American Airlines Expands Talent Pipeline With Over 2,000 Pilots Hired in 2023 and New Initiatives To Support Aspiring Aviators and Maintenance Professionals
American Airlines is expanding its talent pipeline, focusing on pilots and aviation maintenance professionals. The company hired over 2,000 pilots in 2023 and expects substantial additions in 2024. Key initiatives include:
1. The American Airlines Cadet Academy, which has enrolled over 950 cadets since 2018, offering affordable flight training and a path to regional carriers.
2. The Elise Eberwein American Airlines Pilot Scholarship, awarding two $50,000 scholarships annually for 10 years to current employees aspiring to become pilots.
3. Partnerships with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance to build a pipeline of maintenance professionals.
4. New labor agreements with pilots and customer service teams, improving compensation and benefits.
5. The Aviation Career Pathways program, launched in October 2023, providing STEM education and career exposure to 7th-12th grade students in Dallas, expanding to Fort Worth in 2024-25.
American Airlines sta ampliando il proprio bacino di talenti, concentrandosi su piloti e professionisti della manutenzione aeronautica. L'azienda ha assunto oltre 2.000 piloti nel 2023 e prevede un aumento sostanziale nel 2024. Le iniziative chiave includono:
1. L'Academy Cadet di American Airlines, che ha accolto oltre 950 cadetti dal 2018, offrendo formazione al volo a prezzi accessibili e un percorso verso i vettori regionali.
2. La Borsa di studio per piloti Elise Eberwein di American Airlines, che assegna due borse di studio annuali da 50.000 dollari per 10 anni a dipendenti attuali che aspirano a diventare piloti.
3. Collaborazioni con l'Istituto di Manutenzione Aeronautica per costruire un bacino di professionisti della manutenzione.
4. Nuovi accordi di lavoro con piloti e team di assistenza clienti, migliorando la retribuzione e i benefici.
5. Il programma Aviation Career Pathways, lanciato nell'ottobre 2023, che offre un'educazione STEM e esposizione professionale agli studenti delle classi 7-12 a Dallas, che si espanderà a Fort Worth nel 2024-25.
American Airlines está ampliando su cantera de talento, enfocándose en pilotos y profesionales de mantenimiento de aviación. La compañía contrató a más de 2,000 pilotos en 2023 y espera adiciones sustanciales en 2024. Las iniciativas clave incluyen:
1. La Académie Cadet de American Airlines, que ha inscrito a más de 950 cadetes desde 2018, ofreciendo formación de vuelo asequible y un camino hacia las aerolíneas regionales.
2. La Beca de Piloto Elise Eberwein de American Airlines, que otorga dos becas de $50,000 anuales durante 10 años a empleados actuales que aspiran a convertirse en pilotos.
3. Alianzas con el Instituto de Mantenimiento de Aviación para construir una cantera de profesionales de mantenimiento.
4. Nuevos acuerdos laborales con pilotos y equipos de atención al cliente, mejorando la compensación y los beneficios.
5. El programa Aviation Career Pathways, lanzado en octubre de 2023, que ofrece educación STEM y exposición profesional a estudiantes de 7º a 12º grado en Dallas, que se expandirá a Fort Worth en 2024-25.
아메리칸 항공은 조종사 및 항공 유지 관리 전문가에 집중하여 인재 파이프라인을 확장하고 있습니다. 이 회사는 2023년에 2,000명 이상의 조종사를 고용했습니다며 2024년에 상당한 추가 인원을 기대하고 있습니다. 주요 이니셔티브는 다음과 같습니다:
1. 아메리칸 항공 조종사 아카데미는 2018년 이후 950명 이상의 Cadet을 등록하여 저렴한 비행 교육과 지역 항공사로 가는 경로를 제공합니다.
2. 엘리즈 에버윈 아메리칸 항공 조종사 장학금은 조종사가 되고자 하는 현재 직원에게 매년 두 개의 50,000달러 장학금을 10년 동안 수여합니다.
3. 항공 유지보수 연구소와의 파트너십을 통해 유지 보수 전문가의 파이프라인을 구축합니다.
4. 조종사 및 고객 서비스 팀과의 새로운 노동 계약을 통해 보상 및 혜택을 개선합니다.
