flying is a rewarding, exciting profession that requires training -- and ongoing training -- and a high set of skills. First and foremost, you must be trained and trained well in order to qualify for FAA certifications and ratings, as well as for other countries' certifications. The types of certification you will need depends on what type of flying you plan to do: For example, if you plan to be an agricultural pilot, the requireme...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/15/2009 Comments(0)

Why You Should Consider Phoenix East Aviation for Flight School

Established in 1972, Phoenix East Aviation has gained recognition as one of the finest educational flight training facilities in the world. Certified under the Federal Aviation Administration as an approved pilot school, Phoenix East Aviation can train for any position from the dispatcher on the ground to the pilot in the cockpit of a jet. The academy is approved under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and offers training to meet International Civil Aviation Orgnaization's...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/19/2009 Comments(0)

Choosing a Flight School - 10 Good Questions to Ask

You want to be a professional pilot. You understand you must go to a flight training academy, but you've never flown an airline -- so how do you find out what flight school is the best for you? Here are some tips on questions to ask: 1. Experience : Does the school have the experience and financial security and stability that comes with many years in professional flight training? 2. Quality of Instruction : If the school is in the U.S., is it nationally accredited? VA approved if you are for...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/18/2009 Comments(0)

There's More to Do Than Just Fly the Plane When You're an Airline Pilot

Work for an airline pilot before takeoff involves a lot more than just greeting passengers as they board: You will need to get information about the specific route you will be taking during the flight, the weather, the passengers and aircraft, work out a flight plan that consists of the route, flying altitude, how much fuel to take , sometimes depending on the airline supervise the loading and fueling of your aircraft, carry out pre-flight checks on the navigation and operating systems, and of c...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/17/2009 Comments(0)

Planning a Career as an Airline Pilot?

So your goal is a career as an airline pilot? Being a professional pilot for one of the big or small airlines can be one of the best jobs in the world. First year salaries in the U.S., for example, range from $25,000 to $50,000, and senior captains can earn as much as $200,000 annually. You may work only eight or ten days a month, depending on your airline and the length of your typical flights. You and your family fly free and also get reduced rates at hotel and car rentals often. With the worl...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/16/2009 Comments(0)

Aviation Jobs -- Ready and Waiting for You

Since you're reading this blog, you're probably very interested in becoming a pilot and having a long, satisfying career as a professional pilot. But maybe you've read that things aren't as good with the airline industry in many countries as they were a year ago. So what should you do? Think past today. Use this time to become trained and then build flight hours so your resume will be attractive to airlines. If you wait until all the airlines throughout the w...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/15/2009 Comments(0)

The Boeing 747 -- What a History

The Boeing 747 made its first test flight over 40 years ago and entered commercial service in January 1970. Boeing has produced 1,400 variations and different configurations of the aircraft since then. Production continues today, though only 14 freighter versions of the 747 were produced last year. British Airways wins the prize as the bigger user of this excellent aircraft. It operates 578 flights each week -- 40 daily departures from London's Heathrow airport alone. Apart from BA, Lu...

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The Age of Commercial Fleets -- Is It Important?

If you want to be an airline pilot, you'll likely find this information quite interesting: What's the real difference between older and newer models of commercial aircraft. In a word, it's fuel efficiency. Most of the U.S. carriers planes, such as the large Boeing 767, date from the mid-1980s. However, most of Air France-KLM airplanes are at least 10 years younger. The Airbus A330, for example, that Air France flies between Paris and the U.S., burns an ave...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/14/2009 Comments(0)

Long Flights and Pilot Rest

Ever wonder how pilots rest on long international flights? If you dream of being an international pilot, this will be of interest. Some of the aircraft used for ultra-long flights today, such as the Airbus 380 and Boeing 777, for example, are capable of flying nonstop for as much as 20 hours. Aviation regulatory agencies in different countries have different policies on what is called "crew rest." The FAA, for example, in the U.S. has both a 24 hour and 48 hour minimum requ...

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Start Your Pilot Training Now....

"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/5/2009 Comments(0)

Why Come to Florida for Pilot Training?

Phoenix East Aviation attracts students from all over the world. Over 65% of students are from countries outside the U.S. They come for the quality training at Phoenix East, the great Daytona Beach, Florida, flying weather, the beaches, and the excellent value for money Phoenix East offers. You may not have known, however, what an aviation hub the state of Florida is. The state of Florida has a large number of airports, many of which were military air bases in WWII and were converted to ci...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/4/2009 Comments(0)

Airline Pilot Responsibilities

The job of an airline pilot consists of the following responsibilities: 1. Navigate or pilot aircraft to transport mail, freight and/or passengers 2. Supervise or perfrom pre-flight checks of loading, fuel supplies, instruments, and switches 3. Discuss with meteorologist weather conditions for take-off and flight 4. Supervise activities of flight deck crew 5. Modify flight plan as necessary In the United Kingdom in 2000, there were 16,449 airline and commercial pilots with Airline Transport Pilo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/3/2009 Comments(0)

Airline Pilot Salaries - International Comparison

The income data below is provided to the International Labour Organization by various government agencies, such as Statistics Canada, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticws, Statistics Finland, Federal Statistical Office of Germany, National Statistics Republic of China, etc. The income is indicated in U.S. dollars and is average gross salary per month before deductions for taxes, social security etc. Germany: $9,122. United States: $7,877. Taiwan: $7,867. Philippines: $5,639. Kuwait: $6,445. United K...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/2/2009 Comments(0)

PEA Graduates First Class of Dispatchers for Middle Eastern Airlines

Phoenix East Aviation PEA announces the graduation of the first group of new airline dispatchers for Middle East Airlines AirLiban MEA . Phoenix East initiated training 23 student dispatchers for MEA and other Middle Eastern airlines in February. The recent graduation ceremonies were attended by MEA management personnel, as well as by Ghassan Reslan, CEO of Phoenix East Aviation. The intense six-week training course took place in Beirut, Lebanon, at the...

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A Great Way to Build Flight Hours

Phoenix East Aviation, Daytona Beach, Florida, has a great idea for pilots who wish to build additional hours, either for professional enhancement or to build a better resume to become a career airpline, corporate or charter pilot. The PEA program allows you to build hours in a Cessna C-172SP, a Piper PA-34 or a Diamond DA-42 aircraft glass cockpit aircraft available , while enjoying Florida's sunshine and the famous beaches of Daytona Beach. Did you know you can drive on the beach, ri...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/1/2009 Comments(0)

Stereotypes about Airline Pilots

A stereotype about airline pilots persists -- that they are male, trained by the military,are trim and fit,have perfect vision, and are excellent at mathematics. Then there's the myth that all pilots are paid like senior superjumbo jet captains for major airlines. Maybe 50 years some of this had some small bit of accuracy to it, but not today. Women and minorities are in all positions in aviation now, including as captains for major airlines, charter operations and corporate fleets. Approximatel...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/1/2009 Comments(0)

Emirates Airline Increases Its Fleet and Flights

Emirates Airline, the largest airline in the Middle East, has announced plans to increase its fleet of aircraft, as well as to increase the number of its flights. Based in Dubai, the airline intends to increase the number of flights by 14%, as well as adding 18 new passenger aircraft to its fleet. The airline has grown at an average rate of 20% each year for the past five years. By the end of this month, Emirates' fleet will consist of 132 aircraft, including four superjumbo Airb...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/31/2009 Comments(0)

Aviation Growth in the Middle East

We're seeing different strategies by different airlines in various parts of the world. Some airlines are reducing flights, other airlines are expanding. In the Arab countries, most airlines are expanding their capacity. The Centre for Asia Pacific expects a positive future for Middle Eastern airlines: "The region will be growing while others are stagnating." Passenger travel in Arab countries shows a growth of 10.3% in January 2009 compared to January 2008. Regional growth gr...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/30/2009 Comments(0)

The Wright Brothers Had Only Three Instrument Gauges

Pilots use instrument gauges to help them fly and reach their destination safely. The fathers of flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright, had only three "gauges" to help them: a stopwatch, an anemometer to measure wind speed and a tachometer. Of course, they didn't go very high or very fast during these first days of flight. With the introduction of instrument flight, nearly every inch of cockpit space became covered with instruments, switches and buttons to help the pilot. And as ...

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What is Seniority and Why Is It Important to a Pilot?

There are two or three typies of pilot positions with any airline or company: Captain, First Officer and Flight Engineer. Compensation and even some benefits at airlines and most companies corporations and charter companies are based on "seniority." Seniority at an airline is based on a pilot's date of hire by that airline. When a pilot is hired as a First Officer or Flight Engineer, he or she is immediately assigned a seniority number at the bottom of the list of pilots. Over time...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/29/2009 Comments(0)

Smaller Turboprop and Jets Important to Commercial Aviation

Smaller regional aircraft have become very important to the US airline industry -- and this is good news to pilots with less experience. Seventy-five percent of the commercial airports in the country are served by such planes -- and only such planes. How is "smaller regional aircraft" typically defined? Those are the turboprop and smaller jets with fewer than 100 seats. Such aircraft make up 45% of all operations arrivals and departures at Newark N.J. Liberty International Airpo...

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You Might Be Flying into Orlando Airport When You Come to Phoenix East

If you decide to train at Phoenix East Aviaton, when you arrive, you may fly into the Orlando, Florida, airport. It's about one hour away from Daytona Beach; you can easily take a shuttle bus from the airport in Orlando to Phoenix East Aviation. Orlando is a beautiful airport and the 10th largest airport in the US. According to OAG magazine, most planes land from Philadelphia Pennsylvania , Newark New Jersey , Detroit Michigan and New York. Atlanta Georgia is ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/7/2009 Comments(0)

Focus on an Airline: Wizz Air

In our effort to help you learn more about the aviation industry, here's some information on a great airline called Wizz Air. Not familiar with it? It's headquartered in Budapest, Hungary; last year it carried nearly six million passengers on its fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft -- each seating 180 passengers. The airline has bases in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and most recently in the Ukraine. Wizz Air has a very busy schedule going to London also:...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/6/2009 Comments(0)

What's New with Airlines Worldwide

To meet passengers needs and manage their airlines effectively, airlines make changes. If your dream -- and plan -- is to make commercial aviation your career, you may find some of these changes ineresting. Here's snippets of what's happening this past month: JetBlue's market share has risen to nearly 11% of the US market because of expansion into new markets in the US, Mexico, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Costa Rica. Spirit Airlines is now flying to Sao Paulo, Brazil. The sin...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/6/2009 Comments(0)

Phoenix East Partners with Middle East Airlines AirLiban

Not everyone wants to be a pilot or is able to be a pilot. That does not mean you cannot have an exciting career in aviation. A career as an airline dispatcher is an excellent, well-paying career. You work for an airline and become "the captain on the ground," so-to-speak. Check out an earlier blog article for details on being an airline dispatcher . Phoenix East is one of the top schools for training airline dispatchers and is well-known throughout the world. Phoe...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/5/2009 Comments(0)

What is ICAO and Other Aviation Organizations?

So you think you want to be an international pilot for a career, and you've heard people talking about ICAO, but don't really know what that is? It is useful to know about this organization and what they do if international aviation is in your future. International Civil Aviation Organization or ICAO , is an agency of the United Nations, which codifies the techniques of international air navigation and principles and fosters international air transport to ensure orderly industry gr...

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Living Legend in Aviation

If you become a professional pilot and fly as a career, you will be in the company of some great men and women. Do you recognize names such as Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Sir Richard Branson, Gene Cernan, Dick Rutan, Emily Howell-Warner and Harrison Ford? Wait, did I hear Harrison Ford? Harrison Ford is indeed famous in aviation circles as the chariman of the EAA's Young Eagles. The Young Eagles promotes aviation in the US for young people. Harrison Ford said "Those who are bound to ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/4/2009 Comments(0)

Biggest Low Cost Carrier in the US

Many new pilots get their first job flying for a low-cost or discount airline or a regional airline. This is typical throughout the world. Who are some of the big low-cost airlines? Southwest Airlines in the US is the biggest, and in Europe and the UK, Ryanair is the largest. Southwest is three-times bigger than Ryanair in terms of weekly flights 22,800 vs 7,800 , but Ryanair operates a phenomenal 629 routes to 139 airports. Southwest has three times more aircraft, but operates 434...

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Business Jets and Their Use Throughout the World

Business jets are a big business, and it's a great job to be a pilot for a corporation with a fleet of aircraft. There are more than one million people employed manufacturing, flying, maintaining and managing business aircraft, according to The General Aviation Manufacturers Assocation GAMA . They contribute USD$150 billion to the US economy each year. As a pilot for a business jet, you fly executives wherever they need to go for business. So you fly all over; some compan...

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What's New in Southeast Asia Aviation

What's going on in some of Southest Asia's growing aviation markets these days? A lot, especially in Cambodia. In 2007 Cambodia's two international airports at Phnom Penh PNH and Siem Reap REP grew nearly 25% in traffic, handlilng 3.3 million passengers. Since 2003 combined traffic handled at these two airports has grown by over 135%. Traffic figures released for 2008 reveal that Phnom Penh is continuing its double-digit growth. Two airlines account for over 40% of all schedul...

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US Airline Market Growing

Phoenix East Aviation is pleased to report that the latest figures show that the US domestic market is showing signs of more rapid growth. In August of last year 2008 , passenger numbers were up a strong 7%. The last time growth was above 4% in a month was back in September 2005. Since the beginning of 2008, Southwest Airlines has been extending its market share lead over nearest rival American Airlines. In January the gap was 2.8% and by August 2008 it reached 4.5%. Southwest was responsible fo...

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Air Sylhet Launches Service

Another new airline has started service -- presenting more career opportunities for new pilots. Air Sylhet has launched service from Stansted and Manchester, England airports to Dubai and Vienna, Austria. Air Sylhet has leased an Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The airline says it plans to fly to multiple cities. The first destinations of Dubai and Vienna have been chosen, according to the airline, because there is room in the market for more flights to these destinations. This year, Air Sylhet ...

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Another New Airline Begins Service

The aviation industry continues to grow and create opportunities for new pilots. A new airline has just started up in Brazil. Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA started service last month with four jetliners. The airline plans to buy four more aircraft soon. Azul Linhas started service sooner than planned in order to capitalize on the holiday season. "Azul" means "blue" in Portuguese. The airline started with US $150 million in funding from investors in bo...

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Phoenix East Partners with MEA Airliban Airlines

If you are from the Middle East -- or from many other places in the world -- you're probably familiar with Middle East Airliban Airline MEA , a large, highly-respected airline that flies worldwide. Phoenix East Aviation is proud to announce a partnership with MEA to train their flight dispatchers. Not only is Phoenix East well-known worldwide for exceptional high-quality flight training, but the academy also trains airline dispatcher students from countries around the world at its Day...

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Airlines Have Different Requirements

Sometimes we receive questions about what is required to work for a particular airline -- how much training and how many flight hours for hiring new pilots. Each airline has its specific requirements -- and these requirements sometimes change, based on the current need of the airline. So if you have your heart set on one or two airlines only not recommended for new pilots , you should check with the crew hiring department of those airlines. For example, Saudi Arabian Airlines requires the follow...

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Two Major Airlines Merge

The US Department of Justice has given its approval to the proposed Delta Airlines - Northwest Airlines merger. The Department of Justic closed its six-month investigation into the proposed merger with the announcement that it is "likely to produce substantial and credible efficiencies that will benefit US consumers and is not likely to substantially lessen competition." India's two biggest private airlines recently announced a major alliance to help cut costs. Jet Airways a...

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No More Radar for Commercial Airlines

A new air traffic control system about to be implemented is expected to save fuel, save time off long flights and improve safety. This new system will replace radar and will first be launched in Canada next month, impacting flights between the US and Europe. However, to be fully implemented in the US is expected to take 10 years. This system is called Automatic Depdendent Surveillance-Broadcast or ADS-B. Among other things, it will also allow controllers to let planes change altitudes more freel...

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Aviation English -- Why It's Important

You've probably heard that the ability to speak, understand and write English is mandatory if you wish to fly internationally. But do you know why? English is the language for all pilots and air traffic controllers who wish to operate in any international aviation enviroment. The International Civil Aviation Organization, called ICAO, determines the English language requirements. You may hear the term "aviation English." This includes the ability t...

