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Fewer pilots took aviator bonuses in 2019

from Air Force Times

Fewer pilots took aviator bonuses in 2019 Air Force Times According to statistics released by the Air Force, 285 manned pilots last year accepted aviation bonuses worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, in exchange for service commitments of up to 12 years under the Aviation Bonus Program. That is down from the 330 pilots of manned aircraft who accepted the bonuses in fiscal 2018. The percentage of eligible manned pilots agreeing to the bonuses — the so-called "take rate" — dipped slightly from 45% in 2018 to 44% in 2019. That brings take rates back to where they were in 2017, but still well below the 55% take rate in 2015 and 48% in 2016. READ MORE

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