Tag: flight

Over the next 20 years, according to a recent study by Boeing, there will be a worldwide demand for 763,000 commercial pilots. In North America, the projected number of pilots is 208,000, representing 27% of the global demand. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) is looking for innovative ways to meet that demand with several programs and strategies to build the...

Sho Kassam doesn’t have to think hard to transport himself to the moment he took his first solo flight as an aviation student. The memory exemplifies why a career in aviation is right for him. “It’s very vivid,” Kassam says. “You remember the tail number and a lot of other little details. It’s a life-changing experience.” As a student, Kassam wasn’t...