Just a quick note to you furloughed guys, Flight Training International has been able to help many furloughed pilots get their Boeing 737 type ratings paid for by the Workforce Investment Act program. The WIA is a federal program with funds, administered by the individual states, to pay to retrain displaced workers. Some states will pay for 100% of the training and expenses, others will pay less. I just met a student currently in class, who is a furloughed pilot from Oklahoma, and he had all of his training paid for. Some states are pretty tough, but if you know the right way to request the funds, you will have success. Shari Egan of Flight Training International helped me through the process and I recieved $4000 dollars for training. Flight Training also has an approval from the FAA for a reduced 737 course for furloughed 737 FO’s that dropped my course cost down to $5950. So to make a long story short, I only paid $1950 for my 737 Type Rating. Most of the furloughed guys in my class paid less as their states gave them more funding. If this can help you, contact Shari Egan at (303) 329-0999 or Email her at [email protected]. Tell her that you are a furloughed pilot interested in a 737 type rating and how the WIA funding works. I know of many United, Midway, Emery, Kitty Hawk, US Airways and other pilots that have gone through the course using this program. Sometimes it takes persistence to get the funding, but as a taxpayer, you are entitled to it. Hope this helps, See you at Southwest.
737 Flyer
737 Flyer