{"id":20472,"date":"2021-12-28T14:07:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T14:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20472"},"modified":"2021-12-28T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T14:07:42","slug":"flying-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/texas\/flying-for-change\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Flying for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo above – Middle school kids at the Marlin, TX fly-in event, took flight for the very first time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of American\u2019s ongoing pilot recruiting efforts, the\nAmerican Airlines Cadet Academy (AACA) team is working hard to expand awareness\nof the pilot career in communities across the United States. Just in the past\nfew months, the team has participated in numerous community events geared at\neducating youth on the opportunity of a promising career in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such event was the Experimental Aircraft Association\n(EAA) Young Eagles Rally and Fly-in in Marlin, Texas, where the AACA team met\nwith local middle school-aged youth from underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American\u2019s pilot recruiting team offering hand-on experience to young and aspiring pilots in the local community. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to increase accessibility to the pilot career\npath through educational and mentorship opportunities like this one,\u201d said Brad\nMorrison, Manager of Pilot Recruiting and Development. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing quite\nas fulfilling as meeting young people who have never stepped on an airplane\nbefore, much less believed a career as a pilot was an option for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 50 airplanes flew into the small airport so that\nhundreds of aviation hopefuls \u2014 more than double last year\u2019s attendance \u2014 could\nenjoy a fun-filled day of pancakes, sunshine and discovery flights. For many of\nthe kids, this was, in fact, their first-ever inflight experience, which built\nlifelong memories and created new dreams of a future career in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful we can play a role in these kids\u2019 paths to,\nhopefully, becoming aviators,\u201d said Morrison. \u201cAfter that weekend, I\u2019m certain\nthat our industry\u2019s future and the next generation of pilots will be incredibly\nbright.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more recently, in Mesa, Arizona, the AACA team\npartnered with CAE Flight Academy, one of American\u2019s flight school providers,\nto host an educational, hands-on session for similar but slightly more advanced\ngroups \u2014 aspiring pilots without any previous flight experience and current\npilots not yet affiliated with any airline programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExtensive involvement in the communities we serve plays a\npivotal role in our long-term success as an airline and facilitates growth and\ndiversification within the pilot profession,\u201d said Capt. Cory Glenn, Director\nof Pilot Recruiting at American. \u201cOur pilots are passionate, intelligent\nleaders. Each one can emotionally replay their journey \u2014 from imagining what it\nwould be like to be a pilot, gaining an opportunity to visualize and achieve\nthat possibility and then focusing that vision to becoming an American Airlines\nteam member. If we can be that moment for even just a few kids and young\npilots, we\u2019re making a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three of American\u2019s wholly-owned regional carriers \u2014\nEnvoy, Piedmont and PSA \u2014 attended the CAE event. Attendees had the chance to\nvisit the CAE flight school facility, tour aircraft, take simulator rides and\nmeet current American Airlines cadets and instructors. For those who had\nalready applied, the team was also able to fast-track their AACA applications\nand conduct on-site interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to measurably grow and diversify the pilot\npopulation and remove the mystery and barriers to be successful in qualifying\nfor this profession,\u201d added Capt. Glenn. \u201cWe\u2019re doing that better than anyone.\nAnd we are just getting started with the growth and positive change to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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