5. 항공 경력 경로 프로그램은 2023년 10월에 시작되어 댈러스의 7학년에서 12학년 학생들에게 STEM 교육 및 직업 노출을 제공하며, 2024-25에는 포트워스로 확장될 것입니다.
American Airlines élargit son réservoir de talents, en se concentrant sur les pilotes et les professionnels de la maintenance aéronautique. L'entreprise a recruté plus de 2 000 pilotes en 2023 et prévoit des ajouts substantiels en 2024. Les initiatives clés comprennent :
1. L'Academy Cadet d'American Airlines, qui a inscrit plus de 950 cadets depuis 2018, offrant une formation au vol abordable et un chemin vers les transporteurs régionaux.
2. La Bourse de Pilote Elise Eberwein d'American Airlines, qui attribue deux bourses de 50 000 $ chaque année pendant 10 ans aux employés actuels aspirant à devenir pilotes.
3. Partenariats avec l'Institut de Maintenance Aéronautique pour construire un réservoir de professionnels de la maintenance.
4. Nouveaux accords de travail avec les pilotes et les équipes de service clientèle, améliorant la compensation et les avantages.
5. Le programme Aviation Career Pathways, lancé en octobre 2023, fournissant une éducation STEM et une exposition professionnelle aux élèves de la 7e à la 12e année à Dallas, qui s'étendra à Fort Worth en 2024-25.
American Airlines erweitert seine Talentpipeline und konzentriert sich auf Piloten und Fachleute für Luftfahrtwartung. Das Unternehmen hat im Jahr 2023 über 2.000 Piloten eingestellt und erwartet im Jahr 2024 erhebliche Zuwächse. Zu den wichtigsten Initiativen gehören:
1. Die American Airlines Cadet Academy, die seit 2018 über 950 Kadetten aufgenommen hat und erschwingliche Flugausbildung sowie einen Weg zu regionalen Fluggesellschaften bietet.
2. Das Elise Eberwein American Airlines Pilot Scholarship, das jährlich zwei Stipendien in Höhe von 50.000 $ für 10 Jahre an aktuelle Mitarbeiter vergibt, die Piloten werden möchten.
3. Partnerschaften mit dem Aviation Institute of Maintenance, um einen Pool von Wartungsfachleuten aufzubauen.
4. Neue Arbeitsverträge mit Piloten und Kundenserviceteams, die die Vergütung und Leistungen verbessern.
5. Das Aviation Career Pathways-Programm, das im Oktober 2023 ins Leben gerufen wurde und Schülern der Klassen 7 bis 12 in Dallas STEM-Bildung und Berufserfahrung bietet und 2024-25 nach Fort Worth ausgeweitet wird.
- Hired over 2,000 pilots in 2023 with expectations for substantial additions in 2024
- Expanded Cadet Academy training locations to seven, enrolling over 950 cadets since 2018
- Launched $1 million Elise Eberwein American Airlines Pilot Scholarship program
- Signed new agreements with pilots and customer service teams, improving compensation and benefits
- Initiated Aviation Career Pathways program to promote aviation careers among students
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2024 / American Airlines
Originally published in American Airlines' 2023 Sustainability Report
Recruitment
Recruiting the best talent for all roles across American is critical to our ongoing success. Two areas of particular focus are pilots and aviation maintenance professionals. We have made significant progress, but replenishing their ranks requires a long-term outlook.
Developing a pipeline for pilots and aviation maintenance professionals
American hired more than 2,000 pilots in 2023 and expects to add a substantial number in 2024. To sustain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates, we have been working to create awareness of, access to, and opportunities for careers in aviation for those who otherwise might not know it is possible. The American Airlines Cadet Academy helps us achieve our recruitment goals. Cadets from multiple ethnic, geographic and economic backgrounds come together at the Cadet Academy, which strives to address financial obstacles by providing flight training students with affordable financing opportunities and a predictable path to completion.
Cadet Academy students are expected to take approximately three years to complete the program and become airline-ready professional pilots. They are then guaranteed placement at one of American's regional carriers: Envoy Air, PSA Airlines or Piedmont Airlines. Accumulation of flight hours leads in due course to a conditional job offer with that regional carrier. Over 950 cadets have entered the Cadet Academy since its launch in 2018, and more than 110 now fly for one of our regional carriers. Since American has contractual flow-through agreements with each of our regional carriers, pilots who are hired by one of them have the opportunity to be hired by American as a mainline pilot.
