The 1500-hour rule for ATP certificates, implemented after the Colgan Air 3407 crash, drastically increased the demand for flight instructors (CFIs). Becoming a CFI is now a common stepping stone for ...

Part 141 and Part 61 flight training programs both lead to certification; Part 141 is more structured with fewer minimum hours, while Part 61 offers more flexibility but requires more flight time.

Norwegian investigators are recommending greater emphasis on spin prevention and recovery for flight instructors, after a fatal accident involving a Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG during a pilot-training ...

Flight instructors fear a recent US court ruling could cause major headaches for the pilot-training community, just as airlines begin to again warn of a pilot shortage in the coming years. In a 2 ...

I received a call from a recruiter for a regional airline who had stumbled across my CFI résumé someplace. As I have well over 1,500 hours, he wanted to know if I would like to fly for it. "No, thank ...

A Lehigh Valley flight school instructor admitted Wednesday in federal court to letting an instructor teach without certification for almost a year before a fatal crash in which a student was killed.