New pilots face a "catch-22" of needing flight time for professional jobs but requiring a job to build that time. Career progression involves strategically choosing both non-flying (e.g., FBO, ramp ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, ...

Being an airline pilot is one of the greatest jobs in the world. Though it isn't the end goal for every aviator, working for ...

When Joseph Emerson tried to activate the fire suppression system on a Horizon Air flight on Sunday, the off-duty pilot was returning home from an intense and emotional weekend with friends and family ...

Emirates wants to hire airline pilots from the US to fly its widebody jets from Dubai. The pay and benefits are good, but Emirates pilots must be ready for mostly long-haul flying. Emirates pilots can ...

Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both ...

With just hours to spare before a work stoppage could begin, WestJet Group and its pilots reached a tentative agreement on a contract featuring “significant gains” in compensation and enhancements in ...

Editor’s note: The following article is not intended to be a ranking, but is only to serve as a list of possible options. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. You’ve completed flight school and ...