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US International Gateway Airport

If you think you may want to fly internationally, this information about new international US airports may be of interest to you: Did you realize that more airports in the US are becoming international. Airports at Dayton, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Richmond, Virginia are now all international airports. New York's JFK airport continues to be the leading airport for all international traffic in the US, but there is another airport that is rapidly building more international traff...

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How a Regional Airline Works

There are many regional airlines throughout the world -- some small, some larger. One example in the U.S. is Mesa Airlines. Phoenix East Aviation has a recruitment partnership with Mesa; they are always eager to interview and hire PEA graduates when they are looking for new pilots. Mesa Airlines is now operating 180 aircraft to 124 cities, 38 U.S. states, and Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. The airline has over 800 daily departures. Mesa operates under contract as ...

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A Revolution in Aviation -- Low-Cost Airlines

Low-cost airlines throughout the world have changed the way people fly -- and how many people fly. And the changes have been more apparent in Europe than anywhere else: Low-cost carriers have captured nearly a third of the entire market and offer over 130,000 flights each month currently. However, because these airlines operate on a tight budget, they do tend to be more sensitive to high fuel costs. Now fuel makes up at least 36% of global airlines' expenses, up from 1.4% just five yea...

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Do You Know Which Airlines Are the Biggest?

If your dream is to fly for one of the biggest airlines in the world, you may be interested to know just what airlines carry the largest number of passengers currently and which have the greatest revenue or sales. The statistics indicate that when it comes to the most passengers, U.S. airlines own the skies. Below is the Top 10 in numbers of passengers flown in 2007: #1 Delta/Northwest flew the most passengers, and American claims #2 with the second highest number of passengers flown...

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Communications in the Air

Clear and precise communication is important when you're flying, because always, safety is foremost. Therefore, when pilots are talking to air traffic controllers, the need for clarity is vital. Also, when you are another aircraft monitoring radio transmissions of pilots flying around you, any message that isn't understood correctly can have critical consequences. Therefore, civilian and military pilots as well as U.S. ground military forces rely on the phonetic alphabet to clarify commu...

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U.S. Jet Company to Build Jets in Russia

We live in a global environment, to be sure. Eclipse Aviation, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is beginning to manufacture aircraft in Russia. Eclipse Aviation manufactures small twin-engine jets. The company is expected to received $205 million in financing from the Russian state bank, Vnesheconombank, according to The New York Times. Eclipse builds a six-seat twin engine jet that costs $2.15 million. With a range of 1,200 to 1,400 miles, Eclipse believes the aircraft is especially suited f...

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College Credit with Pilot Training at Phoenix East Aviation

Phoenix East Aviation is partnering with three U.S. universities so that you can earn college credits for flight training. Those schools are Utah Valley State College, Mountain State University, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Extended Campus Orlando . You can work toward an aviation-related degree. Credit for flight training can be applied for an Associate in Science and/or Bachelors in Science in Aviation. Talk to a Phoenix East Admissions Officer about how you can...

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Australia's Qantas Airways just became the third airline in the world to add an Airbus A380 to its fleet. This amazing super-jumbo jet was flown from France, where it was built, to Sydney just recently. It will begin service next week between Australia and Los Angles. What's an A-380, and why is it a big deal? If you want to someday fly jets, you'll find this very interesting. The A-380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet. It is the largest passenger airplane in the world, c...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/14/2008 Comments(0)

FAR Part 141 and Part 61 -- What Is the Difference?

Under Federal Aviation Administration regulations, flight training must adhere to the minimum standards specified in the Federal Aviation Regulations FARs . These basic requirements provide flight instruction minimums the skills and procedures that a flight instructor needs to teach every student over the course of his/her training to achieve the various pilot certificates. An FAR Part 141 school follows a syllabus and training curriculum, which must be approved by the FAA. The school is s...

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Have You Heard about the Airbus A380 Jumbo Jet?

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Maybe the World's Biggest Airline?

Last month Lufthansa bought a 45% stake in Brussels Airlines, planning to take full control in 2011. It is also one of the three bidders for a 43% stake in Austrian Airlines. In addition, Lufthansa and SAS Group could be close to completing negotiations that would see SAS become part of the Lufthansa group of airlines. in 2009, 30% affilate BMI will be majority-owned by Lufthansa. And if that is not aggressive enough, Lufthansa is seen as one of the possible buyers of Alitalia Airlines. If this ...

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Forecast for Business Jets

National Business Aviation Association NBAA is a big deal in aviation in the U.S. It's a large exposition with a huge crowd, many convention displays and many new corporate jets lined up at the airport. NBAA just took place last week in Orlando, Florida, and more than 27,000 people from the business aviation industry attended. In 2008, for the fifth year in a row, new business jet deliveries are expected to set another record with about 1,200 new aircraft delivered. This is an increase of approx...

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Commercial Certificate Explained

If you want to be a professional pilot, you will definitely want to earn your Commercial Certificate as soon as you possibly can. This will allow you to fly for compensation or hire. There are general requirements for a Commercial Certificate, and there are, as you would guess, also flight requirements. Following are the U.S Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration's FAA rules. As always, if you expect to be living outside the U.S. or are a citizen of a country other than the...

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Pilot Certificates and Ratings Explained

Aviation has its own lingo or language, just as many other professions do. It can be confusing when you are first learning about the industry. And often the first confusion lies in wondering what all the different certificates and ratings are. Here is a summary explanation of each of the certificates and ratings you will need to know about as a aspiring career pilot. We will focus of those certificates that are important to professional pilots as opposed to recreational pilots . PRIVATE PILOT CE...

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Ways to Build More Flight Hours

OK, you've worked very hard and studied very hard, and now you have your Private and Commercial certificates with Instrument rating. But airlines also want experience: How do you get that experience or as pilots call it, "build hours"? There are three basic ways: The most common, easiest and cheapest way is to teach. That means teaching others to fly by being a flight instructor. You must, therefore, first earn one, two or three of the instructor ratings: Certified Flight Instructor CF...

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What Are the Steps in Becoming an Airline Pilot?

Many people start out their aviation careers with a great desire to fly, but they have no experience and therefore, don't know how to go about it. As with any other career that includes a significant amount of training and preparation, there are certain steps you must accomplish on that road to being a commercial pilot. One note: there will always be some differences in requirements -- large or small -- among various countries' aviation authorities; those differences might alter these steps some...

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Aircraft Manufacturers - One of the Big Ones

So you want to be a pilot -- probably even hope to have a great career as a professional pilot, if you are reading this blog. Then you also most likely want to learn about aircraft -- and who manufactures them. You may already know what aircraft Boeing and Airbus manufacture; their new aircraft are in the news regularly. Have you also heard of Embraer? Did you know Embraer is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats? As a newly-hired pilot, you will most likely be flyi...

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Even Wilbur Wright Felt the Passion of Flight

Wilbur Wright, one of the world's most important "fathers" of aviation, most definitely was passionate about flight, just as many pilots and aspiring pilots are today. Not only did this passion drive him to develop the first flying machine, it also touched his soul. He said : More than anything else, the sensation of flight is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost."...

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Financial Health of Major US Airlines Has Improved

Financial issues of some of the major airlines in the US have gotten some media attention lately; newspaper articles have detailed the challenges in running large airlines profitably, especially since the price of fuel has increased. But lower fuel prices and the carriers' operational and financial changes have helped ease the concern. Most importantly, thanks to more than a $30 drop in the price of a barrel of oil, things have improved. Over the last approximately six months the major airlines ...

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What is a Commercial Pilot's Schedule Like?

In the US, the FAA allows airline pilots up to eight hours of scheduled time flying per day, and up to 16 hours of total duty time this includes wait time at airports between flights . The FAA also allows up to 30 hours of flight time weekly and up to 100 hours monthly. No significant updating of duty and time-off regulations by the FAA have not taken place recently; current regulations date from the 1960s for the most part. The FAA also mandates eight consecutive hours of rest in any 24 hour pe...

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Middle Eastern Airlines Continue to Expand

As some U.S. major airlines ground their most fuel-inefficient aircraft and eliminate unprofitable routes, Middle Eastern carriers are expanding as fast as they can. They hope to be able to redefine the region as the new crossroads in global aviation. According to Airbus' chief executive, Thomas Enders "these airlines are on a very impressive growth path and expansion course." Airbus has recently delivered a new A380 jumbo jet to the chairman of Emirates. Emirates Airlines has increase...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/17/2008 Comments(0)

More on Funding for Pilot Training

Students who seek loans from banks can often increase their chances of being approved for a private loan and getting lower interest rates, if a parent or another creditworthy adult agrees to be a co-signer. When it comes to student loans, credit requirements and interest rates vary from lender to lender, so that the same person who is denied a loan by one could be approved by another. So be sure to check with multiple sources -- and don't get discouraged if you are initially denied. Though only ...

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New Opportunities for Pilots

Low-cost U.S. carriers are being presented with a new market opportunity, as some of the major airlines, such as Delta and United, reduce service to some cities. Low-cost carriers are typically hungry for these new chances created by the larger airlines. For example, Allegiant Airlines sees competitors' capacity cuts as the silver lining of fuel price increases. The airline plans to open new routes to popular destination Las Vegas, where US Airways has just decreased flights. AirTran Airways als...

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So Your Mother is Concerned about Your Safety if You Become a Pilot? Not to Worry, Mom!

Changes in safety improvements have been quite dramatic. Going back to the beginning of the jet age, in 1959 Boeing research indicated one fatal accident for every 30,000 commercial jet flights. By 2006 the rate for all airlines had dropped to only one accident for every 4.3 million commercial flights by Western-built jets, according to Flight Safety Foundation, a non-profit research group. An American's chance of being in a fatal plane crash last year was only one in 432,484, says the U.S. Nati...

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The Cost of Aviation Fuel

Most flight schools now have what is called a fuel surcharge, which is in addition to a flight training program cost. This covers the increasing cost of fuel, which, as you know if you have a car, has been increasing quite rapidly. If a flight school did not have this fuel surcharge, they would have to change their training prices all the time -- making it confusing for the student, the prospective student, and the school itself. Even many airlines charge fuel surcharges now, on top of your tick...

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Paying For Flight Training

There is no question: Flight training is not inexpensive. However, it is typically considerably less expensive to learn to fly and receive your certificates and ratings in the U.S. than it is in Europe and Asia. And in many countries in Africa and Asia, there is simply not the professional flight training easily available that is needed to become a career pilot. In addition, there is the weather factor: In many places, the weather is just not consistently good enough for daily flying, so buildin...

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What's Going on in India in Aviation?

India's commercial aviation industry continues to grow. We have heard that the rate of growth may be slowing a bit -- from incredible to just very strong. Airlines continue to seek pilots, and airport traffic is still growing. The most recent statistics indicate that India's international airline traffic growth was between 15% and 20% for most of 2007. In 2008 its rate of growth has been averaging around 11%. Still pretty impressive. In May 2008 alone, Delhi and Mumbai which cater to around half...

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Environment and Aviation -- Much is Happening

Are you interested in both aviation and the environment? If so, you might be very interested in what's going on in commercial aviation these days. Aircraft manufacturers are becoming more environmentally-conscious, or "green," as the expression goes. Boeing and Airbus, as well as other manufacturers, are working to reduce the environmental impact of flying, as well as the cost. Inside Boeing's exhibit at this year's big Farnborough Airshow in the UK, sits a 75-gallon tank of bright gee...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/21/2008 Comments(0)

More Airlines Lower Minimum Flight Hours for New Pilots

Trans States Airlines, a St. Louis, Missouri-based regional airline that operates flights on behalf of American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways has announced that it has lowered tis minimum flying hours requirement for new hires to 500 hours; not too many years ago, the minimum number of flight hours required to be considered for employment as a First Officer was 1,500. Newly minted pilots at all airlines start as co-pilots, also called First Officers. The Federal Aviation Administratio...

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New Class of Jets - Very Light Jets (VLJ) -- Will Need Pilots

There are many different jobs for pilots in commercial aviation. One of them is new -- and getting to be a bigger deal worldwide: With the advent of the Very Light Jet class of aircraft VJL , commercial aviation may change. How would you like to be pilot in a VLJ -- and work for an air taxi service -- flying executives and maybe celebrities point-to-point from an local or regional airport to other smaller airports? Have you heard about VLJs yet? They are just becoming better known, with more of ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/18/2008 Comments(0)

Commercial Pilot or Corporate Pilot -- Which Will You Be?

Any idea how many commercial jets fly in the US? At the end of last year, there were about 8,000 commercial jets flying in the US -- and also about 18,000 corporate jets. Private jets account for fewer takeoffs and landings and passengers. In general, commercial airlines use about 66 percent of the resources of federal air traffic control and pay about 96 percent of the costs. There's lots of room for growth for business aviation, however, which is changing from ownership by companies and wealth...

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Corporate Jet Passengers -- Often the Female Boss

This week is a big week for corporate jets in New York, as squadrons of them arrive at area airports with business executives and their customers for the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. So who's really in the passenger cabins of these corporate jets? If you're thinking of becoming a pilot and flying for a corporation, you might find this interesting. The National Business Aviation Association NBAA says about 75% of the approximately 11,000 business jets in the US are operated by entrepreneurs a...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/16/2008 Comments(0)

Biggest Commercial Airshow in the World in Full Swing

If your passion is aviation, you'd probably love to be part of the excitement at a big airshow. Well, if you want to go to the biggest commercial airshow, you may want to fantasize about going to the Farnborough airshow, now being held outside of London. In addition to a multitude of static displays aircraft open for viewing on the ground and demonstration flight, the Farnborough show is one of the most important venues for aircraft buyers to place orders for new airplanes. Airbus today announce...

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What Is a Good Way to Get a Job as a Pilot?

How can you be assured of getting a job as a pilot for an airline? There are some non-negotiable basics -- things you absolutely must do. The most important of course is get the ratings you need. You must study and pass your written and flight tests for your Private Pilot Certificate. In addition, you need at least an Instrument Rating, a Commercial Pilot Certificate, and a Multi-Engine Rating to fly aircraft with more than one engine . So now you have the minimum certifications and ratings. You...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/17/2008 Comments(0)

How Much Money do Pilots Make Compared to Other Professions?

So you want to be a pilot -- or a doctor -- or a lawyer, maybe? You think you want to be a pilot, but you're not sure, and compensation is one issue. Seven different occupations made the list of salaries over $100,000. Doctors in the US are first; however, that requires many, many years of study and intense dedication. Guess what profession is next? It's airline pilots. They rank second at $128,406 a year, followed by lawyers at $118,786; marketing and advertising managers are next with $103,883...

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Airlines Save Fuel by Using Water

Did you know that fuel is now the largest component of operating costs for airlines? If you read aviation news articles, you might have read about that. So what are airlines doing to help save fuel? For one, they are buying new aircraft, if they can afford it; the latest technology aircraft burn fuel more efficiently -- and that means less fuel is used. Also, since 2001, hundreds of jetliners worldwide have been outfitted with upswept wingtips that increase range and make the aircraft more aerod...

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Phoenix East Aviation Re-Accredited for FIVE Years

It's pretty obvious that you want the flight school you choose to be in good standing with the country's aviation governing body -- in the US, that's the FAA, of course. Choosing a school that has a consistent good record with the FAA is most important for safety considerations, and safety should always be foremost in your training . However, a good flying record -- and staying out of trouble with the FAA -- should not the only factor when you choose a flight school. Quality of training, financi...

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What is "Accreditation" for a Flight School?

So you've decided to take the big step and go to flight school, because you want to be a commercial pilot and fly with an airline for a career. Good decision: It's an excellent career, and this is the best of times to put on the uniform and start that career. But now for the next big decision, how to choose a flight school. There are many things to consider, but one in particular you may not know about -- and it may help you make the best decision for you. That is the question of accreditation. ...

