Podcast: Prof. Kent Lovelace on the Pilot Pool

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Key Takeaways:

  • New regulations are increasing the difficulty and raising the bar for individuals aspiring to become airline pilots.
  • Kent Lovelace discusses the impact of these rules on the journey from first solo to an airline left seat, affecting both airlines and students.
  • The conversation explores how the industry and students are adapting to these new challenges and highlights new programs designed to address them.
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It’s not an easy road from first solo to an airline left seat, and new rules now in the works are making that journey even bumpier. Kent Lovelace, chair of the aviation department at the University of North Dakota, talks with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about the impact of new rules that raise the bar for that first job, how airlines and students are adapting, and some new programs that aim to address some of these issues.

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