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JetBlue's 4-year pilot training program, no flying experience needed


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2016 Mar 9, 11:25am   1,342 views  2 comments

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Your lifelong dream of navigating the skies could become a reality, thanks to JetBlue's new 4-year pilot training program.

The fan-favorite airline announced Monday the unveiling of Gateway Select, a competitive flight school program specifically designed for people without any prior flying experience.

Applicants must be at least 23 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Other than that, it's open skies for pilot hopefuls.

"One of the goals is to remove the barriers for those who aspire to be a pilot, but don't have a pathway to get there," Warren Christie, senior vice president of Safety, Security and Training at JetBlue, told CNN.

Applicants must submit an essay on why they want to join the program, at which point select candidates will have their nervous systems put through the ringer with hand-eye coordination, spacial orientation, and critical-thinking tests.

A total of 24 people will be selected for the program, with applications closing in August.

Once students log their four years at CAE's flight academy in Arizona, including time spent at JetBlue University in Orlando and 1,500 hours of flight time,, each student will automatically earn full-time employment as a co-pilot.

All told, the program costs $125,000 — roughly on par with today's steep college tuition prices, but for those looking to fulfill a childhood dream, potentially the opportunity of a lifetime.

More: http://www.techinsider.io/jetblue-announces-new-pilot-training-program-2016-3

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1   MisdemeanorRebel   2016 Mar 9, 11:38am  

Discounts for H1-Bs and origin preferences for MENA people.

2   bob2356   2016 Mar 10, 3:57am  

anonymous says

Once students log their four years at CAE's flight academy in Arizona, including time spent at JetBlue University in Orlando and 1,500 hours of flight time,, each student will automatically earn full-time employment as a co-pilot.

So they will have the same 1500 hours as any entry level airline pilot. Except they will have all their experience within an airline environment from the beginning. That's better than crop dusting and teaching in a cessna 172 (not very relevant skills to working at an airline except building flight hours) without a clue if you will get a job at an airline after spending huge amounts of time and money. Sounds like a good idea.

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