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Global Airline Traffic and Fuel Prices

If you read the news, you know it's no secret that the increasing price of fuel is an important concern to airlines worldwide. One test of how well airlines worldwide weather rising costs is expected to come after the peak tourist-travel season, which runs through August. Here's a short lesson in airline industry economics that may help you understand what's going on: Did you realize that global airline industry fortunes currently tend to vary by country or region? For example, U.S. carriers, mo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/13/2008 Comments(0)

Embraer Expects to Build Record Number of Jets

Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, has indicated it expects to deliver 200 jets in 2008, with the 170/190 model accounting for about 80% of the total deliveries. This further indicates the health of the commercial aviation market -- as airlines worldwide buy and fly Embraer jets. In 2007, the company delivered 123 170-190 aircraft, seven ERJ-145s and 35 Legacy aircraft. At the end of 2007, Embraer's backlog aircraft ordered by not yet build and delivered consisted of 430 170-190 and 4...

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More Reasons for the Pilot Shortage in the US and Europe

In the US and Europe, an entire generation of airline pilots who were trained by their countries military in the 1970s are hitting retirement age, and these air forces are no longer turning out enough replacements to be a source of pilots for commercial aviation. In addition, sophisticated fleets of corporate and fractional jets are expanding very rapidly and sucking up pilots who once might have been flying for commercial airlines. Plus, the regional airlines, which genrally hire young and less...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/12/2008 Comments(0)

Some Interesting Regional Airline Statistics

OK, so you're now a pilot. You have your Private License, Instrument Rating, Commercial Certificate and Multi-Engine Rating. You've also worked briefly as a flight instructor, earning money while building "free" hours. You now have 350 or 500 hours, maybe a little less even. What your next step? Chances are you'll find yourself on the hiring list of a regional airline. They are growing fast and are often the first important career step for a young pilot. Why are regional airlines hirin...

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Training Pilots for Airlines Worldwide

If you've been following aviation in the press anywhere in the world the past few years, you know the shortage of commercial pilots is at perhaps its highest level in many, many years right now . That's no secret. And orders for new aircraft worldwide have been booming, which makes the pilot shortage problem even more severe. This creates an exceptional opportunity for someone who wants to fly as a career. A number of the big aircraft orders have come from low-fare airines, especially in Asia an...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/10/2008 Comments(0)

What is a Fuel Surcharge?

The airline industry is having to cope with increasing fuel costs. Flight training academies are also having to deal with the continual increases in aircraft fuel costs. Did you realize that aircraft fuel costs have risen more than 60% in the past year? Airlines are charging a fuel surcharge as part of their ticket prices. You might not realize it, but when the cost of your airline ticket goes up, it's likely that at least part of that cost increase -- if not all of it -- is the result of increa...

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American Eagle Hires New Pilots

American Eagle Airlines hired 800 new pilots in 2007 and plans to hire another 700 more in 2008. Las year, American started using pre-employment regional jet training programs to prepare newly hired young pilots. These jet training programs teach perspective first officers such advanced skills as crew resource management CRM . Want to prepare yourself to be one of these new American Eagle first officers -- or a first officer for one of the other great US airlines? Check out www.pea.com or call 8...

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Do I Need A University Degree to Be an Airline Pilot?

A US four-year university flight education now costs $120,000 to $180,000. However, many airlines do not require a four-year university degree. At Phoenix East Aviation, Daytona Beach, Florida, you can accomplish all the ratings you need for employment with an airline for as little as $38,046. And if you wish to also have instructor ratings in order to earn money while you build additional flight hours, you can achieve your Certified Flight Instructor CFI , Certified Flight Instructor Instrument...

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What's an LSA?

The LSA market -- or Light Sport Aircraft -- has arrived. And Phoenix East Aviation has 10 of the new Cessna C-162 Skycatchers on order already for flight training. With Cirrus and Cessna aircraft manufacturers both entering this field, it's clear that the "sport" market is hot. The availability of technology in these aircraft is awesome: the latest materials and avionics are found in LSAs that used to be found only in business jets. The selection in avionics ranges from a few standard...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/22/2008 Comments(0)

Why Do Airlines Merge?

The big news this week in aviation circles is the proposed merger between Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines. If government regulators at the U.S. Justice Department approve this deal, it will make the Delta-Northwest combination the world's biggest carrier. Since you want to be part of this exciting industry and make it your career, it would be helpful for you to understand a little about why airlines merge. Mergers are intended to achieve several goals. They can widen route networks, attrac...

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How Safe Is Flying?

Just in case your parents are concerned about safety and flying, here is an excellent quantifiable and verifiable statistic to convince them that a career as a pilot is indeed safe: In May 2006, Mr. Nicholas Sabatini, the FAA's chief safety official, gave a speech to an audience of international air safety investigators. As part of his speech, he made safety statistics meaningful: He said that if you flew on a U.S. jet once a day, every day, 365 flights a year, it would be 43,000 years before yo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/21/2008 Comments(0)

Airlines Say Major Issue is Shortage of Pilots

As part of the commercial airline industry forecast for 2008, presidents of airlines were asked what are the major issues currently facing them. Here's what they said: Peter Bowler, President, American Eagle: "The industry will face pilot staffing issues in the next year". Chuck Howell, President, Great Lakes Airlines: "The industry will face the following three issues this year: fuel, pilots and consolidation." Michael Magnusson: President, Saab Aircraft Leasing: " The ...

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Regional Airlines - Important to Aviation and New Pilots

Regional airlines may quite likely be your first job as a young professional pilot. They have become very important partners to the major or legacy airlines. Regionals carried 156 million pasengers in the US in 2006, with 14,000 flights per day. This accounts for 50 percent of the US domestic schedule. Nearly one in four airline passengers travel on regional airlines. The regional airlines typically serve smaller cities and feed passengers to the larger legacy airlines. An example is SkyWest, wh...

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Japan Set to Start Manufacturing Jet Aircraft

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries expects to announce this week that the company plans to move forward with its Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a 96-seat, single-aisle plane. The jet will use new engine technology and new manufacturing methods that the company hopes will allow it to leapfrog existing regional jets. The company is reported to have lined up financial and technical support from Toyota Motor Corp, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney jet engines. Regional jets are smaller commercial planes with a rang...

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What's "General Aviation?"

Since you may just be learning the language of aviation, which, like many other disciplines, has its own "lingo," let's start at the beginning....with the definition of something you will hear all the time: General Aviation or "GA." General Aviation encompasses all aviation other than scheduled airline flights and military operations. It includes privately-owned aircraft, business aircraft and charter operations. That means recreational flying falls in the GA category, as wel...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/11/2008 Comments(0)

If You're A New Pilot and Looking for a Job.......

You're a new pilot with a Private Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certificate, and Multi-Engine Rating.......and now you want a job flying, of course. You may have a total of 200-250 flight hours. Your goal is to fly for an airline, but they may require more flight time. How do you get those hours as quickly, easily and cheaply as possible? You have a number of options: If you also have Certified Flight Instructor CFI , Certified Flight Instructor Instrument CFII and Multi...

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Voted Best Airlines in Europe and Asia

Swiss International Air Lines was voted "Best Airline for Europe" by the readers of Germany's Business Traveller magazine. It won first in the categories of cabin crew, cabin comfort and ground services and lounges and was therefore once named Best Airline for Europe. It achieved this same award in 2006. Dragonair was voted "Best Asian Airline" at the 2007 annual Huran Report Best of the Best Awards, presented in Shanghai in January. The Hurun Report Best of the Best Awards a...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/10/2008 Comments(0)

What's a Multi-Engine Rating?

If you're just learning the language of aircraft and flying, one of the ratings you'll want to have as soon as possible is a Multi-Engine rating. What are the requirements? You need to have a private pilot certificate first. For the Multi-Engine rating, there is no minimum age requirement, no formal ground school, and no FAA regulated required flight time. However, most flight schools and insurance companies have a minimum flight time: Phoenix East requires at least 15 hours in the twin-engine D...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/9/2008 Comments(0)

More Airlines Growing and Expanding Service

LOT Polish Airlines has purchased 12 additional Embraer 175 jets. The value of this order is USD$372 million, and could be as much as USD $744 million, if all options are confirmed. LOT Polish Airlines was the first operator of the E-jets family in Europe, flying out of its Warsaw hub. The new E-175 jets will complement the airline's existing Embraer fleet of six E-175s and 10 E-170s. Emirates Airline recently signed contracts for 120 Airbus A350s, 11 A380s and 12 Boeing 777-300ERs, worth an est...

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Fying Cargo -- Another Good Job for a Pilot

If you wish to fly jets as a career, another good job is flying for a cargo company. That segment of commercial aviation is growing strongly, as the demand for faster shipment of goods increases. Here's what's going on in that segment of the industry: DHL is establishing a $175 million USD Express North Asia Hub at Shanghai Pudong Airport. This is designed to reduce transit times and distances. DHL says this new hub will allow it to provide faster service to more major cities in North Asia. The ...

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Airlines' Revenues and Profits Continue to Increase

The International Air Transport Assocation IATA expects the airline industry to report record profits in 2008. They estimate net profits to be approximately $9.6 billion USD, up substantially from 2007, which showed a strong increase over 2006. Net profits in 2007 were approximately $5 billion, as compared to those of 2006, which were $3.8 billion. The general director and chief executive of IATA said airlines in Asia and Europe have gotten a boost from stronger-than-expected growth. Fuel costs ...

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US Airlines Looking for New Pilots -- Big Opportunities Await You

According to Aviation Week , perhaps the most highly respected aviation magazine in the world, challenges continue in pilot recruitment, and the minimum flight hours required for employment appear to be falling as carriers attempt to attract newly qualified pilot candidates. That means you can get a job as a first officer with an airline more quickly after pilot training than anytime in recent history. Pinnacle, ExpressJet and Republic all had pilot staffing problems in 2007, to name just a few....

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Australian Airline Warns of Big Pilot Shortage

Australian airline Regional Express Rex has said that the country is facing such a severe shortage of pilots that a crisis will ensue within a year, as airlines continue with unprecedented expansion plans. Rex Chief of Staff, Jim Davis, said that already some airlines are struggling to find enough pilots to crew their regular schedules, and many are resorting to cancelling flights to cope with the situation. This has impacted not just Rex, but also Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin and Jetstar. And the...

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Regional Airlines Fly Nearly 50% of US Flights

So you want to be an airline pilot....make a great salary with excellent benefits, wear the uniform, make your family proud, and be respected by everyone...all in all, have a great career? Your first job after pilot training -- and do call Phoenix East Aviation now to learn about starting your pilot training right away -- will quite possibly be a regional airline. Regional airlines are headquartered and fly all over the country, and those airlines are growing faster than any other category of co...

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Demand for Corporate Pilots Outpaces Supply

A range of new opportunities exist for business jet professionals and new pilots who wish to fly business jets as a career -- and an excellent career it is -- with a great salary and good benefits. The demand for pilots outpaced the available resources, according the Raymond Stebler, of New Jersey based Jet Professionals, which experienced a 50% growth in business in 2007. The company hires pilots to fly corporate aircraft. Interested in being a charter or corporate pilot ? Call Phoenix East Avi...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/31/2008 Comments(0)

Learn Something About Commercial Aircraft - B737-800

So you say you dream about flying, that you have a passion for aviation? Then maybe it's a good idea for you to learn a little about commercial aircraft. Check out this site regularly for information about various aircraft. Think about which ones excite you...maybe even fantasize about being the captain of one of them yourself someday. Let's start with a very popular aircraft today: The Boeing 737. The 737-800 is the most popular member of the next-generation 737 family, with more than 2,400 air...

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Middle East Aviation Poised for Significant Growth

Middle Eastern airlines are planning significant -- and sustained -- growth, according to the CEO of Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa. Middle East-based airlines are collectively growing at 10 percent a year, double the global average, according to Arab Air Carriers Organization. That means that one in every eight commercial flight worldwide is now flown by a low-cost carrier. The Middle East is home to the youngest newest fleet in the world,...

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So Many New Aircraft Ordered...

We continue to let you know who's buying new aircraft, so you, as a new pilot or someone interested in a career as a pilot, will know who is growing and buying new equipment. Actually, virtually all airlines worldwide are expanding now, but check out who's buying new equipment this month: SpiceJet India plans to have 24 planes by April 2008. They currently have 18. The airlines has only been in operation for two years. Emirates Airline has contracted for 120 Airbus A350s, 11 A380s and 12 Boeing ...

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Air China to Become the World's 6th Largest Airline?

If you want a career as an airline pilot in Asia, the strong growth in that market indicates this is the best time in recent history for you. A good example of this is Air China, which is poised to become the world's sixth-largest airline, bigger than Northwest Airlines and even British Airways. It appears that Air China plans to take over China Eastern. That means China could soon have a single giant aviation business dominating Beijing as well as Shanghai. Beijing-based Air China is already af...

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Expanding Airlines -- New Aircraft Purchases

If you plan to be a pilot , you may want to find out which airlines are expanding the fastest -- and maybe hiring more pilots. Though the industry overall is rapidly growing, here's who's placing orders this month for new aircraft: Malaysia's AirAsia ordered 25 more Airbus A320s. This order is valued at $1.8 billion USD. This new deal will raise AirAsia's total orders for A320s to 175, according to CEO Tony Fernandes. Economic growth is boosting air travel in Southeast Asia, home to more than 50...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/7/2008 Comments(0)

Another New Airline Planned

Another new airline is planned. AirAsia signed a letter of intent with Shipbuilding Industry Group to establish a joint venture low-cost airline in Vietnam. The airline would carry the name VINA AIRASIA. It would serve domestic, regional and international routes, and eventually build two distinct divisions to facilitate short and long-haul aviation, according to AirAsia. Interested in flying for this new airline? Call Phoenix East and start your flight training now. Check out www.pea.com and lea...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/6/2008 Comments(0)

What About Flying a Business Jet?

Have you ever considered a career as a corporate pilot or a charter pilot? The field is growing rapidly, making it easy for pilots to get jobs. Here's some statistics on this market: Forecast International expects business jet production to exceed 1,200 airplanes in 2008, reaching at least 1,500 units by 2011. It projects that 14,978 business jets, worth some $192 Billion USD will be produced from 2007 through 2016. Included inthose nubmers are some 5,783 Very Light Jets VLJs which will accountf...

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You Can Now Fly to Age 65

If you want to be an airline captain, you're in luck. Your career can now be longer. On December 11, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would rescind the mandatory retirement age of 60 for pilots. The bill was quickly approved, and President Bush signed the law. It is designed to at least temporarily slow the number of pilots that big airlines hire away from smaller airlines, and that foreign airlines hire away from US airlines. This new bill allows pilots flying under 14 CFR Par...

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American Airlines Hiring Pilots Right Now

American Airlines's AMR Corp American Eagle hired more than 500 pilots in 2007, which is approximately 20% of its total 3,000 pilots. About 170 pilots were also called back up to American Airlines, and about 30 pilots each month found left American Eagle. That has left American Eagle hustling to hire new pilots directly from flight schools . The pilot shortage was a contributing factor in some flight cancellations in 2007. As a result, Eagle has lowered its minimum requirements to 600 hours tota...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/5/2008 Comments(0)

Dubai Airshow Results -- Even More Aircraft Orders

If you wonder whether a career as an airline pilot would be a secure one, with jobs available, just look at the plans of major airlines for the answer. The future orders for aircraft are at an all-time high. This was again apparent at the recent Dubai Airshow. Airlines would not be buying aircraft in record numbers, if they didn't feel strongly that the commercial aviation industry would be continuing its strong growth for a long time. Here's what happened at Dubai: Combined, the two major airfr...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/27/2007 Comments(0)

Middle Eastern Growth in Regional Airlines

The Dubai Airshow produced huge orders for widebody commercial aircraft, but it also showed there has been -- and will continue to be -- significant growth in Middle Eastern regional airlines. The CEO of Royal Jet said that relaxation of customs restrictions in the Gulf region has helped create a thriving economy, which is reflected in regional flights growing at up to 30% a year. This growth is being met by low-fare airlines such as Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, Nile Air, nas air and Al Jaber. I...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/27/2007 Comments(0)

Lufthansa and Chinese Airlines Announce the Need for More Pilots

Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, LH Cargo and Germanwings say they will need about 425 additional pilots in 2008 just to meet the airlines' growing demand. This includes 315 pilots for the passenger segments alone. Currently, about 4,500 pilots fly for these three German sister carriers. Subsidiary LFT trained over 200 new pilots during the past two years, but they are still looking for an additional 200 pilots. LH doubled its request for new pilots from 120 in 2004 and 2005 to 300 in 2007. They ex...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/30/2007 Comments(0)

India Airlines Continue to Expand

India's Kingfisher Airlines has further expanded its route network with the additonal of four new routes. New service includes New Delhi to Lucknow, Varanasi to Khasjuraho, and New Delhi to Khajuraho and Delhi to Varanasi. Kingfisher is now operating 218 flights each day to 37 destinations. They have a fleet of 36 new aircraft. Kingfisher Airlines was launched in May of 2005. The airline has received 30 awards to date for innovation and customer responsiveness. SpiceJet, also an India-based airl...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/29/2007 Comments(0)

Massive Aircraft Order by China

Chinese aviation officals announced an agreement yesterday with Airbus to order 110 A320 aircraft plus 40 A330 aircraft. The massive order is valued at approximately USD$15 million. China Southern Airlines also signed a separate agreement with Airbus for 10 A320-200s. These announcements coincided with a meeting held this week in Beijing between French President Sarkozy and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The agreement also includes the stipulation that Chinese industry have a 5% stake in A350 airf...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/28/2007 Comments(0)

Pilot Shortage Hits US Regional Airlines Hard

Traditionally, regional commercial air carriers have been the first stop for new career pilots. However, because of the current pilot shortage, this has changed over the past year. There are now fewer regional airline pilot applicants and attrition rates have increased. In response, these carriers are recruiting flight instructors to staff their cockpits. This is expected to continue for a number of years, because the projected need is for 120,000 new pilots in the next 10 years. There has never...

