Abstract: The aviation industry has always been subject to economic cycles of supply and demand. It is difficult to underscore the importance of training. There was a time in the early 1970s, for example, when the pilot supply was lean, in part due to so many military pilots occupied with wartime activities. Some major airlines hired pilots with very little flight time. This chapter attempts to examine some of the current issues in pilot training and challenges for the future. It focuses on selected areas that have gained attention from recent events in the aviation industry. Airline pilot training is expensive and represents a significant cost center to the airline. Training provides a wonderful window of opportunity for an airline. All CRM training programs stress resource management—the importance of coordination and effective utilization of other resources outside the cockpit—for example, flight attendants, dispatch, and maintenance personnel. Many airlines schedule their recurrent training jointly with pilots and flight attendants. This training can be very helpful and enlightening. Computer-based training (CBT) is also used by many carriers to cover topics such as security issues, carriage of hazardous cargo materials, winter operations, etc. Some discussions analyze recent events occurring in the USA.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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