BIG AVIATION REPORT

Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 12:10:06 MT

FLIGHTGLOBAL · DEFENSE

US AIR FORCE TURNS TO PRIVATE FLIGHT SCHOOLS TO SOLVE PILOT SHORTAGE...

The service says it has now reached its target of training 1,500 new pilots annually after years of shortfalls.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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