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Pilots in the Middle East Are Needed

Middle Eastern airlines are scrambling behind the scenes to ensure there will be enough pilots to fly all the new aircraft they are ordering. Air Arabia pilots attending a recent conference in Amman, Jordan, agreed that it was common for wealthier Middle Eastern airlines to poach pilots from their smaller rivals. Royal Jordanian estimates that the cost of paying to obtain a CPL, plus 140 hours at Jordan Airline Training and Simulation is approximately $100,000 and takes 30 months. Visit Phoenix ...

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Honda Builds Aerospace Plant in US for VLJs

The commercial and general aviation industries are watching the development of a new class of aircraft very carefully: the very light jet, or "VLJ," is anticipated to have a big, very positive impact on aviation in the next decade. Honda is one of the companies developing the new VLJ aircraft. The company, in partnership with GE, has decided to build their own engines for this aircraft, and to do so in the US. Honda Aero, Inc. will break ground tomorrow on its new corporate headquarter...

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How's the Pilot Salary with Regional Airlines?

Regional airlines say that a relatively low base pay for entry-level pilots can rise quickly because of growth and upward mobility. Pilots ramp up quickly from the average beginning annual salary of $20,000 in the US. Moving from the right seat to the left, from First Officer to Captain, often triggers a 33% increase in pay within a year for most regional airlines. A Pinnacle Airlines captain, for example, with several years of flying can make $80,000 or $90,000 a year. European regional pilots ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/21/2007 Comments(0)

Ever Consider a Career as an Airline Dispatcher?

If you have a passion for aviation, you might want to consider a job as an airline dispatcher , definitely one of the most exciting and best paying jobs in the airline industry. What does an airline dispatcher do? You will work in an airline's Operations Centrol Center, making decisions and sharing responsibility with an airline captain regarding daily flight operations. You are like the "captain on the ground," planning flights, considering the weather, aircraft maintenance, airport n...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/23/2007 Comments(0)

American and Delta Airines Report Strong Profits

American Airlines announced a USD$175 million net profit for the 3rd quarter, up from $15 million in the same period in 2006. Load factors were at record levels, and forecasts indicate load factor will grow again in the fourth quarter of this year. American's third-quarter profit was the crarier's highest since 2000. US carrier Delta Airlines just reported an all-time company record of USD$5.2 billion in revenues for third quarter. It's net income for the period was USD$220 million. Delta plans ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/22/2007 Comments(0)

The Delivery of an Airbus A380

Airbus has just delivered the first A380 to a customer. That customer, Singapore Airlines, is now in the process of unveiling its astonishing new cabin configuration. SIA will carry 471 passengers in "enhanced" economy, business and a premium first class which includes 12 personal suites and a full bed . There are even 60 upper-deck business class seats which convert to full flat beds. Interested in flying one of these incredible airplanes? It make take a few years until you get there,...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/21/2007 Comments(0)

US Airways Hiring Huge Numbers of Pilots

US Airways has announted that it plans to hire 350 pilots. These new hires will be based in Philadelphia, PA and will fly the airline's new Embraer 190 aircraft. US Airways is also expanding its fleet. It currently has four 99-seat 190s and plans to have eight more by year's end. That will boost its overall fleet to 25 by the end of next year. The first of this group of new pilots will begining training next month. Starting pay is about $41,000 for a first officer. The airlines says it expects t...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/20/2007 Comments(0)

Aviation in Africa Today

Passenger travel in Africa is growing steadily, and that's good news for perspective pilots from African countries. However, capacity needs to grow at the same pace. The market holds immense potential, according to the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, and European carriers have been actively working to add routes. US carrier, Delta Airines, is also adding US-Africa non-stop routes. Right now about 3,500 passengers fly daily each way between the US and Africa. If you're ...

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Supersonic Flight -- 60 Years Ago

Supersonic flight has come a long way since the first manned flight broke the sound barrier 60 years ago. That was in 1947, and it happened in California, over the Mojave Desert. That's when the first sonic boom was created by a manned aircraft. You may have heard of the pilot; he's pretty famous in aviation circles -- young U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles Chuck Yeager was his name. He flew in an experimental aircraft, the Bell XS-1 and reach Mach 1.06. The reaction of the world was phenomenal when...

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A Good Career as a Charter Pilot

Today's charter pilots are much different than 20 years ago, when many came from the military and flew Beech King Air or Piper Chieftain for passenger work. The influx of corporate jets into the charter market changed things. Today a charter captain makes an average annual salary between $55,000 and $80,000 with some making as much as $120,000 , according to a Charter Journal survey. If you fly charter for other than a small company, your work schedule will likely be five days on duty and five o...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/13/2007 Comments(0)

Airlines Worldwide Buying More Aircraft

This blog keeps you updated on many of the commercial airlines who are purchasing new aircraft. The reason is simple, though maybe not obvious; it is so you, as pilot training students or prospective pilots, know which airlines are growing especially rapidly or replacing their equipment -- and learn more about these individual airlines. You may want to fly for one or more of these successful airlines some day. Since the commercial aviation industry as a whole is growing so rapidly right now, all...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/13/2007 Comments(0)

An Aerobatic Trainer for Phoenix East

Phoenix East Aviation recently took delivery of a new aircraft for flight training, an 8KCAB Decathlon. What makes this aircraft unique in the PEA fleet is its use: It is used for upset recovery training. If you're asking yourself "what is that, " you're in for an interesting answer: In summary, it's to make you, the student pilot, a safer pilot, not just during your training, but throughout your career. Phoenix East, as part of its Professional I and Professional III programs, trains ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/13/2007 Comments(0)

The Global Pilot Shortage Problem

The 10th annual World Aviation Training Conference recently took place. All the statistics that follow are from that conference. Aviation employment in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC will need to double by 2015 and India's will triple to serve the growing industry. The GCC will need 8,000 new aviation professionals a year, but the schools in the region graduate a mere 1,000 a year. And globally, in the next 20 years there will be unparalled growth, with 25,000 new aircraft add...

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Chinese Aircraft Makers Planning New Models

Chinese aircraft manufacturers are planning to build a number of new aircraft. This is in addition to the ARJ21 large regional jet, which is expected to be introduced by the end of this year in China. Avic I, which is one of the country's two aviation manufacturing companies, is planning a new turboprop transport, a new business jet and a new general aviation aircraft. The company's strategy is to build a complete family of aircraft at plants in China. These would include turboprop aircraft with...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/12/2007 Comments(0)

More Women Take Flight

There is a growing band of women in the commercial airline industry who are taking over high-profile positions running big hubs, heading airport ground operations, leading aircaft maintenance and managing airline operation control dispatch centers. The shift is largely due to the airlines' lessening dependence on the military for recruits and a wave of retirements by men. American Airlines senior vice president of human resources commented that there was a time when nearly all commercial pilots ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/11/2007 Comments(0)

Bombardier Sees A Surge in Aircraft Manufacturing

Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has noted the torrid pace of growth of business and regional aircraft, both jets and turboprops this year. The backlog orders booked for by customers for new aircraft at Bombardier's aerospace unit has soared to a record USD $18.2 billion. Net orders for business aircraft rose to 103 from 67 a year earlier, and net orders for regional jets soared to 84 from nine for the period. Bombardier's Aerospace Division president has indicated the manufacturer will start ch...

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More Airplanes Than Ever Are Flying Now

There are more aircraft in the sky now than ever before, and the need for pilots continues to be great. Some interesting statistics: U.S. airlines grounded a net 385 large planes from 2000 through 2006 -- mainly after, and as a result of, 9/11 -- but they added 1,029 regional jets, according to data firm Airline Monitor. Passengers like the smaller planes because in reality it means more frequent flights to more cities -- and therefore more convenient schedules. The combination of smaller jets a...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/10/2007 Comments(0)

Asia's Shortage of Pilots

With increasing deregulation and increasing consumer demand, many new commercial airlines are starting operations and offering flights throughout Asia. But there is a serious shortage of pilots. According to Alteon Training, a Boeing company, India has fewer than 3,000 pilots today, but will need more than 12,000 by 2025. China will need to find an average of 2,200 new pilots each year, just to keep up with the growth in air travel, which means it will need more than 40,000 pilots by 2025, accor...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/20/2007 Comments(0)

China's Airline Industry Rapid Development

In recent years China's aviation industry has developed rapidly, with an average annual growth rate greater than 16%, according to the country's civil aviation authority CAAC . As a result, a shortage of pilots , technical workers, air space and airport capacity has occurred. The government is forecasting a 14% annual growth in passenger numbers through 2010, after which even more rapid growth is forecasted. To give it time to expand its aviation infastructure and services, China will allow few ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/20/2007 Comments(0)

Do You Want To Work for An Airline That's Growing?

If you wish to work for an airline that's aggressive and growing, that's easy to do today, with the boom in aviation growth. But to apply some statistics and figures to that statement, here's more about the latest airlines that are buying new aircraft, and which ones are partnering with and acquiring other airlines: Pinnacle Airlines has purchased Colgan Airlines for US $20-million. Pinnacle will now serve a significant proportion of the US major airlines with agreements with Continental, United...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/15/2007 Comments(0)

You Are Not Alone in Your Love of Aviation

Have you ever heard of an event called AirVenture? It is sponsored by the U.S.-based Experimental Aircraft Association EAA and is held every summer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It draws enormous numbers of aviation buffs, pilots and industry businesses. The numbers are staggering: This year attendance at the event topped 560,000 visitors. Other numbers included more than 10,000 aircraft that flew in to Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and nearby fields -- 2,647 showplanes 985 homebuilts, 1,014 vint...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/7/2007 Comments(0)

Trillion Dollar Aircraft Market Forecasted

Boeing, one of the two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, has forecasted a demand for new aircraft worth US $3.8 trillion over the next 20 years. This is based on a five percent annual increase in passenger traffic growth, and more than a six percent increase in air cargo traffic. The cargo growth of over six percent a year is for air frieght alone; another nearly three percent growth is predicted every year for airmail. This will triple the volume of world air cargo traffic over the n...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/6/2007 Comments(0)

Emirates Airline Places Big Order for Jets

Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, chairman of Emirates Airline, has order 55 superjumbo Airbus A380 passenger jets, to create the biggest fleet of these double-decker airplanes in the world. His plan to to make Dubai the busiest international airline hub in the world, bigger than London, New York and Singapore. This ambitious plan is not unusual for Sheik Ahmed: He built Emirates from just two planes and only $10 million in 1985 into the world's eighth largest international carrier, with a fleet...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/5/2007 Comments(0)

Airlines Handle More Passengers -- Need More Pilots

So you want to be an airline pilot, but are not sure a job will be waiting for you after pilot training? Over the past three years, this blog has written a number of articles about the rapid growth of commercial aviation and how this growth has demanded -- and continues to demand -- more pilots. Check out those articles, listed with other articles, on the Phoenix East Aviation blog. Those articles confirm the worldwide growth in commercial aviation. Here is more evidence, from worldwide Reuters ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/4/2007 Comments(0)

Is There an Advantage to Using Good Simulators in Flight Training?

When a flight school tells you they don't use simulators, that, instead, students are always trained in the air, guess what? That could be because it's such a small school that they can't afford simulators. And maybe they want to train you when they're not busy selling aviation fuel or repairing aircraft. Is this the kind of training you want when your dream is to be a pilot for one of the world's great airlines? At Phoenix East, training in simulators is part of the high quality instruction you...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/4/2007 Comments(0)

Northwest Airlines To Hire More Pilots

Northwest Airlines had to cancel 1,000 flights recently, or more than 100 a day, because of pilot shortages and bad weather. The airline plans to fix that problem by reduoubling its efforts to increase its pilot hirng, plus modifying trip schedules. Are you interested in becoming a pilot, so you can be one of the lucky new hires for Northwest or other airlines? Call Phoenix East Aviation, one of the few nationally accredited flight schools in the US, for more information. You could be in uniform...

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Pilot Hiring Fairs in the US

When a prospective student calls Phoenix East Aviation with questions, one of those questions is often "are airlines hiring pilots?" The answer is an unequivocal " Yes ." For example, and just one example of many, see other blog articles on this subject , more than 400 pilots recently met 70 representatives from 32 major, national, regional, foreign, fractional and crew leasing airlines for the first Airline Pilot Career Seminar, Airline Forum, and Job Fair, held at the Dalla...

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Pilots Needed for China's Airlines

Forecasts indicate that the Chinese mainland will need more than 3,000 passenger aircraft and freighters through 2025, some 2,050 single aisle aircraft, nearly 600 smaller twin-aisle aircraft and over 200 intermediate twin-aisle aircraft plus 180 very large aircraft. And how many pilots will they need to fly these aircraft? 6,000? 10,000? China is hiring pilots from China, from Chinese-speaking countries, and also from non-Chinese speaking countries. The need for pilots is great. Are you interes...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/4/2007 Comments(0)

SWISS Continues Expansion and Pilot Hiring

SWISS continues growing. In addition to the two further Airbus A330s, whose acquisition has already been communicated, Switzerland's airline plans to add three more Airbus A340 aircraft to its long-haul fleet in the next two years. With the arrival of these five new aircraft, SWISS will operate a fleet of 23 long-haul aircraft. This planned expansion will also create 550 news jobs among SWISS's flying personnel. As of this summer, SWISS will operate a fleet of 72 aircraft serving 70 destinations...

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US and International Airlines Now Hiring

All major US airlines are now hiring pilots, according to Chris Lehman, Editor in Chief for Civil Aviation Training magazine. He sites a global boom in commercial airline orders, aggressive recruiting of North American pilots by overseas carriers, and continued high rates of retirements, as fueling this hiring. With global airline fleets expected to double by 2025 -- to over 35,000 aircraft -- it's clear that the number of pilots needed will more than double. It is also believed that the Very Li...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/4/2007 Comments(0)

What About Those Cheaper Flight Schools?

Some flight schools offer great prices on their web sites, but when students arrive for planned training, they find the flight school fleet consists of only a few aircraft -- and they are old and outmoded and spend more time in the maintenance shop than flying with students. And even when they are available, students find themselves struggling to compete with other students for flight time. The result is too much waiting to get on the schedule, and too little flying. At Phoenix East Aviation , w...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/4/2007 Comments(0)

So You Love Aviation, But Don't Want to Be A Pilot?

