Tony Scott’s 1986 film Top Gun kindled many an adolescent’s fighter-jet obsession, which no doubt came rushing back thanks to this summer’s sequel starring a youthfully 60-year-old Tom Cruise still ...

One of the ongoing impasses within the flight training community is the student dropout rate as the demand for additional pilots increases. While some flight schools have impressive graduation rates ...

Located innocuously on the edge of Gerald R Ford International Airport, the West Michigan Aviation Academy is a remarkable example of how good a charter school can be. Now in its 13th year, the school ...

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -- For the first time, aspiring Army aviators are taking to the skies to participate in a revolutionary proof-of-concept for a pilot program that is paving the way for “Flight ...

All airline pilots in the United States are required to hold an airline transport pilot certificate. To obtain this certificate, applicants must have at least 1,500 flight hours, 200 cross-country ...

It’s not completely unheard of to have aviation science programs in high schools, but they often require students to travel a nearby airport to work in a hangar. But students at Sterling Aviation High ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Aviation LLC has hit a milestone in its growth with Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, approval of Part 141 flight school certification, which allows it to offer a ...

Residents in Mesa report that constant touch-and-go flight school training loops from nearby Falcon Field have disrupted ...