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(Salisbury, MD)Piedmont Airlines will pay qualified employees to build pilot flight hours in a new program called “Piedmont Flyers.”
The company has announced that any Piedmont employee within 300 hours of the minimum FAA requirements for commercial airline pilots can interview for a spot in the Piedmont Flyers program.If accepted, he or she will be given a conditional offer of employment as a first officer, and Piedmont will assist financially with his or her remaining flight hours.
“We have great employees, and we want them to stay and fly with us after they build up enough hours,” said Michelle Foose, vice president, Human Resources. “If we can help them get those hours more quickly by paying for it, it’s really a win for everyone involved.”
Piedmont will reimburse Flyers participants up to $130 for every flight hour accrued up to 300 hours.Flyers have one year to complete the hours. Flyers will be asked to work as a Piedmont pilot one year for every 100 hours of reimbursed flight time.
“It’s an ideal time to join us as a pilot,” said Steve Keefer, vice president, Flight Operations. “We have the (EMB-145) jets coming at the end of the year, new pilots can expect a two year upgrade or less, and we have no-interview flow to American Airlines that will only increase as we expand.So in theory, an employee who begins flight training at Piedmont today could be flying for American Airlines in five to seven years. There’s no faster pathway.”
For information, Piedmont employees can contact Human Resources at piedmontrecruiting@usairways.com. Anyone who would like to apply to Piedmont Airlines for an opportunity to join the Flyers can find current job openings here.
http://piedmont-airlines.com/News/Latest-News/post/403
(Salisbury, MD)Piedmont Airlines will pay qualified employees to build pilot flight hours in a new program called “Piedmont Flyers.”
The company has announced that any Piedmont employee within 300 hours of the minimum FAA requirements for commercial airline pilots can interview for a spot in the Piedmont Flyers program.If accepted, he or she will be given a conditional offer of employment as a first officer, and Piedmont will assist financially with his or her remaining flight hours.
“We have great employees, and we want them to stay and fly with us after they build up enough hours,” said Michelle Foose, vice president, Human Resources. “If we can help them get those hours more quickly by paying for it, it’s really a win for everyone involved.”
Piedmont will reimburse Flyers participants up to $130 for every flight hour accrued up to 300 hours.Flyers have one year to complete the hours. Flyers will be asked to work as a Piedmont pilot one year for every 100 hours of reimbursed flight time.
“It’s an ideal time to join us as a pilot,” said Steve Keefer, vice president, Flight Operations. “We have the (EMB-145) jets coming at the end of the year, new pilots can expect a two year upgrade or less, and we have no-interview flow to American Airlines that will only increase as we expand.So in theory, an employee who begins flight training at Piedmont today could be flying for American Airlines in five to seven years. There’s no faster pathway.”
For information, Piedmont employees can contact Human Resources at piedmontrecruiting@usairways.com. Anyone who would like to apply to Piedmont Airlines for an opportunity to join the Flyers can find current job openings here.
