A320 Approach

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/09/opposition-to-new-tsa-knives-policy/?iref=allsearch

The FAA says it must furlough all 47,000 of its employees, including 15,000 air traffic controllers, as part of $637 million in planned spending cuts by September 30, the end of the government’s fiscal year. The FAA’s annual budget is $16 billion.

The motion was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by Airlines for America, the trade association representing major airlines, the Regional Airline Association, and the Air Line Pilots Association, a group representing unionized pilots.

They are challenging the FAA, which oversees air traffic operations and aviation safety in the United States, and its parent agency, the Transportation Department.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/19/travel/faa-furloughs/index.html?iref=allsearch

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/14/travel/orlando-sanford-airport-tsa-screeners/index.html?iref=allsearch

Captain David Santo

We’ve heard it said and read it posted in aviation forums that “no” airline hires pilots who possess a type rating with zero time in type. This is a false statement. We all know that Southwest Airlines hires type rated pilots without time in type and that Spirit Airlines has publically said that they prefer a PIC type for initial applicants. Whether you or I agree with this hiring practice is not the issue. The fact is that it is happening both in the USA and all around the world. Airlines all over the place have adopted this standard practice.

Although most airlines have not drawn a “line in the sand” by stating a type rating is mandatory many have made it a point to offer preferential interviewing and hiring to those who are typed. If you owned an airline wouldn’t you want to mitigate your training risk by doing the same thing?

Years ago I was offered an interview with South West Airlines which would have required me to obtain a B737 type rating paid for out of my own pocket. At the time I rejected the idea and turned down the opportunity. It scares me now to look back at how much money I lost over the years which have passed by not jumping at opportunity. I can only imagine how senior I would be by now and how much better my quality of life would have been. What an OOOOPS.

AeroStar’s students are and have been very successful getting jobs and this is a fact. For obvious legal reasons I cannot post any of our customer’s names here however I can give you names of a few of the airlines who have hired our graduates (in no particular order). These are; Jetblue, Spirit, Lan Airways, TACA, Copa, Avionca, Philippine Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Airlines, Nile Air, Jeju Air, Qatar Airways, Nas Air, Saudia, e.t.c.

We also want you to fly safely!

It takes a team of people, including the ground crew and a great meteorologist to make every flight a success.

Sometimes a little bit of information and good advice came mean the difference between a successful flight and a disaster.   It’s in everyone’s best interest to be sure that pilots know as much as possible about weather

Mike Wittman, formerly of Pacific Coast Forecasting and the developer of the The Weather Hazards_© Course, has offered a free series of Weekly Weather Tips for AeroStar students and friends.

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We could not afford to offer this price if we where not absolutely sure that the vast majority of our alumnus would not be flying their type rated aircraft.

Regards,

Captain David Santo
Aerostar Training Services LLC

Orlando, FL

Comair will cease operations by September 29. Captain David G. Ryan is doing what he can to ensure pilots are prepared for the tough job market.

Delta subsidiary Comair will cease operations by September, 29, impacting as many as 1,600 employees.

Captain David G. Ryan knows firsthand what it’s like to work at Comair, and understands the impact that the industry has on the lives and families of pilots.

To help them find new jobs quickly, he’s working with a leading advanced training company to create programs especially for them.

“We trust the experience of Comair pilots – we know they’re skilled and current, so we can offer training programs that are less expensive. And we can offer our guarantee.”

AeroStar is an advanced flight academy that employs several Comair alumni in addition to Ryan, including Scott Green, Shaun Murry, Buck George, Mike Albano, Sean Smith, Dave Stassel, Andrew Gopsill, Mike Hobek, and Grant Proops.

Unique in the advanced flight training industry, AeroStar offers a limited guarantee which states that AeroStar will pay for a student’s required initial remediation plan, should it become necessary.

“We’re confident in our program, and we’re confident in the skills and experience of the Comair pilots – so we’re willing to bet that we can get them qualified and obtain their type rating without any additional time. “

Commercial pilots need an FAA-approved “type rating” that allows them to fly a specific type of aircraft.   Comair pilots are mostly rated for Bombardier CRJ.  Having a type rating for the most common aircraft makes it possible for a pilot to apply for more jobs.

*Source – Wikipedia

A type rating in a more popular aircraft provides a pilot with more opportunities with more airlines in more locations.

In addition to the type rating, AeroStar is preparing to provide additional assistance.

“Many of these pilots have been with Comair for 20 years,” said Captain David Santo, one of the founders of AeroStar Training Services LLC.  “That’s a wonderful thing, but it’s not so good when they’re looking at being in the job market for the first time in a very long time.  That’s why we’re offering services such as interview preparation, log book review, resume writing, and career counseling.  We are even prepared to personally call headhunters and our contacts at airlines.  Pilots are one big fraternity, and we do what we can to help one another.”

About AeroStar’s Price Guarantee

This is a limited guarantee which states that AeroStar will pay for a student’s required initial remediation plan, should it become necessary. Meaning that if a student is having difficulty completing training as programmed AeroStar will cover the direct cost of up to 16 hours of additional ground school, eight hours of additional Virtual Flight Deck usage, two hours of additional FTD time, and two hours of additional full motion simulator time; including instructors and device.

About AeroStar Training Services LLC

AeroStar Training Services is a registered Limited Liability Corporation with the singular goal of providing high quality training services to the global aviation industry.

AEROSTAR TRAINING SERVICES is a subsidiary of AEROSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, a diversified aviation organization offering a myriad of professional services including:

• Pilot Recruitment and Placement
• Operations and Safety Auditing
• Technical Publication Development and support
• Air Carrier Certification assistance
• ATOS Compliance assistance
• IOSA pre and post audit assistance
• Pilot Type Certification
• Flight Attendant and Cabin Hostess
• Asset Management
• Aircraft acquisition and pre buy services
• FAR 91, 135 and 125 placement and management services

All of our services are supported by a consortium of airline and business professionals who deliver synergistic solutions for a dynamic global industry.

This is a limited guarantee  for our A320 and B737 type rating training programs which states that AeroStar will pay for a students required initial remediation plan, should it become necessary. Meaning  that if a student is having difficulty completing training as programed AeroStar will cover the direct cost of up to 16 hours of additional ground school, eight hours of additional Virtual Flight Deck usage, two hours of additional FTD time, and two hours of additional full motion simulator time; including instructors and device.