High school's flight lessons may help solve pilot shortage
Several airlines are struggling with staffing shortages, which could make flights this summer more expensive. Raising Aviation High School in Addison, Texas, could help with the pilot shortage.
Ornstein said the pilot shortage arose because many pilots retired during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fewer new pilots have entered the workforce. He also cited more restrictions and requirements to gain a pilot certificate as a contributing factor. Raising Aviation High School in Addison, Texas, could help with this shortage. Principal Brent Fitzgerald said each student graduates with flight hours and a sport, recreational, private or drone pilot's license.like any high school.
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