U.S. Air Force Overhauls Pilot Training Again To Increase Pace

T-6A

T-6A maintenance issues have contributed to slower pilot certification.

Credit: Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds/U.S. Air Force
Faced with a chronic pilot shortage and further affected by an inability to produce enough aviators to fill the gap, the U.S. Air Force has overhauled its initial pilot training program again by looking outside the service. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) last fall implemented a new model...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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