The US Air Force is offering up to $600,000 in retention bonuses. The money would be paid out over 12 years. The move aims to retain skilled airmen and address a decades-long pilot shortage.

In an era of increasing pilot shortages, air force innovation is more vital than ever for better preparing jet fighter pilots and maintenance aircrews in a shorter time and at a reduced cost. What ...

It can take years to fully train an F-16 fighter pilot. “Moonfish” – a Ukrainian military aviator – has about six months.

Apr. 22—Alan Price didn't know what to expect when he invited three Air Force pilots and their wives to his home on Jekyll Island for a reunion 50 years after they flew missions during the ...

The 1970s were a disastrous decade for the USAF. Having failed to defeat North Vietnam, there were serious issues that persisted. In his 2022 book And I ...

Some Air Force webpages on pioneering female pilots — from World War II to the modern era — have been taken offline, as the Trump administration continues its drive to eliminate diversity ...

In his 2007 book Canada’s Air Forces on Exchange, author Larry Milberry offers a variety of views on the USAF as seen from Canadian pilots who served on ...

The Air Force has developed a new in-flight bladder relief system for female pilots.

The US Air Force's Thunderbirds have wowed crowds at airshows worldwide in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. At shows, six pilots perform daring maneuvers at high speeds to showcase the jet's capabilities ...

The shortage of U.S. Air Force pilots could mean that recent T-38 pilot-training graduates could be assigned to non-combat roles.

“For more than a decade,” Penney wrote, “the Air Force has fallen short of its pilot goals by about 2,000—the number was about 1,850 pilots in 2024—and with aging combat aircraft ...

U.S. Air Force pilots graduating from training courses with the T-38 Talon may be required to fly non-fighter or bomber aircraft as a result of pilot shortages, according to a new Air Force policy ...