Amy Wilder is a private pilot with more than two decades of experience as a writer and editor in a career spanning journalism, marketing, and communications. 
She has worked in aviation journalism since 2023, combining a lifelong passion for flight and a love of the aviation community with a penchant for storytelling. As a licensed pilot, she brings firsthand insight to the stories she covers, lending an authentic, on-the-ground perspective to industry coverage.
She holds a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics and a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts, both from St. John&#039;s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Culture.

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Amy Wilder

CrewBlast has launched CertiFly, an AI tool that checks pilot and flight attendant qualification paperwork for operators filling both short-term contract slots and permanent crew positions. The new system draws on artificial intelligence, optical character recognition, document-validation software, and Clear’s biometric ID checks to cross-check whether a candidate's pilot and medical certificates, as well as training paperwork, match up.
The platform cross-references submitted training records against a pilot’s claimed type ratings, and checks whether a candidate’s qualifications align with the position being sought. According to CrewBlast, the tool continuously scans submitted files and can quickly alert to problems like outdated certificates, gaps in a record, contradictory entries, or a mismatch between claimed and required qualifications.
CrewBlast said the platform was built using more than 47.5 million aviation qualification data points and does not make hiring decisions. “CertiFly doesn't hire pilots or flight attendants. Operators do,” said founder and CEO Timothy Griffin. “Our goal was to build the industry’s most intelligent qualification review platform, giving flight departments the confidence to make faster, more informed hiring decisions while maintaining complete control over the final approval process.”
The company said CertiFly is the first phase of a larger technology initiative scheduled for release next month.

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