If you have a passion for aviation, consider a career as an Airline Dispatcher, one of the most exciting and best-paying jobs in the airline industry. Commercial aviation is expanding worldwide, and now is an excellent time for you to begin this exciting career. Dispatcher positions are available with airlines throughout the world. Phoenix East also has agreements with airlines for immediate job placement for qualified graduates. Phoenix East Aviation provides all your training. Your course is F...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/25/2007 Comments(0)

The Facts about Low-fare Airlines Trends

Don't listen to anyone that discourages you from flying for the airlines. It's not only a very, very exciting industry -- and career -- it's also growing very steadily and very rapidly. This means it's a great place to be for someone just starting out on a new career. Listen to what's going on in just one segment of the industry -- the low-fare airlines: An analysis of flight schedules from 1,000 network and low-fare airlines worldwide recently showed that there are an additional 46,000 flights ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/23/2007 Comments(0)

Turning "Green:" The Airline Industry Become More Environmentally-Conscious

At the Paris Air Show this week, in the effort to better publicize its efforts to be part of an environmentally-conscious industry, Airbus showed an image of dolphins, rain forests, and fishing boats on a misty pond. The company's CEO said, at a press conference, that Airbus is "saving the planet, one A380 at a time." Advanced fuel-saving aerodynamic design, including wingtip fences and an all new lighter cabin help reduce fuel burn, making the A320 amily the most environmentally frien...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/23/2007 Comments(0)

India Student Pilots

So you are an Indian citizen and you want to learn to fly? The need for pilots is great in India -- and will be for a number of years to come. So now's the time to start planning your career as a commercial pilot. You may also know that the opportunities to learn to fly and get a Commercial Pilot's License in India are limited -- and take many years to complete. It's not that way in the U.S. You can learn to fly quickly, get your licenses and ratings quickly, satisfy Indian government flying req...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/23/2007 Comments(0)

More Airlines Worldwide that are Growing - Will They Hire You to be Their Newest Pilot?

We all want to work for successful enterprises. Here's some news on just a few airlines that recently have announced excellent performance: Canadian airline WestJet marks the fifth consecutive record month. The airline's May capacity increased 15% over May of last year. A growth rate of over 20% continues in Finnair's Europe-Asia traffic. For the whole year, Asian traffic is expected to grow by 30%. And thanks to the 76-100 seat Embraer aircraft, capacity in domestic traffic has also improved. T...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/23/2007 Comments(0)

What's It Like to Fly for a Major Airline?

Each major airline throughout the world is of course somewhat different. But you may not realize exactly what it means to be a "big" airline -- and fly for one of them. Here's what you can expect, in terms of where you might fly, if, for example, you were hired by Delta Airlines. Delta serves 332 destinations in 57 countries. They introduced 60 new international routes just last year and have added more international capacity than other US airlines combined. Delta has more flights acro...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/17/2007 Comments(0)

Do You Know About Commercial Aircraft Safety?

Members of commerical aviation's trade group, the International Air Transport Association, must abide by safety rules to maintain membership. The association has 251 commerical airline members, all of whom have to submit to an extensive safety audit. These audits involve five days of inspections by a six-member team. Any finds must be addressed, and there are follow-up audits. You can find out those airlines that have achieved a passing grade on a current audit at www.iato.org/ps/services/iosa/r...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/13/2007 Comments(0)

Virgin Atlantic Purchases Boeing 787 Dreamliners

In order to keep pace with its growth and as part of its strategy to keep the airline internationally competitive on Atlantic routes, Virgin Atlantic Airways will purchase up to 24 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This deal is worth approximately USD $3.6 billion. This new generation of aircraft will fly with a new generation of engines also, which are 20% more efficient than those of other wide-body aircraft. The engines are being developed by both GE and Rolls-Royce. The new technology will...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/13/2007 Comments(0)

8,500 Pilot Jobs Forecast in 2007

During 2006, U.S. airlines hired 1,556 more pilots than they had forecast at the beginning of the year, according to Aviation Information Resources, Inc. Airlines had expected to hire up to 6,700 pilots, but they actually ended up hired 8,256 during the year, according to 2007 Airline Pilot Hiring Forecast . According to Kit Darby, president of AIR,Inc. "the largest hiring increase came from the national airlines, which forecast hiring 2,100 of the 6,700 pilots. For the ninth straight year ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/12/2007 Comments(0)

Girls, Have You Always Wanted to Fly?

Girls, do you find yourself gazing skyward when you hear an airplane flying overhead? Do you think about what it would be like to be a pilot for an airline? If you find yourself irresistibly drawn toward aviation, then why not consider making it your career? Aviation is ripe with opportunities for women now. Although female pilots presently make up a small percentage of airline pilots, most airlines in 2007 will hire you based on your skills and experience -- not your gender. Phoenix East has ma...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/11/2007 Comments(0)

The Sensation of Flight - Have You Ever Wondered?

Have you ever wondered when it feels like to fly? To pilot your own aircraft? To see far into the distance and look down at the earth? If you think about learning to fly, and you think about it often...about experiencing incredible sensations of flight like these, maybe you should consider becoming a pilot as a career. So what does it feel like to fly your own aircraft? Will you ever know? If you call Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona Beach, Florida, you can talk to an Admissions Officer about wh...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/11/2007 Comments(0)

Phoenix East Announces Partnership with Airlines

Phoenix East Aviation announces partnerships with two new airlines. The flight training academy has signed agreements with Colgan Airlines and Mesa Airlines to guarantee interviews for positions as first officers on those airlines to those graduates of Phoenix East Aviation who meet their minimum requirements. Phoenix East Aviation has been training pilots for airlines worldwide since 1972. See the Phoenix East website for lists of recent graduates who are now flying for airlines. Phoenix East A...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/5/2007 Comments(0)

A New US Airline Launched

Skybus Airlines, inc., a budget carrier, has announced plans to begin flying this month. The airline plans to buy 70+ aircraft in the next five years as they ramp up service. Skybus will fly from Columbus, Ohio, to Burbank, California; Portsmouth, New Hamphire; Richmond, Virginia; and Kansas City, Missouri. It will soon add Bellingham, Washington; Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Caroline; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Oakland, California, to its routes. You can train now to be a pilot -- and bef...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/4/2007 Comments(0)

Airlines Worldwide Expand with New Routes

JetBlue adds new service from Boston to San Diego and Aruba. This brings to 27 the number of nonstop destinations by JetBlue from Boston's Logan Airport. JetBlue is Logan Airport's fastest growing airline. Southwest Airlines announced the addition of six new flights to Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, Tampa Bay, Albuquerque, Norfolk, New Orleans, Seattle and Orlando. Ryanair announces four new routes from its bases in Frankfurt and Marseille. The airline has also added additional flights on routes ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/16/2007 Comments(0)

Are US Airlines Hiring Pilots?

Is thre a pilot shortage in the US? Are US airlines hiring now? You betcha they are! Listen to these statistics. US national airlines, defined as those with from $100 million to more than $1 billion in annual revenues, are the LEADERS in airline pilot hiring during the last 12 months. They listed 235 new hires for the month of September 2006 alone, with a total for the past 12 months of 2,351 . These include such airlines as Air Wisconsin, American Eagle, ASA, ExpressJet, Frontier, Horizon, Mesa...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/16/2007 Comments(0)

Aircraft Orders Strong for Embraer

Strong orders for the Embaer's 170 and 190 regional jet family mean the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer has sold all production slots for this year -- anad also for most of next year! Embraer is trying to increase production. It currently produces 14 aircraft per month. Only about 15% of the production slots available for 2008 remain uncommitted, according to Embraer CEO Frederico Curado. The company also expects to be able to sell a number of its 170/190 aircraft to China airlines. The EMB-145 ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/15/2007 Comments(1)

Airlines Purchasing Airlines as Industry Grows Rapidly

The intrigue continues as airlines and investments groups continue to seek airlines to acquire to capitalize on the industry's growth. With all this intrigue, maybe Hollywood should base a movie on this. Lots of intrigue and wheeling and dealing! Texas Pacific Group TPG is looking at acquiring Iberia, Spain's biggest airline, and the future of BMI formerly British Midland is another issue, as both BA and Virgin Atlantic are showing an interest in this regional airline. Aeroflot has indicated an ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/14/2007 Comments(0)

Boeing Exceeds 500 Orders for New B-787 Aircraft from Airlines Worldwide

Boeing just announced it now has orders for more than 500 of the new 787 aircraft. At the same time Japan Airlines JAL confirmed that it planned to increase its order for the 787 -- adding another five aircraft. It had initially ordered 30. JAL plans to phase out its enormous 747 fleet and replace those aircraft with 787 and 777. Boeing indicated it had not expected to pass the 500-order mark so quickly. The company claims the 787 has become the "fastest-selling commercial airplane in histo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/14/2007 Comments(0)

Female Pilots Have a Great History

So you want to be a pilot, and you are a woman. Today about 7% of airline pilots worldwide are female. If you are a well-trained pilot and meet the requirements of the airline, you could find yourself with a fabulous career. Women also fly in the military and in space, in helicopters and in corporate jets. They do cropdusting, hauling freight, patrolling oil pipelines, and teaching students to fly. And it's nothing new. Women have made significant contributions to flight ever since the beginning...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/14/2007 Comments(0)

The Joy of Flying ...Can You Relate to This?

"I can't remember the time when airplanes were not a part of my life and can't remember ever wanting anything so much as to fly one. Once I had started, I had to keep flying. But it was not until I was seventeen that I finally got into an airplane. At that time I felt I had come to the place where I belonged in the world. The air to me was what being on the groundwas to other people. When I felt nervous, it pulled me together. Things could get too much for me on the ground; they never got t...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/14/2007 Comments(0)

Women Pilots In World War II

World War II was very beneficial for women who wished to be involved in aviation. As World War II continued, women found it easier to participate in many aspects of flight and aviation in general. They became test pilots, ferry pilots, flight controllers, pilot training instructors, mechanics, and aircraft production line workers. At the beginning of 1943, over 31% of the aviation work force in the US was female. The US Civil Aeronautics Authority CAA Civil Pilot Training Program taught many wom...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/14/2007 Comments(0)

Australia's Liberal Approach to Commercial Aviation

A move into the Australian domestic market by Singaporean budget carrier, Tiger Airways, is an ambitious one. This move highlights Australia's liberal approach to commercial aviation, since Tiger's operations will be 100% foreign-owned. While the US restricts foreign stakes in domestic airlines to 25%, and other countries generally limit foreign ownership to 49%, Australia imposes no such restrictions except for a rule that foreign investment in any industry must not breach national interest . L...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/11/2007 Comments(0)

What are the Pilot Career & Aviation Trends?

So you think you might want to be a pilot and fly for an airline ? You probably are also interested in where the commercial aviation industry is going -- because if it's growing, you'll be more likely to get the jobs you want throughout your career. So is it growing? You bet. Plus, it is anticipated to continue very strong growth for at least another twenty years. Here's some of those details: Based on projections for 726 airports around the world, the trends in both international and US domesti...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/11/2007 Comments(0)

More New Aircraft Orders Announced

Airlines buy new aircraft to A. upgrade their fleet and/or to B. meet the demands of growth. And when airlines are growing, they always need more pilots. So who's placing orders this month? Bombardier announced an order for 30 CRJ900 regional jets from Delta. The 90-passenger aircraft are valued at over USD $1 billion. In addition, Delta took options on an additional 30 CRJs. Ryanair is in the process of taking delivery of 10 new aircraft, worth USD $700 million. The aircraft will result in 50 n...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/9/2007 Comments(0)

US Regional Airlines Continue to Expand

America's regional airlines have increased dramatically. Passenger counts have grown at double-digit rates the past several years. At the same time these aggressive airlines are investing heavily in new, state-of-the-art equipment, aircraft and facilities -- AND new pilots. According to the Regional Airline Association's President, Roger Cohen, in a recent letter to the Wall Street Journal, "regional airlines provide the only scheduled flights to nearly 500 US communities, representing more...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/9/2007 Comments(0)

Over 3 BILLION Seats on 28 Million Flights

If you like statistics and aircraft, you'll love these....... OAG, the global travel information company, has announced that the world's scheduled airlines offered a record 3.3 billion seats actual count is 3,297,362,597, in case you're counting during 2006. That represents an average daily offer of over 9 million seats on 77,371 individual daily flights. Total seat offer was up 3.4% from the 3.2 billion seats actually 3,187,855,301 offered on 27.7 million flights 2006 vs 2005. The longest sched...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/3/2007 Comments(0)

Expansion, Expansion, Expansion -- New Routes

Growth in the commercial airline industry means many things. If you are considering becoming a pilot as a career, the most significant thing it means is more pilots are needed -- and you could have your choice of exciting, rewarding jobs. Every time you see a newspaper item about some airline expanding their routes and now flying to another new city, that means they will need pilots for that expansion! Each month I list more and more route expansions. The reason I do this is so you can see how a...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/3/2007 Comments(0)

Have You Heard About the Asia-Pacific Airline Industry Growth?

India continues to see rapid airline growth. Jet Airways Executive Director Saroj Datta said five new airlines have started up in just the past 16 months. There are likely to be another six starting service in the next 12 months. He says that would equate to a 75% increase in available seat miles. Kapil Kaul, CEO Indian Subcontinent and Middle East, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation CAPA , said "in 2004 CAPA predicted 25% growth for the next four years. This year, we've revised that and are ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2007 Comments(0)

How Would You Like This Job Flying Jets?

Attention Pilots, how would you like to fly important business executives and celebrities around? You may not have thought about this, but flying for a international charter service can be a great -- and exciting -- job. There are companies, an example is Air Group Inc , that manages corporate jets and arranges charters for businesses and wealthy individuals. Private jets fly chief executives such as Charles Miller, Avery Dennison Corporation, to Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo and back within a few...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2007 Comments(0)

January Marks Five Years of Aviation Growth

Commercial aviation continues to grow; more pilots are continually needed to satisfy that growth. The world's airlines have made another solid start this year, timetabling nearly 2.4 million scheduled flights this month -- 100,000 more than a year ago -- and 300,000 more than in January 2002. This four percent increase is more than matched by a five percent increase in airline seating capacity. These figures were revealed in the recent OAG Quarterly Airline Traffic Statistics. OAG gathers data f...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2007 Comments(0)

Russia's First Budget Airline

Sky Express, Russia's first budget airline started service this week. Their goal is to win a sizable share of the fast-growing, USD 7 billion domestic market by 2012. The airline is flying Boeing 737 aircraft. They will fly to Sochi, the Black Sea resort and also to destinations in the Ural mountains, Siberia and southern Russia....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2007 Comments(0)

Who Is Buying More Aircraft? Who Will Need More Pilots?

