Ab Initio: And a New Era of Airline Pilot Training.

Gesell, Laurence E.

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ERIC Number: EJ514390

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Ab Initio: And a New Era of Airline Pilot Training.

Gesell, Laurence E.

Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, v15 n4 p217-28 1995

Expansion of air transportation and decreasing numbers seeking pilot training point to a shortage of qualified pilots. Ab initio training, in which candidates with no flight time are trained to air transport proficiency, could resolve the problem. (SK)

Descriptors: Air Transportation, Aircraft Pilots, Aviation Education, Employment Projections, Labor Supply

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Journal availability: Southern IL Univ. at Carbondale, College of Technical Careers, Carbondale, IL 62901.