The free job fair, which featured 13 regional and charter companies, was held by the Future & Active Pilot Advisors, an aviation career consulting company, aimed at encouraging more people to become pilots and matching those that are with available jobs.
Chad Cumberland, 21, walked up to the Republic Airways booth where a sign said: “Immediate Captain Openings.”
“Right now, it’s a big hiring boom,” said Cumberland, one of dozens to attend a pilot job fair in Center City Saturday. “Hopefully, it holds by the time I get 1,500 hours. Either way, I think they’ll still need pilots.”A pilot shortage continues to threaten service around the country. Earlier this month, American Airlines announced,” not even after 9/11, said Robert W. Mann Jr., president of R.W. Mann & Co., Inc., a Long Island-based independent airline industry analyst.
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