Northwest Airlines has placed firm orders for 36 Bombardier CRJ900s and for 36 Embraer 175s in order to pursue growth opportunities in the US. Northwest also took options for 96 CRJ900s and for up to 136 more E-175s. Northwest is expected to take the initial delivery of both Bombardier and Embraer aircraft within the next few months. Northwest's new regional subsidiary, Compass Airlines, will operate the Embraer 175s as Northwest Aiarlink. EgyptAir has placed a firm order for six Embraer 170s wi...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2007 Comments(0)

A New Environmentally-Friendly Airline Starts Service

Silverjet, the world's first 'carbon neutral' airline has taken its inaugural flight. It is the world's first airline to be 100 percent carbon neutral. Included within each ticket is a mandatory carbon offset contribution, giving passengers the opportunity to reinvest "carbon points" in a number of climate-friendly projects around the world. Silverjet is an all-business class, luxury airline, flying Boeing 767s fitted with 100 award-winning flat bed seats. It is now flying daily from N...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/2/2007 Comments(0)

Myanmar Private Airline is Launched

A Myanmar private airline, called Air Bagan, plans to start flying its first international flights in April. It will cover three regional destinations, using two airbus A-310-200 aircraft. Air Bagan also plans to increase its regular flights to Siem Reap, Cambodia, and its charter flights to South Korea and Japan. The airline has also purchased a Fokker F-100 and another 158 seat Airbus A-320 for its international flights. Air Bagan was the third laragest domestic private airline after Air Manda...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/30/2007 Comments(0)

Airbus Super-Jumbo A380 Gets Its Certificate

The A380, Airbus' super-jumbo aircraft, has been given its air safety certification last month. This was a landmark event in the development of the world's biggest airliner. Singapore Airlines will be the first to take delivery of the A380 this October. The air safety certificate was granted by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration. It follows a stringent test flight program with five A380 aircraft. This flight test program revealed that the aircraft meet...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/13/2007 Comments(0)

Strong Growth for Boeing Aircraft Worldwide

Once again confirming the continued strong growth in commercial aviation, Boeing had a record year in 2006, spurred by unexpectedly strong demand for its most profitable wide-body models. This provides evidence that the current boom in commercial aviation may be at least two years longer than predicted. Boeing booked orders for 1,044 new planes last year, a company record that could push its order count past that of European rival Airbus for the first time since 2000. Boeing had originally predi...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/12/2007 Comments(0)

Orders for New Aircraft Confirm Continued Industry Growth

On behalf its its subsidiary, Air Nelson, Air New Zealand has firmed up orders for three new Bombardier Q300 aircraft. This is part of an order for 17 Q300s, plus options on 10 Q300s and 13 Q400s by the airline. The value of this latest transaction is approximately USD48 million. Air One has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 from an order for 30 aircraft. Air One serves 23 domestic and six international destinations. On behalf of Air One, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has leased three new ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/11/2007 Comments(0)

Etihad Airways Sets Record Three Years in a Row

A fleet of new aircraft, 16 new routes and the accolade of world's leading new airline for the third year running has made 2006 a landmark year for Etihad Airways. The Abu Dhabi-based UAE national airline continued to achieve strong growth in 2006. Last year alone, the airline launched 16 new international destinations, which included New York, Paris, Casablanca, Khartoum and Jakarta, in additional to their routes to Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Manchester, Doha, Jeddah, Muscat, Kuwait, Tehran, ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/11/2007 Comments(0)

New Routes Announced

As commercial aviation continues its rapid growth, airlines are establishing new routes to meet the demand. The following airlines have recently announced the new routes: FRONTIER AIRLINES will launch daily nonstop service between Denver International Airport and Vancouver International Airport. JETBLUE AIRWAYS introduces new daily service from Boston to San Juan, Puerto Rico. RYANAIR will begin daily service from Rome to Madrid. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES began nonstop service from Newark Liberty Int...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/8/2007 Comments(0)

China's Shenzhen Airlines to Form Regional Airline Joint Venture

Mesa Air Group, a US low-cost airline operator, and China's Shenzhen Airlines Co. Ltd. will form a regional airline joint venture based in Beijing. This will be the first regional airline joint venture in the Chinese mainland, and it is expected to start operations at the end of 2007....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/8/2007 Comments(0)

More Orders for Boeing as Airlines Grow

Korean Air announces an order for 25 Boeing aircraft with the value of approximately USD5.6 billion. The order includes 10 777-300ERs, five 747-8 freighters, five 777 freighters and five next generation 737s, along with options for eight additional airplanes -- four 777-300ERs, two 747-BFs and two 737-900ERs. Mumbai-based Jet Airways announced an order for 10 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. This order, just placed, is valued at more than USD1.5 billion. Naresh Goyal, chairman of Jet Airways, said &quo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/6/2007 Comments(0)

2007: Aviation Markets to Watch

According to Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation's 'markets to watch' in 2007, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia are both expected to undergo rapid development. The Centre's chairman, Peter Harbison, says "Flag carriers of both countries are on the runway to privatisation, while low-cost entries will stimulate strong rates of traffic growth over the next 12 months." Vietnam's Pacific Airlines is now offering both domestic and international services in response to rising competition from Tiger Airw...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/5/2007 Comments(0)

Airline Recruiting Pilots

SkyWest Airlines , the nation's largest independently owned regional carrier, announced that the airline will host recruiting sessions throughout the country to aid in its coast-to-coast expansion for 2007. Currently, the airline operates more than 1,600 daily flights across the country as a Delta Connection from SkyWest's largest hub in Salt Lake City, and as United Express along the West Coast and from Denver and Chicago O'Hare hubs. The company hired a record 4,000 employees in 2006. It was n...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/5/2007 Comments(0)

Cessna Delivers First Citation Mustang

Cessna Aircraft Company has just delivered its first Mustang business jet. This followed the awarding b y the Federal Aviation Administration FAA of the production certificate PC for the aircraft's Independence, Kansas, assembly line. The aircraft was delivered to Mustang Management Group, based in Fresno, California. Cessna plans to deliver 40 Mustangs in 2007, and production will ramp up through 2009. The six-place Mustang has a top speed of 340 ktas nearly 400 miles per hour , a range of 1,15...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/9/2006 Comments(0)

More On the Future of Aviation Worldwide

In the Very Large Aircraft sector, Airbus predicts a demand for 1,660 aircraft, valued at USD503 billion, of which 1,260 are new passenger aircraft. Asia-Pacific will account for 56 percent of these. The top 20 airport hubs will account for more than two-thirds of the world's destinations of Very Large Aircraft. There will also be a demand for some 400 aircraft over 120 tons of payload from the Very Large Freighter category. The requirement for twin-aisle passenger aircraft will continue to grow...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/8/2006 Comments(0)

New Low-Fare Start-Up Airlines

Commercial aviation continues to grow. Here are three new start-up airlines just announced: L'Avion, a new low-fare, business-class airline, will begin flying passengers between Paris' Orly Airport and Newark, New Jersey's Liberty International Airport, this month. The Boeing 757-200s will accommodate 90 business-class passengers, in planes with a capacity of 200. Originally branded Elysair, the France-Dutch operator changed its name to the French word for airplane after conducting a poll on bot...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/8/2006 Comments(0)

Saudi Arabian Airlines Introduces New Low-Cost Services

Saudi Arabian Airlines has just announced the airline's plan to operate low-cost flights. The decision was made after seeing the success of low-budget airlines in the Gulf region. Two other Saudi private airlines, which are to be newly licensed soon, have also expressed their readiness to start low-cost service. According to Abdullah Rahaimy, president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation GACA , most Saudi investors who have applied for licenses to operate private airlines in the Kingdom ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/8/2006 Comments(0)

Surge in Air Freight Demand Means More Pilots Needed

According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast, freight tonne kilometres FTKs are forecast to increase by six percent annually over the period from 2006 to 2025, generating the need for 3,580 freighter aircraft deliveries of which 800, or 22 percent, will be factory-built freighters. Most significantly, this time period will be marked by an increasing demand for new more fuel-efficient airlines, to help address airline operating costs and evenironmental concerns. This factor will lead to ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/8/2006 Comments(0)

What's the Future of Commercial Aviation?

Here's what the experts are saying about the future of commercial aviation. You'll want to read this, if you are considering being a commercial pilot for a career. It's pretty awesome information! Between 2006 and 2025, some 22,700 new passenger and freight aircraft valued at USD2.6 trillion will be required by aircraft operators, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast. This represnts an increase of some 5,400 aircraft compared with their previous forecast. Of the newly produced a...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 12/8/2006 Comments(0)

Regional Express plans a Massive Fleet Expansion

Regional Express Rex , the largest independent regional airline in Australia, will begin an extensive fleet expansion and modernization program. It includes the lease of 25 advanced 34-seat Saab 340B plus aircraft. The Saab 340B plus aircraft features a redesigned wing to increase take-off and climb perfornace. Passenger comfort is also enhanced with the cabin's new noise cancelling system. The Saab 340 has been described as the ideal turboprop aircraft for today's regional airline environment b...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/10/2006 Comments(0)

The Most Popular Aircraft

The Boeing 737 twin-engine airlines is the best selling commercial jet aircraft. To-date, Boeing has delivered more than 5,000 of them. And the most popular general aviation aircraft is the Cessna Skyhawk. Phoenix East Aviation also considers it the best single-engine training aircraft in the world. The C-172 has an excellent reputation for safety; it is also very forgiving of student pilots' mistakes, which is a mandatory characteristic for flight training. The Cessna 172 is known and respected...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/10/2006 Comments(0)

The World's First Airline - a Bit of History

Some Aviation Trivia.... The first airline in the world to hold scheduled service was the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line. The service began in the winter of 1914. One or two maximum passengers sat on wooden seats and enjoyed Florida sunshine and salt spray directly on their faces yes, an open cockpit!...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/9/2006 Comments(0)

Route Expansions Update

Route Expansions - Aviation Industry Continues to Grow Mexicana Airlines is promoting its new route from Baltimore-Washington International to Mexico City. JetBlue has announced service to Newburgh, N.Y. from Florida and added routes to Chicago's O'Hare from New York's JFK Airport and Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California. Delta Airlines has begun flying a new route from New York's JFK International Airport to Accra, Ghana. United Airlines just last week launched nonstop service from Wash...

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Strong Growth in Asian Aviation

Two of the biggest events in recent Asian aviation history occurred this past September with the long-awaited opening of the new Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and the compeltion of the takeover of Dragonair by Cathay Pacific. Bangkok's new airport will help ease congestion at the Thai capital, although the airport's capacity for 45 millions passengers annually will most likely be quickly swallowed up, because of rapid growth of Asian commercial aviation overall. Don Muang airport handled 39 milli...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/9/2006 Comments(0)

Airbus A380 to Make its First Landing In Africa

Ethiopia will be the first to host Africa's maiden flight by the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, a testing flight that will build confidence in Africa's aviation industry. This first flight was sent for October of this year. So far, a series of super jumbo A380 successful test flights have been conducted in Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Hamburg, Madeline Columbia and Nunavut Canada . Ethiopian aviation authorities have expressed confidence that...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/9/2006 Comments(0)

ATA Announced New Contract

ATA Airlines announced that it was once again awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force for fiscal year 2007. ATA is one of The USAF Air Mobility Command's primary providers of charter airlift service, transporting military troops and their families throughout the world. According to Gary Ellmer, Senior V-P of Operations and General Manager - Charter, "Flying for the military will remain one of the cornerstones of ATA's charter business plan for many years to come." While the military...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/9/2006 Comments(0)

Largest US Passenger-Carrying Regional Airlines

The expansion of US regional airlines have created lots of opportunities for new pilots. Did you ever wonder which of those airlines are large, and which are smaller, in terms of passengers emplaned? The Regional Airline Association has published statistics for first quarter, 2006, and the airlines are ranked as follows, in terms of number of passengers: Skywest Airlines 4,468,074 passengers emplaned is number one, followed by American Eagle Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Atlantic...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/9/2006 Comments(0)

Mini Jets -- a New Breed of Plane

For all of you who are considering pilot training and a career as a pilot, well, your opportunities are just about to get exponentially greater. A new breed of plane is arriving this fall, promising air-taxi services and jets for smaller companies -- and this means there will be a significantly greater need for pilots. With three "Very Light Jets" VLJ in production, two of which will begin deliveries in the next few months, and more than 3,000 orders booked, a new age in aviation is ju...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/9/2006 Comments(0)

Emirates Expanding Flights to Bangalore

United Arab Emirates' national carrier, Emirates Airline, is on an expansion spree. Starting new month, India's economically-thriving southern region will be the destination point for eight new flights a week for the airline. At present, Emirates serves south India with flights to Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. This 31 weekly flights offers over 8,000 passenger seats and 500 tons of cargo capacity. Balgalore is home to more than 1,600 tech firms, including international compan...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/16/2006 Comments(0)

JetBlue Airways Adding New Cities

The growth continues! JetBlue Airways is adding six new cities in six weeks. It's now flying to Houston's Hobby Airport and to Nashville, TN. This week the airline will add Aruba, Sarasota/Bradenton FL, Tucson AZ and Columbus, OH....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/15/2006 Comments(0)

Sky Europe and Wizz Air are Europe's Fastest-Growing Low-Fare Carriers

It's not only Asia, the Middle East and the U.S. where strong growth is occurring in commercial aviation; Europe is also experiencing rapid growth. Wizz Air and Sky Europe are emerging as Central and Eastern Europe's fastest-growing low-fare carriers, according to Aviation Week magazine. Both airlines have been taking advantage of the EU's eastward expansion, which has added 10 countries to the EU common aviation market. In key Central and Eastern European markets, capacity has skyrocketed, acco...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/15/2006 Comments(0)

U.S. Regional Airlines Continue To Grow

Regional Airline Association has released statistics showing the increases in passenger miles flown. Regional airline revenue from passenger miles totaled nearly USD$16 billion for first quarter 2006, a gain of nearly 5% over the same period last year. The industry completed 1.13 million departures, with an overall average load factor of nearly 72%. SkyWest Airlines, American Eagle and ExpressJet were ranked as the three largest regional airlines in terms of passengers flown for the first quarte...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/15/2006 Comments(0)

Airports Scrambling to Make Room for Huge Airbus Jetliner

Airports around the world are working to prepare for the arrival in 2007 of the huge Airbus A380 superjumbo jet, a plane so large that some airports must build new facilities to accommodate it. Dozens of airports around the world are scrambling to reinforce runways, widen taxiways, speed up baggage-handling systems and build high capacity gates with supersized lounges. This is necessary to handle the expected crush of people and luggage brought on by an aircraft capable of seating more than 850 ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/15/2006 Comments(0)

China Orders Airbus Aircraft

China expects to sign a deal with Airbus for a major order. Concurrently, Airbus has signed an agreement that might pave the way to opening an assemby line in China. Such a move is unprecedented for Airbus, which assembled planes now only in its largest home countries, France and Germany. The Chinese government may purchase as many as 150 signle-aisle Airbus planes. That order would be valued at approximately USD$9.6 billing at list prices. Last December Airbus company officials and Chinese Prem...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/15/2006 Comments(0)

Air Arabia Adds International Flights

Air Arabia LLC, the first low-fare airline in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced a further increase in the frequency of flights between Sharjah and Mumbai, India. The incrase is aimed at meeting the recent increased demand. Mr. Adel Ali, CEO of Air Arabia, said "We are proud to announce the additional flights on the Mumbai section, which reflects the increasing traffic". The increased frequency is in response to the strong demand, according to the airline. The airline comm...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/17/2006 Comments(0)

Commercial Plane Deliveries Increase

Boeing Company delivered 97 commercial aircraft between April and June of this year, bringing its total for the year to 195. The company plans deliveries of an additional 200 aircraft to airlines throughout the world to meet its 2006 schedule and schedules. This second-quarter total is Boeing's highest for the period since 2002. Airbus anticipates 20 additional orders for its A380 superjumbo jet this year, an official said. John Leahy, chief commercial officer, said in a BBC interview that Airbu...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/16/2006 Comments(0)

Hong Kong's Newest Airline Ready for Take-off

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, has confirmed it will start its Hong Kong to London flights starting this October. "We are pleased to announce the first ever low fare, high quality long-haul Hong Kong to London flights using a fleet of B-747-400 planes. We look forward to launching flights to more destinations i nthe future," said Steve Miller, CEO of Oasis Hong Kong. Oasis Airlines will offer 81 luxury business class and 278 spacious economy seats....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/15/2006 Comments(0)

Virgin Atlantic Profits Double

Virgin Atlantic Airlines continues strong increases in revenue and profit. The number of business travelers on the airline has increased more than 10%, and total passenger numbers rose 11% to 4.9 million. Virgin Atlantic has a profit-sharing scheme for its employees, and has said it would pay out the equivalent of two weeks pay as a bonus to employees based on the gains in revenue. Virgin will also boost capacity on some of its key rountes. The carrier just introduced a sixth daily flight betwee...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/15/2006 Comments(0)

UK and Australia Sign Aviation Agreement

Australia has signed a landmark aviation agreement with the UK to open its skies to removing current aviation restrictions between the two countries. The effect is expected to be immediate. What does "Open Skies" really mean? In this case it means airlines from Australia and the UK can now freely determine the number of services operated between the two countries. There will also be no limit to code-sharing agreements. The decision to do this is in line with the Australian government's...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/14/2006 Comments(0)

Growth Fuels New Airplane Purchases

According to aviation publications, many U.S. airlines have been busy placing orders for more aircraft recently: - AirTran is adding 24 B-737 aircraft to their fleet - Compass Air is adding 36 Bombardier RJs - SouthWest Airlines is order 79 new B-737s. - Frontier Airlines is buying 10 new Airbus 320s. - CE Commercial Leasing has announced they will have 60 new B-737's available for lease. The need for new airplanes is being fueled by an increase in air traffic demand. With this demand comes an i...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/14/2006 Comments(0)

