400 ( Training & Standards, Greg Bowen, William Bishop)

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming new hires and the evolving training program for pilots at SWAPA.

Today's SWAPA Number is 400. That's the number of new hires we expect on property during the first half of 2026. We're always happy to welcome new pilots to this airline, and these new hires will experience a training program that has gone through a lot of changes in the last couple of years. So today, we're sitting down with Greg Bowen and Willie Bishop from the Training and Standards Committee to talk about the state of AQP, where training is going in 2026, and a lot about VVMI. If you hav...

People in this episode

Guests: Greg Bowen, William Bishop

Topics covered

• new hires
• pilot training
• AQP
• Training and Standards
• aviation
• VVMI

Keywords

• new hires
• pilot training
• AQP
• Training and Standards
• aviation
• VVMI
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SWAPA

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