AVWEB AND FLYCONTRACT WONDER "WHO'S GOING TO FLY ALL THOSE JETS?"
Corporate jet deliveries are at an all-time high. In the face of rising insurance requirements, employers are finding it a challenge to fill all the positions coming available with qualified pilots and flight attendants. Terry Cooper, CEO of FlyContract.com, tells AVweb's Mike Blakeney that airline pilots are disenchanted with falling wages and benefits and type-rated flight school graduates are frequently competing for the same corporate jobs.

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USER FEES OUT OF THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL?
NATA'S ERIC BYER GIVES US THE INSIDE STORY
Thanks to the tremendous pressure the FAA has come under in recent weeks over maintenance inspections and the air traffic controller situation, the issue of user fees as a method of financing the agency just didn't seem that important anymore to legislators in Washington. In order to get an FAA reauthorization package in place, the user fee issue has been abandoned, and a new reauthorization package will likely be voted on by Tuesday. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Eric Byer of the National Air Transportation Association for an explanation of Friday's events.

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