HR 2182 · in committee · niche
Pre-Pilot Pathway Act
- labor
What this bill does
- The bill creates a pilot apprenticeship program partnering the Department of Transportation with flight schools.
- Flight schools and aspiring commercial pilots participate, with up to eight apprentices selected per school annually.
- DOT must write regulations within one year and review program effectiveness annually to address pilot shortages.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would a pilot apprenticeship program through flight schools differ from current commercial pilot training pathways in cost and time commitment?
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What specific metrics should the Department of Transportation use to measure whether this apprenticeship program actually reduces the pilot shortage?
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Which stakeholders—airlines, flight schools, apprentices, or taxpayers—would bear the financial burden if the program expands beyond the eight-apprentice-per-school limit?
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Sponsor · R-FL-19
Byron Donalds
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-18
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-18 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-03-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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