Chinese Airline Recruits International Pilots

After two decades of dynamic growth, China has become one of the largest aviation markets in the world. And it's still growing. According to forecasts, the country will have 1,250 pasenger aircraft by 2010, up 80 percent on today's figure. If the prediction is accurate, CHINA WILL NEED 6,500 NEW PILOTS, FAR BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE COUNTRY'S PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM. Faced with an ACUTE SHORTAGE OF PILOTS, many Chinese airlines are looking for pilots overseas. Shenzhen Airlines alone has recruite...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/14/2006 Comments(0)

Tiger Airways Expands in Asia

Singapore-based discount airline, Tiger Airways , has commenced additional flights to destinations in Thailand -- capitalizing on the Thai Open Skies policy. The Tiger Airways destinations of Bangkok, Hatyai and Krabi, Thailand, are in response to increased demand. These additional flights to Thailand are expected to fly more than 100,000 passengers between Singapore and Thailand. This development follows the recent increase of Tiger Airways flights between Singapore and Phuket, Thailand, earlie...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/22/2006 Comments(0)

North American Airlines Expands

U.S. carrier North American Airlines has just expanded its routes; it has just commenced direct flight service between Lagos, Nigeria, and New York. The airline will operate a thrice-weekly round trip, using Boeing 767-300ER wide-bodied aircraft. The Boeing 767-300ER has 30 seats in business class and 176 coach seats. This is the first non-stop service ever between the U.S. and Lagos. Nigeria signed an open skies agreement with the U.S. in 1999....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/21/2006 Comments(0)

U.S. Airlines Show Strong Financial Gains

The largest U.S. air carriers started reporting second quarter financial results this week, and the news is looking good. "June quarter results for the U.S. airline industry are expected to be strong, and we think September's results could be even better," said Merrill Lynch analysis Michael Linenberg, in Aviation Week. Merrill Lynch projects the net profit to double to about $1.2 billion, with operating margins of 7.5%. Linenberg estimated the industry will see a 12% increase in reven...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/20/2006 Comments(0)

Asian Pacific & Middle East Facing Shortages of Pilots

Airlines in the Asian Pacific and Middle East regions are facing serious shortages of skilled personnel, due to the surge in aircraft orders, which in turn was stimulated by strong industry growth, according to the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation CAPA . Airline operators in those two regions are expected to require an additional 150,000 employees. Carriers most affected are airlines in China, India and the Middle East. PILOTS and maintenance engineers are the MOST SOUGHT AFTER. It is anticipate...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/17/2006 Comments(0)

United Airlines Reports Highest-ever June Passenger Load

United Airlines has just reported its preliminary traffic results for June 2006 -- and its growth is very impressive. The company boasted its highest-ever June passenger load factor: 88.3 percent. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles RPMs increased in June by 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year. United operates more than 3,700 flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. cities. Looks like maybe United will be needing more pilots, if this growth continue...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/16/2006 Comments(0)

AirTran Airways Adds Jobs

AirTran Airways just announced it will add an additional 2,500 jobs. The airline currently employs more 7,700 PILOT and crew members. The plan is to create 500 new positions each year, including PILOTS, flight attendants, mechanics and customer service representatives. AirTran currently operates 230 flights out of Georgia each day, and more than 700 flights daily nationwide; they plan to add more than 80 new Boeing 737s to the fleet, as well as new routes throughout the country. The airline has ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/15/2006 Comments(0)

Cessna Model 172 an Icon of Global Aviation

Cessna Aircraft Company's Model 172, "Skyhawk," is poised to enter a second half-century of service. Few airplanes, military or commercial, can lay claim to being in production for 50 years after introduction, but the Skyhawk is long recognized as an icon of the global general aviation fleet. Phoenix East Aviation considers the Model 172 the best primary trainer in the world. PEA's single engine fleet consists entirely of Skyhawks. Many flight schools use smaller, cheaper aircraft for ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/29/2006 Comments(0)

U.S. Airlines Post Jump in Revenues

The largest U.S. airlines, the so-called "legacy" or "major" airlines, posted a 12.6% jump in mainline revenue in May. This is the results of greater consumer demand. Just released by the Air Transport Association ATA , the report covers the seven major U.S. airlines. If their regional affiliates are included in the statistics, passenger RASM rose 15% in May. This was the stronger April-to-May improvement since 2000, according to JP Morgan aviation analysts, excluding the 200...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/28/2006 Comments(0)

More Expansion - New Routes

New routes continue to be added to domestic and international airline schedules, reflecting the continuing growth of commercial aviation in the U.S. and abroad. and the need for more pilots in the future. U.S. Airways will begin daily roundtrip service from Orlando to Key West, Florida. JetBlue Airways has added a sixth daily nonstop flight between Jacksonville, Florida and New York. Delta Air Lines will soon also offer nonstop flights to Mumbai, India, and Accra, Ghana, from New York's Kennedy ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/26/2006 Comments(0)

The Advantages of Flying Cargo

Some pilots are seeing advantages in flying cargo planes instead of passengers. FedEx and UPS did 28% of all pilot hiring at major U.S. airlines last year, up from 8% in 2004, according to AIR Inc. Smaller cargo carriers are also expanding, including Kalitta Air of Ypsilanti, Michigan, which flies 14 planes, up from three in 2000. And the pay can be very good. Five-year cargo pilots now make an average of $108,330 a year, while top captains are paid $194,566 on average. This reflects the surging...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/25/2006 Comments(0)

U.S. Pilots Flying Worldwide

A new standard goes into effect in the U.S. later this year that will allow U.S. pilots even more job opportunities worldwide -- and for a longer career, if they so choose. This new federal standard allows American pilots who wish to continue flying past 60 in this country to do so, if they go to work for a foreign carrier. FAA regulations currently prohibit American pilots from flying for American companies past the age of 60. A good number of foreign carriers such as the fast-growing Emirates ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/25/2006 Comments(0)

China Aviation Continues to Grow

China's swelling middleclass, whose pockets are padded by an economic boom, is taking to the skies at a breakneck pace. The government has also eased travel restrictions -- and has actually encouraged travel both at home and abroad. More than 110 million people flew on domestic routes in 2004, up from 60 million in 2000, according to data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This year's results for Airbus and Boeing show how things have changes. Airbus so far has booked firm Chinese ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/25/2006 Comments(0)

How About a Career as a Corporate Pilot?

There are so many opportunities for career pilots -- domestic and international passenger airlines, cargo airlines, military and agricultural flying. And don't forget another area of opportunity -- flying business jets for either a corporation or a charter company. Did you know that 18% of all flights are by business jets? Here's the breakdown of flights: 65.5% commercial passenger and freight carriers, 18.5% business aviation, 5% government/military aviation, and 8.5% private aviation and helic...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 6/25/2006 Comments(0)

Discount Airlines Continue to Hire Pilots

Discount airlines continue to hire new pilots to satisfy their continuing strong growth. In many cases, they have reduced their flight-hour requirements for first officer hiring, allowing more pilots with lower levels of experience to be hired and jump-start their careers. JetBlue plans to increase its capacity 28% to 30% this year as it takes delivery of 35 new planes; the airline's growth will be primarily domestic, with a greater focus on short-to-medium-haul flights, the company said in a re...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/30/2006 Comments(0)

Qatar Airways Named Airline of the Year in Dubai

Qatar Airways is celebrating being named Airline of The Year at the annual Middle East and North Africa MENA travel awards in Dubai held this month. The airline, one of the youngest in the region, also announces the roll out of its new Airbus A340-600, for non-stop trips from Doha to Europe and the U.S. Qatar Airways is one of only four airlines in the world with a Five Star ranking for service and excellence awarded by Skytrax, the independent aviation monitoring agency, as a result of a survey...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/29/2006 Comments(0)

U.S. Pilots Sign On At Airlines Worldwide

U.S. pilots are now working in far reaches of the world to fulfill the booming worldwide need for pilots. Commercial aviation is expanding most rapidly in China, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. As these regions have grown more affluent and loosened aviation restrictions, travel demands have soared. New airlines have started up, existing carriers are adding routes, and hundreds of new jets are on order, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. So, like British and Aust...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/29/2006 Comments(0)

United Announces Middle East Expansion

United Airlines has just announced an expansion of its global networks into the fast-growing Middle East region of the world. UA has plans to offer customers three new weekly flights between Washington, D.C. and Kuwait City. This new service is planned to begin later this year. John Tague, United's Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, recently told eTurboNews, a global travel industry newsletter, "Lauching service to Kuwait further demonstrates our commitment to expanding our...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/28/2006 Comments(0)

Impressive U.S. Regional Carriers Stats

The U.S. regional airline market continues to be strong. American Eagle, SkyWest Airlines operating as Delta Connection and United Express carrier and ExpressJet operating as Continental Express were ranked as the three largest regional carriers, in terms of passenger enplanments during 2005. The top 20 regional airlines transported 97.1% of the industry's pasengers and flew 98.7% of the industry's revenue passenger miles. For the first six months of 2005, U.S. regional airlines carried 73.1 mil...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/28/2006 Comments(0)

Pilots Needed NOW and in the FUTURE

The commercial aviation industry is in an incredible growth spurt all over the world -- and this strong growth is estimated to continue until at least 2023. What a great time to train to be a commercial pilot: Low-fare carriers are starting up all over the world, turboprops are making a comeback and ultra-light jets have not even started to make their expected big impact. India and Mexico, and of course China, are expanding at an exceptionally rapid rate. Alteon Training's vice-president of airl...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/27/2006 Comments(0)

Continental Airlines Announces Expansion

Continental Airlines will increase its domestic mainline capacity nearly 4% this year over last year. In domestic and international mainline operations combined not including regional-carrier operations , Continental will increase nearly 8% this year. Like other traditional U.S. carriers, Continental Airlines is facing high fuel prices and stiff competition from low-cost carriers such as JetBlue and Southwest. However, unlike some other traditional airlines, Continental is expanding faster this ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 5/17/2006 Comments(0)

Cessna Mustang Certification Expedited

The FAA is expediting certification of Cessna's new Mustang mini jet. The current regulations don't address some of the unique design and performance parameters raised by the Mustang, and the normal process for adding the rules necesary to accommodate the plane's certification involves advance notice plus a 90-day comment period. However, the FAA has ruled that since the new criteria apply only to the Mustang, the notice and comment period can be waived, and the certification process can proceed...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/20/2006 Comments(0)

Major Airlines Hiring Requirements

So you want to be a pilot for one of the major U.S. airlines, such as American, United, Delta, Continental or U.S. Airways, but are unsure how to get hired? All airlines have minimum hiring requirements applicants must meet in order to be considered for an interview. However, typically the major airlines have the most rigorous requirements, and regional and some discount airlines have lower requirements, such as lower minimum required flight hours. It is important to check the specific requireme...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/20/2006 Comments(0)

More Job Opportunities -- Growing Aviation Sector

So you want to enjoy a career as a pilot? There are a number of possible job categories. What most commonly comes to mind is airline pilot, military pilot, fractional jet company pilot, cargo pilot, corporate pilot, agricultural pilot, etc. Have you ever thought about piloting a private business jet? Probably not, because these "microjets," are just recently being introduced. The FAA expects their use to triple over the next decade. The arrival of these very light and small jets could ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/20/2006 Comments(0)

Good News for Flight Training Students -- Pilots Needed in Europe

If you've been thinking about starting your flight training, with the career goal to be a commercial pilot, now is an exceptionally good time to start. The UK is experiencing the same shortages of pilots as Europe is. The demand for commercial airline pilots is strong and continuing to grow. With training in Europe so costly, many students are looking to the U.S. as a more economical place for flight training. It has been estimated that the cost of getting licenses in Europe is in excess of 105,...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/12/2006 Comments(0)

US Airways Places Embraer Aircraft Order

To all flight training students interested in what you may be flying in the future -- here's what's US Airways is now purchasing. It was recently announced that under a new agreement with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, US Airways will convert their order for 57 undelivered Embraer 170s into 25 firm Embraer 190 aircraft and 32 additional firm Embraer 190 aircraft, that are subject to reconfirmation by US Airways. The amendment to their order also includes up to 50 options to other airc...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/10/2006 Comments(0)

A Poem to Motivate Pilot Training Students

Maybe as flight training students, you've already seen this poem and enjoyed it or if you are considering flight school it can inspire you. If you have read it, you might enjoy reading it again, since it just might express how you feel when you think about being a pilot. In case you don't know "High Flight," it was written by a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer, John Gillespie Magee, Jr ., an American who flew with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Some sources say he died in aerial c...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 4/8/2006 Comments(0)

United Works to Increase Efficiency

As United Airlines exits Chapter 11 bankrupcy protection, it has announced plans to implement an efficiency program. "By using our assets more efficiently, we can increase our departures without adding more aircraft to the fleet," says United chief operating officer Peter McDonald. United plans to reduce its 61 minute average turnaround time by 8 minutes. That will free up at least 10 aircraft this year, according to the carrier, and also allow United gates to handle more aircraft. Qui...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/30/2006 Comments(0)

Saudi Arabia's First Low-Cost Airline

The commercial aviation industry continues to grow throughout the world; now is a great time to start flight training and begin an exciting life-long career. Opportunities abound right now. Another example of this growth is Saudi Arabia's first low-cost airline, Sama, plans to start flights within months and expects to carry at least half a million passengers by the end of the year, a company spokesman said. Sama, which means "elevation" in Arabic, will lease up to seven Boeing 737 air...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/28/2006 Comments(0)

Is Flight Training Right for You?

You think you have a passion for flying, but have never flown an aircraft. How do you know if a career as a pilot is right for you? It sounds glamorous, but keep in mind it's a demanding job, not just during training, but when you're employed as a pilot. Besides having an immense amount of technical aviation knowledge, you have to be able to solve large and small crises efficiently and by the rules. You have to work nights, weekends and holidays sometimes. However, the benefits are great, and yo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/27/2006 Comments(0)

JetBlue Expands Markets

JetBlue will add four daily flights between Pittsburgh and New York Kennedy starting June 30, the same day the airline's two daily flights from Boston to Pittsburgh and from Boston to Buffalo also commence. JetBlue competes directly with US Airways in the Pittsburgh and Boston markets....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/26/2006 Comments(0)

Performance Upgrades for Royal Air Maroc

Of special interest to flight students from African countries: Casablanca based Royal Air Maroc has ordered 29 shipsets of Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets for both retrofit and new aircraft deliveries. The carrier will upgrade 16 737-700's and 737-800's with Blended Winglet Technology. The decision was motivated by a combination of reasons including block fuel savings of 5%, which will save the carrier over 100,000 gallons of fuel per year per aircraft. Royal Air Maroc serves 40 countr...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 3/26/2006 Comments(0)

PEA Grads Pilot Historic United Express Flight

United Express re-initiated service to Daytona Beach International Airport this week for the first time in 25 years. It was an exciting time for United Express, complete with a speech by airline senior management when the flight arrived at the gate. But the really exciting part was who was in the cockpit on this historical flight. Two Phoenix East Aviation flight training graduates ! The United Express/Mesa Airlines pilots were Meredith and Thanos, both graduates and former instructors at PEA....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/9/2006 Comments(0)

Another New Airline to Feed Industry's Growth

Viva Macau, another new Chinese discount carrier, has plans to commence flights to Hawaii and Russia, becoming the first Asian budget carrier to fly to these two destinations. The carrier is also planning flights to Northeast Asia, including Japan and South Korea, aswell as Australia, the Middle East and Europe. The airline's CEO Andrew Pyne said "we are are supremely bullish about Macau's potential as the low-cost carrier hub in the region." He also noted they were "focusing very...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/9/2006 Comments(0)

Hong Kong to Handle 50 Million Passengers

The commercial airline industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds, and airports are hustling to keep pace. Hong Kong's Airport Authority is making a US$.6 billion investment to upgrade the airport to handle more than 50 million passengers and more than 4.3 million tons of cargo by the year 2010, when work is expected to be completed. The airport handled 40 million passengers and 3 million tons of cargo last year, up 10% from 2004. Runways and taxiways will be modified to handle the new jumbo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/8/2006 Comments(0)

China Southern Flies Record Number of Passengers

China Southern Airlines flew a record 44 million passengers in 2005, marking the largest single year passenger total in the airline's 27 year history. In December 2005, they carried 63% more passengers than during the prior year's same month. Unofficially, 44 million passengers would rank China Southern as within the Top 10 of the world's leading airlines, according to Air Transport World magazine. The airline also moved more freight than any other airline in China in 2005; it boasts the largest...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/7/2006 Comments(0)

Macau Gets New Discount Airline

Flight training students now have even more opportunities to fly for international airlines. Hong Kong-listed Sun Tak Holdling Ltd. has formed a new budget airline with Air Macau and China National Aviation Co CNAC . The initial funding for the new company, Macau Asia Express, is US$30 million. Macau will begin flying late this year to Asian and Chinese cities. Air Macau owns 51%. CNAC, an investment company controlled by state-owned Chinese flag carrier, Air China Ltd., owns a controlling inter...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/6/2006 Comments(0)

What Aircraft Will You Be Flying? Here's the Latest from Boeing and Airbus.

