Flight Circle

01/13/2026

Learn how to improve safety by following how commercial pilots utilize SOPs.

While standard operating procedures in Part 91 may be voluntary, adopting them is a critical step in professionalizing your flight operations.

09/11/2025

AOPA applications are open for the 2026 AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards! Schools and instructors can now apply:

Flight schools and instructors can now apply for the 2026 AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards.

09/09/2025

How to Prepare for a Flight Review

Understand the flight review process, regulations, and expert tips to enhance your skills and meet FAA standards with confidence.

08/03/2025

This week in 2017, during an 18-hour, long-endurance engine test for the
Rolls-Royce plc Trent 1000 TEN, a The Boeing Company 787 drew the world’s largest self portrait. https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/special-aircraft-tracking/boeing-uses-a-787-to-draw-a-787-dreamliner-during-etops-test/

02/24/2025

One study says GA contributed $339.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023 while supporting 1.3 million jobs. California, Texas, and Florida top the list. More than 214,000 active GA aircraft logged 28.6 million flight hours in the U.S. in 2023.

A new study commissioned by GAMA reveals that general aviation contributed $339.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023 while supporting 1.3 million U.S. jobs.

09/18/2024

AOPA's Flight Training Experience Awards are now open for submissions for 2025. Be sure to submit before the deadline, Oct 31. Use our Messages feature to remind your students and instructors. All the best!

The AOPA Flight Training Experience Survey allows student pilots and pilots to express their thoughts and experiences regarding their training, whether primary or advanced.

04/04/2024

2023 added more pilots! US student pilot certificates up 24%

13,000+ more student pilot certificates were issued in 2023 compared to 2022. That's a 24% increase.

03/20/2024

Redbird Flight Simulations's Flight Training 2024 Survey and Report has been released and a good review of the numbers. Download it here: https://files.redbirdflight.net/hubfs/The%20State%20of%20Flight%20Training%202024%20Report.pdf

11/16/2023

Boeing and Airbus predict demand for over 40,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years, necessitating a significant increase in aviation personnel across job roles. Boeing estimates that 2.2 million aviation personnel will be required in the next two decades to meet the demand for air travel and aircraft, with the aviation industry poised for substantial growth.

MRO will be the largest element of aviation services in 2042.

10/04/2023

The AOPA Flight Training Experience Survey allows student pilots and pilots to express their thoughts and experiences regarding their training, whether primary or advanced.

06/09/2023

Analyst Jefferies is estimating the industry has a shortfall of 5,000 pilots and that number will grow, despite a jump in pilot certificates.

04/13/2023

Hey ITP Family! ITP was JUST announced as the AOPA: Best Flight School in the nation again! Thank you so much to the whole ITP family! We’ll share more later! Thanks again! This is soooo humbling!