In 2023, the Cadet Academy expanded its training footprint by adding Luke Weathers Jr. Flight Academy in Olive Branch, Mississippi, which is run by the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP), as well as Infinity Flight Group in Trenton, New Jersey. This brings the total number of program locations to seven, including CAE in Phoenix, Coast Flight Training in San Diego, Dallas and San Marcos, Texas, as well as Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Every Cadet Academy student is also matched with an American Airlines pilot mentor to provide comprehensive guidance throughout their educational journey.
For team members who aspire to become pilots, the Elise Eberwein American Airlines Pilot Scholarship will award two
We are also working to build a pipeline of aviation maintenance professionals, who play a critical role in American's safety efforts and operational reliability. We currently employ more than 12,000 of these team members across our hubs and other locations. Our partnership with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is a key part of our strategy for connecting with qualified candidates.
As part of our relationship, American guarantees interviews for top candidates from AIM's Chicago campus, provides students with opportunities to engage with our aircraft maintenance teams and offers eligible students financial assistance for certification exams. These well-paying jobs offer opportunities for advancement, and they do not require a postsecondary degree.
Another part of our strategy includes regular participation in recruiting events. They are sponsored by industry organizations such as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Sisters of the Skies, (WAI), NGPA, Latino Pilots Association, Professional Asian Pilots Association and OBAP. For example, at the latest WAI Conference in March 2024, we extended 16 job offers to talented female pilots along with 10 scholarships to students pursuing careers in aviation.
New Agreements Underscore Our Commitment to Labor Relations
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This was followed in January 2024 by a five-year agreement with the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which together represent the company's nearly 15,000 customer service team members across airports, premium guest services and reservations. Our new contract includes significant improvements in compensation, benefits and quality-of-life provisions.
American has long respected freedom of association and our team members' right to join, or not join, third-party organizations such as labor unions or other lawful organizations of their own selection, and we do not interfere with these organizations.
Creating Aviation Opportunities for Women
Captain Deborah Hecker's 30-year career in commercial aviation has taken her from piloting the Douglas DC-3 and Embraer 110 to a three-year stint at Piedmont Airlines before joining American in 1999. Along the way, she has won numerous awards and broken her share of professional barriers for women. Currently, she is responsible for the Flight Operations Manual, better known as the rulebook for pilots, in her role as American's Director of Flight Operations Training Policies and Procedures.
As she traversed her path from aspiring lawyer to Airbus A321 captain, Hecker embraced opportunities to mentor other pilots, both at American and in her more than two decades of volunteer work as a member of Women in Aviation International (WAI). In 2024, she is stepping down from WAI's board of directors. She has held this post since 2017, the last two years as its chair.
"WAI is one of the many great organizations that are trying to move the dial to get more women into aviation careers," says Captain Hecker, who was hired by American after receiving a WAI scholarship. "It encourages women to look at a variety of career options, not just flying. That could include maintenance, dispatch, engineering and aircraft design, to name just a few areas. Many are jobs that don't necessarily require a four-year degree."
Captain Hecker herself has played a variety of roles at American, including working on the pilot recruitment team and as a Customer Experience project manager. She also takes great pride in the Keep Flying Scholarship she launched with Captain Evelyne Tinkl - a close friend who flies the Boeing 757/767 for United Airlines - in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Since its inception, this scholarship has provided approximately
Inspiring the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals
At American, we believe it's never too early to begin laying the foundation for a career in aviation. That led us to team up with the nonprofit CR Smith Museum and launch the Aviation Career Pathways program in October 2023. This multiyear initiative is providing seventh to 12th grade students in the Dallas Independent School District with access to aviation science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education along with a better understanding of aviation industry career opportunities.
Increasing exposure to aviation STEM careers and skills comes with challenges, especially when working with underserved communities. Most of the students participating in Aviation Career Pathways attend Title 1 schools, which include a significant percentage of students from low-income families. The CR Smith Museum, located on American's campus in Fort Worth, has studied these challenges extensively and prioritized solutions in its education program. Among them, students should benefit from the program's combination of touch points. Aviation Career Pathway includes in-classroom programming, participation in the museum's annual Aviation Career Day, behind-the-scenes access to American's operations and the opportunity to interact with team members.
Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, this program will expand to include the Fort Worth Independent School District as well.
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