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2. Aircraft pilot - Wikipedia

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   Of the active pilot certificate holders, there were 160,860 Private, 103,879 Commercial, 164,193 Airline Transport, and 222,629 Student. [ 16 ] In 1930, the Air Commerce Act established pilot licensing requirements for American civil aviation.

3. First officer (aviation) - Wikipedia

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   Some airlines have the rank of "junior first officer", for pilots who are not yet fully qualified. [4] Modern airliners require two pilots. When a junior first officer is undergoing training, a safety pilot will sit in the jump seat to monitor the junior first officer and the captain. [5] [6] A junior first officer is sometimes known as a ...

4. Aircrew - Wikipedia

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   The flight engineer's position is commonly staffed as a second officer. Flight engineers can still be found in the present day (in greatly diminished numbers), used on airline or air freight operations still flying such older aircraft. The position is typically crewed by a dual-licensed Pilot-Flight Engineer in the present day. [3] [7] [8] [9]

5. Commercial aviation - Wikipedia

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   Most commercial aviation activities require at minimum a commercial pilot licence, and some require an airline transport pilot licence (ATPL). In the US, the pilot in command of a scheduled air carriers' aircraft must hold an ATPL. [2] In the UK, pilots must hold an ATPL before they be pilot in command of an aircraft with 9 or more passenger ...

6. A pilot shortage is aggravating airline delays. Congress has ...

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   The current rules require a commercial airline pilot to have completed at least 1,500 hours in the air. In April, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves, a Republican from ...

7. Pilot certification in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Effective August 1, 2013, all airline pilots must have an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) or an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with restricted Privileges (ATP-r). An ATP allows a pilot to act as the captain or first officer of an airline flight and requires 1,500 hours of total flight time as well as other requirements (i.e. 25 ...