So you want to fly the best and latest model aircraft? Then you might be interested in a brief analysis of two of the latest and greatest now on the drawing board -- Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A380 . The designers of these aircraft are now able to exploit a raft of new technologies. These are also now promising to be a tipping point in the sophistication of airline cabins, as well as design and power systems. Besides being more fuel efficient -- and in some cases larger -- this crop ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 2/4/2006 Comments(0)

Boeing and Airbus Book Record Orders

Boeing announced that it had booked orders for a record 1,002 jetliners in 2005, finally beating Airbus in a race the European company owned since 2000. Airbus Chief Executive Gustav Humbert is expected to report later this week that the company also had a record year for orders, even if its total didn't quite match Boeing -- and that it delivered more jetliners than Boeing for the third year in a row. Boeing delivered 290 planes in 2005. Officials at Airbus said they expected 2005 deliveries to...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/20/2006 Comments(0)

New Aircraft Orders Worldwide

The commercial airline industry continues to be strong, with new orders for aircraft increasing. Rayanair adds nine B-737s to orderbook. The deal is valued at $500 million USD. Ryanair operates 92 Boeing 737s and with this new order now has 239 737s on firm order, with an additional 179 options. Caribbean Aircraft Leasing Caribbean Star or Caribbean Sun Airlines have ordered three Bombardier Q300 aircraft. Austrian regional Styrian Spirit has signed a deal with Bombarider for a CRJ900, making th...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/19/2006 Comments(0)

Carpatair Buys F100s

Romania-based Carpatair has added Fokker 100s to its fleet. The aircraft will be Carpatair's first jet aircraft, and they will complement its Saab 340 and Saab 2000 turboprops. Initially the F100s will fly from the airline's hub in Timisoara to Germany and Italy, but starting this summer, they will be used to launch new routes to London, France, Spain and Dublin, Ireland....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/18/2006 Comments(0)

Another 22 CRJ 700s for SkyWest

SkyWest has announced plans to purchase 22 Bombardier CRJ700s. The contract converts 18 existing SkyWest CRJ200 aircraft on backlog, which was assumed by SkyWest as part of the Atlantic Southeast Airlines ASA takeover, plus the addition of four new orders. SkyWest also retains a firm order for 15 CRJ700 on Bombardier's backlog from a previous transaction. In addition, the 80 options for CRJ700s already announced were reaffirmed as part of this agreement. The current combined fleets of SkyWest-ow...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/17/2006 Comments(0)

New Hong Kong Carrier to Fly Long-Haul Routes

The airline industry is still going strong, both U.S. and international. A new start-up budget airline is beginning operations out of Hong Kong. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines will keep expenses low by flying long-distance only and maximizing flying hours of wide-body aircraft with low per-passenger costs. Tickets are priced 40-50% lower on average than full-service airlines, according to CEO Stephen Miller. The airline seeks to attract a new market of long-distance passengers flying from Hong Kong to...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 1/16/2006 Comments(0)

Anybody Hiring Pilots?

There were 5,000 new pilot jobs last year. This is the time to train, stay current and build quality time, so as hiring heats up more, you're qualified to apply for the airline job you want, according to Kit Darby, president of airline career specialist, AIR, Inc. In the past 18 months, American Eagle has hired approx. 400 pilots; JetBlue an estimated 200, and SkyWest, approximately another 400 pilots. Mesa Airlines went from about 1,200 pilots to about 1,700 pilots in the past year -- and expec...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/29/2005 Comments(0)

India's Aviation Market Surges

With domestic air travel forecast to grow by 25% a year for the next five years, the Indian aviation market is booming. Aircraft manufacturers, as well as India's carriers and the government, are hustling to keep up with it. The demand for pilots is great -- and India is unable to train a sufficient number of pilots to meet demand. This is an excellent opportunity for expatriate pilots to be hired. In April, the U.S. and India signed an Open Skies agreement; starting this month U.S. carriers are...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/28/2005 Comments(0)

What Salary Can I Expect as a Commercial Pilot?

Airline 1st Year F/O annual * 10th Year Captain annual * Airborne Express $28,536 $146,184 Alaska $49,968 $186,684 America West $36,552 $125,832 American $31,080 $123,420 American Trans Air $36,000 $136,632 Astar Air Cargo $29,376 $141,732 Continental $30,000 $152,988 Delta $50,400 $204,636 FedEx $52,056 $175,716 Northwest $33,468 $158,532 Southwest $42,960 $159,000 United $33,924 $137,400 UPS $26,004 $200,508 US Airways $29,520 $119,448 AVERAGE $36,420 $154,908 Maximum Captain salaries are grea...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/28/2005 Comments(0)

JetBlue Orders 99 Embraers

JetBlue, which has 99 of the new Embraer 190 twin jets on firm order, will have eight of the Brazilian planes in its fleet by year end -- and 26 more by the end of 2006. By the end of this year, JetBlue will also operate 85 Airbuses. JetBlue is the nation's 10th-largest by passenger traffic. It's adding new flights from JFK International to Austin, TX, Richond, VA, Burlinton, VT and Buffalo, NY. All these new flights will be operated with 100-seat Embraer 190....

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 11/27/2005 Comments(0)

Embraer Delivers New Jets to India

Embraer announced the delivery of three specially configured Legacy Executive aircraft to the government of India, which has ordered a total of five of this same model aircraft. The ERJ 135 jet, a member of the ERJ 145 family, has more than 900 aircraft in operation with over seven million hours flown. The Legacy is in service in 15 countries throughout the world. The aircraft is perceived to be changing the expectations of what a business jet should be, with affordability, size, speed and econo...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/28/2005 Comments(0)

AirTran Expands Network in Key Markets

AirTran Airways has announced it will expand its network in key markets with seven new daily nonstop flights from Chicago to Boston and Minneapolis-St Paul. AirTran, one of the U.S.'s largest low-fare airlines, employees 6,700 crew members and operates over 500 daily flights to 49 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran recently added the fuel-efficient Boeing aircraft to create America's youngest all...

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Opportunities for Pilots in China

A new bilateral aviation safety agreement with the U.S. will help China confront a range of growing pains caused by its rapidly growing airline industry. To support China's development of aviation expertise, the FAA will soon open an office in China. China's airline industry has 840 commercial transport category aircraft and is expected to add another 680 by 2010. Top Chinese aviation officials said through September of this year, flights are up 11%, passenger traffic 12% and cargo 8%, compared ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/26/2005 Comments(0)

Expansion of Frankfurt Airport

For you pilots who are also aviation history buffs, a page in history has now been closed with the closure of Rhein-Main airbase in Germany. However, this will make way for an ambitious expansion plan at Frankfurt Airport. The base was American's main military gateway to Europe for 60 years. Rhein-Main was the home base of the Graf Zeppelin airship in 1909 and the ill-fated Hindenburg. Rhein-Main was used by the Luftwaffe during WWII for testing its Messerschmitt jet aircraft; The airfield was b...

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Expansion of Frankfurt Airport

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British-American Airline Link

British Airways has indicated it would like to revive cooperation talks with American Airlines. BA and American are marketing partners in the One World Alliance. A proposed code-sharing agreement between AA and BA fell through in 2001 over concerns by the U.S. government about market dominance on transatlantic routes. The two airlines account for more than half of flights between Healthrow and U.S. gateway airports. American Airlines has carried over 74 million passengers so far this year, compa...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/21/2005 Comments(0)

EU Air Safety Blacklist Proposal

For pilots in training -- or those seeking employment at airlines in Europe -- this new proposal on air safety is of interest. The European Parliament has just approved the first step towards openly blacklisting airlines that do not meet international aircraft safety standards. They plan to compile and publish a list of operating bans or air traffic restrictions and to "name and shame" the carriers throughout the EU. Some countries already have their own blacklists, but these lists are...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 10/20/2005 Comments(0)

Regional Jets Dominate US Regional Airline Fleets

The 30- to 50-seat RJs continue to lead the regional airline industry fleet with 1,370 actively flying and another 99 on order. The next most popular regional aircraft is the 10- to 19-seat turbopropos with 291 in service and one on order. The 31- to 40 seat turboprop category is next with 263 aircraft in active service. The larger RJs have recently won significant new orders. Some 245 51- to 75-seat RJs are now in operation with 155 more on order. There are 114 orders committed for the largest ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/28/2005 Comments(0)

More Tips on Getting An Airline Job

Did you know that 9,000 pilots were hired to new positions in 2004, according to AIR, Inc? Job opportunities for pilots are definitely on the rise. How to get hired? Certainly you need the basic certificates and ratings. If you can then build your hours by working as a flight instructor, that's a real advantage, so get your CFI and CFII. Many professional courses will include those ratings as part of their training. Phoenix East Aviation gives priority to its graduates in hiring flight instructo...

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Airlines Adding International Capacity

There was double-digit growth in the first six months of this year in the international airline market. British Airways traffic rose 2.7 percent overall, with premium traffic jumping 8.6 percent. Virgin Atlantic Airways business-class travel rose 26 percent. U.S. airlines are also responding to strong demand in the industry. Northwest Airlines has introduced flights between Minneapolis and Bangalore, india. American Airlines has added daily non-stops between Chicago and Delhi. The past three yea...

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European Travel Surge

European airlines reported higher passenger growth in August. Air France-KLM, Britain's EasyJet, Scandinavia's SAS and Finland's Finnair posted solid increases in passenger miles flown. Air France-KLM said its passenger traffic rose 8.1% in August alone, which increased its load factor 2.4% last month. EasyJet passenger numbers rose 18% in August as compared to August 2004. It's current load factor is 88.4%. Ryanair said its August traffic rose 27% year-to-year to 3.26 million passengers, which ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 9/8/2005 Comments(0)

FAA Manages Delays Caused by More Air Traffic

Flight delays in the U.S. have increased, and the FAA is revamping the way it directs traffic to ease these delays. Their strategy, which is to spread out the delays more equitably, causes more aircraft to endure delays, but overall shorter ones. This means that rather than just shutting down takeoffs at big airports, FAA controllers now assign delays to flights throughout a region -- or send flights on longer routes to create more space in the skies. This system is especially significant when b...

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Korean Air and China's Okay Airways Partner

More growth ... more pilots will be needed. South Korea carrier Korean Air has announced its aim to become the world's largest air-cargo company within the next two years. An important part of their growth strategy is to target the booming air cargo and passenger demand in China. Korean Air's cargo volume growth has increased approximately 50% in China this year, and passenger volume has increased nearly 30% for the same period. Korean Air has asked the Seoul government to allow them to add more...

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More Partnerships Feed Aviation's Growth

Lufthansa AG's cargo unit has finalized a partnership with Shenzhen Airlines. Singapore Airlines Cargo is forming a partnership in China with Temasek Holdings and China Great Wall Industry Corp. China Airlines has been approved to buy 25% of China Eastern Airlines cargo unit. Korean Air is acquiring a 25% stake in China's Okay Airways....

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PIA Resumes Flights to Nairobi

Pakistan International Airways is resuming flights to Kenya after an absence of many years. The decision to again offer service from Karachi to Nairobi is based on increased passenger traffic and cargo volume....

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Cessna's China Contract

Cessna Aircraft has signed an agreement to deliver 42 172 Skyhawks for ab initio training with the Civil Aviation Flight University of China CAFUC . Twenty of the aircraft will be equipped with the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2006. This will increase CAFUC's training capacity from 600 to 1,000 students a year. The growth of China's aviation industry has stimulated the need for more pilots, and the increasing demand for pilots exceeds China's training capacity. L...

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Choosing a Flight School

You're considering starting to train to be a professional pilot, but other than a school's LICENSES and COSTS, you're not sure exactly what to ask to find the best academy for you. That's understandable. It's an important decision; it's the start of your career and lifelong dream. Here are some good questions to ask. The the answers will help you compare schools and find the best one for you. 1. EXPERIENCE: Does the flight school have the experience and financial security that comes with many ye...

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What a Show -- EAA AirVenture 2005

The Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture is the largest general aviation and sport aircraft exhibition in the world. It's held every summer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. If you love aviation, you owe it to yourself to go at least once in your life! But be prepared to be impressed: The recent show drew 700,000 people and 10,000 aircraft. Really. There were also over 2,000 experiemental aircraft on the airfield, plus approximately 200 piston and jet-powered military aircraft that flew in...

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Air Fare Increases Good for the Industry

Those of us who love aviation and wish to see commercial aviation prosper and grow even faster will be cheered by the news this week that the latest round of air fares increases look likely to stick. ARM Corp's American Airlines, Northwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways made an excellent decision; they decided to go ahead and join United, Delta and Continental and US Airways -- to again raise fares. U.S. airlines have already raised prices several times this year. By last Friday AM, AA had raised ...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/23/2005 Comments(0)

Opportunities to Fly in Asia

If you want to fly for international airlines, or specifically Asian airlines, now is the time to train. And my advice for professional flight training is be sure to check out Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona Beach. Great training. Fabulous beach and lifestyle. Lots of international students creates a great atmosphere. But back to the Asian airlines opportunities. Who seems to be growing in Asia? The latest list is long -- Bangkok Airways, Okay Airways, Ryanair -- and many, many more. If you wan...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/23/2005 Comments(0)

Song Airlines is Promoting Music

Love to see airlines getting creative in customer service. SONG AIRLINES, the discount airline division of Delta Air Lines, has tried to make itself stand out by offering lower ticket prices along with stylish touches. Song is sort of the "Target" retail store of the U.S. airline industry. Or to put it another way, Song customers are looking for a better experience, but they don't want to pay a lot for it. Song provides organic food menus, inflight fitness routine, and Kate Spade-desig...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/23/2005 Comments(0)

United Airlines Loves Northwest Airlines Customers!

United Airlines has quickly put some new policies in place to accommodate Northwest Airlines "disserviced" customers. UA is welcoming passengers who are affected by the Northwest flight. They will accommodate NW passengers holding tickets valid for travel of NW or one of its domestic codeshare partners. Speaking of Northwest Airlines, which, by the way is the 4th largest U.S. airline, and its mechanics strike. Gutsy move to strike when so many unemployed airline mechanics are on the st...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 8/23/2005 Comments(0)

U.S. Carriers Expanding Service

I like to see U.S. commercial aviation becoming more aggressive, growing and expanding -- it's good for the industry -- and of course good for all of us who are involved in it or want to be professionally involved in it. Good example: AMERICAN EAGLE just added new daily non-stop service to 11 U.S. cities: Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburg and Richmond. American Eagle has just added weekend jet service between Miami and Cincinnati. In...

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Lion Airlines Buys 60 Jets

More great news for those of us whose goal is a career as an international airline pilot : The Asia aviation market continues to grow very rapidly. Lion Mentari Airlines, the Indonesian low-cost carrier is buying 60 Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft. The airline's strategy is to become a major player in Southeast Asia's regional, budget-priced airline industry. This is an important venture for Indonesia. The cost of these new planes is a whopping U.S. $3.9 billion, or approximately U.S. $65 mi...

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Phoenix East Aviation Inc 7/17/2005 Comments(0)

What's An Airline Pilot Paid?

There were over 6,000 new pilot hirings last year . Now is THE time to train, as hiring is really heating up. AIR, Inc. has reported they estimate 8,000 new hirings this year, which is TWICE the 2003 level. If you're interested in excellent flight training and value-pricing, call Phoenix East Aviation, Daytona Beach, FL. First rate training, fabulous beaches and lifestyle! In the U.S. call 1-800-868-4359. Worldwide call 386-258-0703. Check out their web site: www.pea.com . Check out these salari...

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