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| United opens United Aviate Academy |
| The inaugural class of cadets at the United Aviate Academy is 80 percent women or people of color, United Airlines announced January 27. The airline said the academy is part of a goal to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030, with at least half being women or people of color. The program provides free private pilot training plus scholarships to help cover the cost of advanced ratings and certificates, estimated at $71,250. Program participants build flight hours at an Aviate program partner, fly two years for United Express, and transition to a career at United Airlines. United Aviate Academy is located at Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) in Goodyear, Arizona.
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| Rusty pilots return to the skies |
| More than 10,000 aviators are back in the left seat, thanks to the AOPA Rusty Pilots initiative. The initiative began in 2014 as part of AOPA's You Can Fly program, which aims to get people flying and keep them flying. AOPA offers several ways to get lapsed pilots inspired to fly again: in-person seminars, live webinars, or self-paced online courses that fulfill the FAA’s flight review requirement for ground instruction.
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| Coming soon: Super Bowl flight restrictions |
| With Super Bowl 56 right around the corner, California pilots and flight schools should make sure to familiarize themselves with flight restrictions and no-drone zones around the Los Angeles area. The game takes place on February 13 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Pacific at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Expect special traffic procedures, operational requirements, and temporary flight restrictions around the area before, during, and after the Super Bowl.
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| Ohio flight school wins aviation workforce development grant |
| Aerotrek Flight Academy in Wadsworth, Ohio, received a $77,000 grant from the FAA to help build the next generation of aviation professionals. The flight school will develop an eight-week course to highlight aviation opportunities and teach basic piloting skills. The program will enable eleventh and twelfth grade students to enroll in college credit courses. Thirty-one colleges, universities, school districts, and other entities received $10 million in aviation workforce development grants to create programs that will help to produce pilots and aviation maintenance technical workers.
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