New Pilot Program Could ‘Rescue’ Regional Business, Mesa CEO Says

Pipistrel trainer aircraft

Mesa Air Group has placed 29 firm orders for Pipistrel Alpha Trainer 2 aircraft, which will initially be based at its training center in Inverness, Florida.

Credit: Mesa Air Group
The chief executive of Mesa Airlines is holding out hope that his company’s new Mesa Pilot Development Program could help the U.S. airline industry recover from an ongoing regional pilot shortage, but he has no illusions about the magnitude of the challenge at hand. Mesa development program will...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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