PABC recognized that the US Regional Airlines had significantly expanded their networks during the 9-11 recovery period and represented an ideal resource for increasing pilot production and the application of those new training standards. PABC's connection with the Regional Airline Association (RAA) has strengthened over the years, largely due to RAA's Senior VP for Operations, Mr. Scott Foose, and his current successor Mr. William Whyte.

PABC is deeply indebted to Manoj S. Patankar, Ph.D., former Professor of Aviation Science and Executive Director of the Center for Aviation Safety Research at Saint Louis University  for his invaluable support. Dr. Patankar was able to apply funds from an FAA grant that enabled PABC to conduct a 2-year research project to test the preparedness of new-hire airline pilots for entry into an airline’s training course. The results were of extremely high value to the industry, showing that over 50% of new hire pilots are NOT well prepared to enter the course. And the results have been reconfirmed by two other, independent studies, since 2016.

PABC is also equally indebted to Mr. David Cox and Dr. Cynthia Woodley of Professional Testing, Inc. for their ongoing and invaluable support in designing and facilitating the development of PABC’s testing activities over our more than a decade of collaboration. 

PABC then tested over 700 regional airline pilots’ preparedness to enter New Hire training and found that they repeated the earlier test results and led to PABC’s upgrading of the methods we now use to make our testing significantly more efficient and effective.

Although the Covid-19 threat has temporarily caused PABC to suspend our testing operations, we are prepared to resume those services when regional and major airlines begin hiring again.

In addition to serving our US airlines, PABC looks forward to resuming  its relations with our previous international contacts in the following nation states: Australia, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,  Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, The United Kingdom, and Turkey.