AEGIS Aerial Logistics

AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) is a sub-department of the AEGIS Logistics Department with the primary purpose of training and employing AEGIS' best in terms of pilots. Pilots within AAL have the ability to spawn and fly the VTOL under authorized conditions. VTOLs are used largely as personnel carriers, meaning AAL often finds themselves assisting divisions and patrols by flying them to a disembark point.
To enter the AEGIS Aerial Logistics, aspiring pilots must have a largely clean record and be at least a Field Agent. Successful applicants will be trained and tested on flying the VTOL through the course of the AAL academy; those who graduate will be granted their pilots license, allowing them to spawn and fly the VTOL without higher authority of the situation permits.
== AAL Ranks ==
Five ranks exist within AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) who are not Board of Corporate Logistics+, These are the following.
[TP] Trainee Pilot - Those who are currently not permitted to spawn VTOLs at all, currently residing in the AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) Academy. 
[AP] Authorized Pilot - Pilots who are qualified and permitted to fly the VTOL in main servers. 
[SP] Senior Pilot - Pilots who have shown skill and dedication to AAL, proven to be pilots who are capable of doing more complex maneuvers and, should be called upon should a flight require more skill than normal flights.
[EP] Experienced Pilot - Experienced Pilots are the best that AAL has to offer, who are all skilled in flying the VTOL and are all capable of the most complex maneuvers. They should be called upon, should the flight require pilots with skill and a deep understanding of VTOL flight.
[AAL OW] Aerial Overwatch - Members of Aerial Overwatch have reached the top of AAL. They all manage AAL administration while also being skilled Pilots. AAL reports are to head straight to Aerial Overwatch members as they also deal with the punishment of AAL members.
==VTOL Usage==
VTOLs are most commonly used for division or AEGIS patrols, they may also be used to clear out and capture vital capture points. Unit Captain+ are also capable of requesting VTOL support for specialized transport, combat missions, recreational purposes, and spectating wasteland operations.
During a meltdown, AAL VTOLs can be used in order to transport AEGIS and HICOM to the tram in order to evacuate The Border. More about that at AAL| AERIAL EVACUATION GUIDEBOOK.
==Trivia==
*Apart from the ability to spawn VTOLs, AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) pilots do not receive any exclusive tools, uniform or buffs. However a uniform or a tag for VTOL Pilots has garnered significant support and could be in the works for a future update.
* AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) has been renamed twice, previously being the AEGIS Aviation Agency and the AEGIS Aviation Department. AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) was originally renamed to be a department on the 3rd of December, 2023, due to new criteria which established what 'Department' and 'Agency/Division' actually meant in terms of AEGIS.
*The AEGIS Aviation Department was quickly absorbed under the apparatus of the AEGIS Aerial Logistics (AAL) after its announcement, despite the group being largely non-functional at the time.
*the AAL used to be a AEGIS Extra Curricular Department but soon outgrew this role when the agency was mainstreamed and its in game duties and exclusivity to AEGIS made it a clear contrast from other Extra Curricular Departments.
*Prior to the AAL, only TOML and above or one member of AEGIS was able to spawn and operate VTOLS.