Pan Am International Flight Academy
(PAIFA) and ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. have renewed their alliance
with respect the airline's pilot interviewing policy. According to
the Letter of Understanding between the two companies, ExpressJet
guarantees an employment interview to students who successfully
complete the Academy's Career Pilot Development (CPD) training
program and who satisfy ExpressJet's criteria. Applicants who
successfully complete the interview process may be offered
employment by ExpressJet, based upon the Company's hiring needs at
the time. ExpressJet forecasts pilot hiring to be consistent at
approximately 500 pilots per year for the foreseeable future. The
new agreement became effective in March.
To secure an interview, applicants must meet the following
criteria:
- Successfully complete a 2-year degree program and
- Successfully complete the Air Crew Education (ACE) and Route
Flying segments of PAIFA's CPD training program and
- Attain a minimum of the following FAA Certificates and
Ratings
-
- FAA First Class Medical Certificate with No Waivers and
- Commercial Certificate with
- Instrument and Multi-engine ratings
- Have accumulated a Minimum 500 hours Total Time and a Minimum
100 hours Multi-engine fixed-wing time and
- Have a letter of recommendation from the Academy's Training
Center Director
- Applicants must also successfully pass ExpressJet's Human
Resources and Technical interviews.
"Our alliance with ExpressJet
clearly demonstrates their confidence in PAIFA's ability to provide
them with high-caliber pilots who have airline-ready training
experience," said Marilyn Ladner, Senior Vice President of the
Academy's Career Pilot Development division. "We take a unique
approach to primary flight training, because we indoctrinate
students with an 'airline mentality' right from the start. Our
training process is intense, and continually emphasizes the need
for discipline, professionalism and accountability. When students
complete the program, they not only have the skills needed for
employment with an airline, but they are also mentally prepared to
work in the airline environment. Obviously, ExpressJet realizes the
value of our CPD training program." ExpressJet is a member of the
Academy's Airline Advisory Committee, which is comprised of the
Chief Pilots and Directors of Pilot Recruiting from numerous
airlines. The committee meets annually, providing input that helps
ensure the Academy delivers a highly specialized flight-training
curriculum - one that results in pilots meeting the exact needs of
the airlines.
Pan Am International Flight Academy is a privately-owned,
comprehensive learning institution that provides advanced aviation
training services to professional pilots, flight engineers, flight
attendants and maintenance personnel operating in commercial,
regional, business, military, government and cargo operations
around the world. The Academy also offers a comprehensive,
FAA-approved Career Pilot training program. Pan Am International
Flight Academy is the only flight-training center that provides
extensive Air Traffic Control (ATC) training to Civil Aviation
Agencies worldwide.
The Academy operates training facilities in Miami, Orlando, and
Vero Beach, FL; Cincinnati, OH; Memphis, TN; Dulles, VA; St. Louis,
MO; Minneapolis, MN; Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ; and Beaver Falls,
PA.
Its Commercial and Regional airline simulator "fleet" includes
B767, B757, B747-200, B747-400, B737-200/300/400/500, B727-200,
B707, DC8-70, DC9-30/50, DC10, A300, A320, A330, MD80, 328JET,
Caravan, Saab 340, CRJ 200, J31/32, J41, AVRO RJ and BAe146.
SimCom, PAIFA's Business and General Aviation division, offers
simulator training programs for an array of general aviation and
business aircraft, including the Hawker 700/800/800XP series,
Learjet 20/30 series and the Learjet 55, Citation I, II and V
series, King Airs, Mitsubishi MU-2, Beech Duke, Beech Baron, Cessna
twins, Pilatus PC-12, Socata TBM 700, Aerostar,
Malibu/Mirage/Meridian series, Piper Saratoga and Seneca, and the
Air Tractor.
The Academy's Career Pilot division is recognized as a premiere
training provider to the world's airlines. It utilizes one of the
industry's largest fleets of New Piper training aircraft, including
the Archer, Arrow, and Seminole, as well as a number of FTDs,
including the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) and Frasca TruFlite.