{"id":113826,"date":"2021-07-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=113826"},"modified":"2021-07-22T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:56:07","slug":"american-airlines-to-ramp-up-pilot-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/07\/american-airlines-to-ramp-up-pilot-hiring.html","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines to ramp up pilot hiring."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>America Airlines<\/strong> is increasing the number of pilots it plans to hire this year and next as travel demand recovers and it positions the company for future growth, according to a staff memo reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/american-airline-jobs\/update-1-american-airlines-to-ramp-up-pilot-hiring-staff-memo-idUSL1N2OX23X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/07\/jetblue-american-alliance-will-operate-700-daily-flights-winter.html\"><em>JetBlue and American alliance will operate more than 700 daily flights from New York and Boston this winter.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. airlines have moved from warning of furloughs to advertising jobs in the span of months as the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. travel subsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThough we were limited in pilot growth this past year, we are now moving full speed ahead with pans to continue recruiting, hiring and training the best and most diverse pilots in the business,\u201d American\u2019s vice president of flight operations Chip Long said in the memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/07\/american-airlines-announces-new-routes-to-colombia-and-mexico.html\"><em>American Airlines announces new routes to Colombia and Mexico.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American now expects to hire 350 pilots this 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