Flight Instructor Shortage Is there a Certified Instructor Pilot (CFI) pilot shortage? This has been a hotly debated topic for some time, particularly after the enactment of new Air Transport Pilot (ATP) rules requiring airline pilots to have more hours of flight instructor experience. Major airlines, like Delta and American Airline, have, in large part, […]
Author: Scott Sykes
US Aviation Academy Receives American Airlines Flight School Grant
August 22, 2017 Denton, TX FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: US Aviation Academy Receives American Airlines Flight School Grant American Airlines Group (AAG) has selected US Aviation Academy as a recipient of the recently announced “American Airlines Flight School Grant”. American Airlines offers this grant program to support qualified flight schools in their grassroots efforts to grow […]
US Aviation Hosts the Indiana National Guard
May 31, 2017 North Texas Regional Airport (NTRA) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Indiana National Guard Visits US Aviation Group recently hosted Indiana National Guard representatives, The United States Air Force Security Assistance Training (AFSAT) personnel and the Aircrew Training and Services, Program Manager, from KBR/Wyle. US Aviation Group is a sub-contractor for KBR/Wyle in the administration […]
Open Letter from the CEO
Letter from US Aviation Academy’s CEO I want to say thank you. It is only July and we have already had a very busy year: re-designing our flight software, re-deploying our management teams, re-thinking and re-orienting our approach to training. As an organization, we are on the move towards a brighter future, delivering higher quality […]
US Aviation Group Receives Exceptional Ratings For 5th Consecutive Year
Highly-Rated Flight Academy Chickatay Inc. (US Aviation Group) recently submitted concurrence and comments to the Department of Defense (DoD) in acknowledgment of their 5th consecutive year of earning “Exceptional” ratings for the administration of the Introductory Flight Orientation ( IFO ) Foreign Military Sales ( FMS ) contract # FA300211D0010. The United States Air Force and […]
US Aviation’s COO, JR Starch, Take Center Stage at WATS 2016
WATS Conference 2016 US Aviation Group’s Chief Operations Officer, JR Starch, commanded the stage as a key-speaker on the opening day of the 19th annual World Aviation Training Conference & Trade-show (WATS 2016) held at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. WATS Orlando is the largest gathering of aviation simulation and training professionals in […]
Chickatay Inc. (US Aviation Group) Approved for U.S. / Canada Joint Certification Program
April 7, 2016 US / Canada Joint Certification Program The U.S. / Canada Joint Certification Program Office recently granted Chickatay Inc. ( U.S. Aviation Group ) approval for the Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement. Because The United States and Canada share a unique, long-standing military and economic relationship and the two countries are partners in […]
US Aviation Group at 15th Annual Military Flight Training Summit
US Aviation Group and U.S. Air Force Shine at 15th Annual Military Flight Training Summit NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2016 The 15th annual Military Flight Training Summit was held last week at the Novotel Hotel, in London England where the world’s military flight training community converged to discuss military fixed and rotary wing […]
US Aviation Partners with the Envoy Air Pipeline Program
Envoy Air Partnership Your aviation career starts here. Our all-inclusive, professional pilot programs can take you from zero time through the instructor ratings you need. We also have university programs for those looking to get a degree. Upon becoming a CFI, you can be hired by Envoy into the Pipeline Program like Denis Hasty in […]
Apply Now for an AOPA Flight Training Scholarship!
Apply Now for an AOPA Flight Training Scholarship! Becoming a pilot can be expensive, but the AOPA Foundation wants to help by providing scholarships to 10 deserving flight students. Nine will be given $9,000 and one especially worthy applicant will receive $12,000. Applicants must be pursuing a sport, recreational, or private pilot certificate, such as […]