-- As the First Set of Gateway Select
Candidates Successfully Complete the JetBlue Curriculum, New
Applicants Can Apply at http://pilots.jetblue.com/gateway-select
--
-- Gateway Select Program Helps JetBlue Train
High-Quality Pilots Based on Aptitude Making the Profession More
Accessible to a Broader Range of Candidates --
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) is currently accepting applications for
the second cycle of its innovative new pilot recruiting pathway -
Gateway Select - the airline’s competency-based training program
for aspiring pilots. The opening of the second window comes as
JetBlue’s first set of six candidates complete the airline-focused
training program and continue to earn their FAA-mandated 1,500
hours of flight time.
The program provides participants with the opportunity to become
JetBlue pilots after completing a rigorous four-year training
program which encompasses classroom learning, extensive real-world
flying experience and instruction in full-flight simulators.
JetBlue partners with CAE (NYSE:CAE; TSX:CAE) to deliver Gateway
Select’s training curriculum. Gateway Select takes the best from
training programs used by the U.S. military and international
airlines and applies the safety standards and federal requirements
for current pilots.
“The completion of this milestone proves our idea that there can
be a successful competency-based pathway, with the right structure
and training, to becoming an airline pilot,” said Warren Christie,
senior vice president of safety, security and air operations,
JetBlue. “Gateway Select is the only direct path to entry into an
airline in the U.S. With our second recruiting window, we are
opening the door to making this incredible profession a reality for
even more aspiring pilots.”
“JetBlue’s Gateway Select is one of the most innovative programs
available to create the next generation of pilots,” said Nick
Leontidis, CAE’s Group President, Civil Aviation Training
Solutions. “It makes the pilot career more accessible to men and
women who would otherwise not be able to explore their passion for
flying.”
JetBlue is now accepting applications for the next round of
candidates to begin the training program in January 2018.
Applications for Gateway Select can be submitted at
http://pilots.jetblue.com/gateway-select.
First Cohorts Successfully Complete Airline-Focused
Training
As part of cycle one, Gateway Select candidates went through a
series of assessments based on the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) pilot competencies and JetBlue’s own selection
criteria. After analysis, 19 applicants accepted placement in the
inaugural Gateway Select program.
The first cohort of six Gateway Select trainees has successfully
completed the airline-focused training portion of the program. The
additional candidates are completing the program in cohorts, with
the next set scheduled to complete their pilot ratings prior to
December 2017. Pilot trainees came from a diverse set of
backgrounds and professional experiences, including a heavy machine
operator, a supermarket sales clerk and an accountant.
“Each trainee comes from a unique background but they all share
a natural aptitude for flying and the dream to become a pilot,”
Christie said. “Our pilot trainees performed extremely well
throughout the program, including completing training exercises
that our current pilots perform. The rigorous selection process,
which measured applicants on the qualities that make a strong
airline pilot, uncovered a group of trainees that will be great
JetBlue pilots.”
The first six pilot trainees will now move to a CAE facility in
Arizona where they will work as pilot instructors and earn their
required flight hours.
Supporting Accessibility to and Diversity in the
Profession
With Gateway Select, JetBlue is making the profession more
accessible to a diverse range of candidates. JetBlue is working to
recruit applicants from minority colleges and technical schools and
partnering with other organizations that also seek to stimulate
greater inclusion in the pilot ranks.
"OBAP is pleased to have been part of this successful recruiting
initiative. JetBlue continues to be an industry leader in
innovative recruiting solutions. Many are taking note as JetBlue
leads," said Vanessa Blacknall-Jamison Organization of Black
Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) Chairwoman.
How It Works
Pilot trainees complete an intensive four-year program which
includes a series of training phases with guidance and mentorship
from JetBlue to build the skills and experience required of a pilot
for a major airline. The curriculum is also aligned with JetBlue’s
unique customer-focused culture. JetBlue partners with CAE to help
deliver Gateway Select’s training curriculum, leveraging CAE’s
experience in delivering competency-based training programs to
airlines throughout the world.
- Trainees attend JetBlue University in
Orlando for two weeks to learn the fundamentals of aviation and
become acquainted with the company.
- Trainees continue to CAE’s flight
academy in Phoenix, AZ for 30 weeks to develop core flying skills.
Upon completion, candidates receive their private pilot’s
license.
- Trainees then return to JetBlue
University for training on highly complex transport category
aircraft, concluding with a JetBlue Line Operational Evaluation
(LOE) and the completion of the Airline Transport Pilot –
Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP). Training includes the
safe and efficient operation of the Embraer 190 or the Airbus
320.
- Next, trainees return to CAE in Phoenix
for 12 weeks of additional FAA licensing requirements to receive
their Commercial single & multi-engine instrument ratings.
Trainees will then attend an instructor course to achieve their CFI
(certified flight instructor) and CFII (Certified Flight Instructor
– Instrument) qualifications and ratings. Upon completion, trainees
then begin working as entry-level salaried instructors for CAE’s
flight academy while accumulating flight hours to achieve the FAA’s
1,500 flight-hour requirement.
- Upon meeting the FAA and Gateway Select
requirements, pilots become new hires at JetBlue, where they
complete the same orientation and six-week instruction that all
first officers complete.
JetBlue hires hundreds of new pilots every year, recruiting
through its seven JetBlue Pilot Gateway programs®. These pilot
pathways include University Gateway, Transition Gateway, and
qualified first officer recruiting. Information about all of
JetBlue’s pilot recruitment pathways, including Gateway Select, can
be found at http://pilots.jetblue.com.
About JetBlue
JetBlue is New York’s Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 38 million
customers a year to 101 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. For more
information please visit jetblue.com.
About CAE
CAE is a global leader in the delivery of training for the civil
aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. We design
and integrate the industry's most comprehensive training solutions,
anchored by the knowledge and expertise of our more than 8,500
employees, our world-leading simulation technologies and a track
record of service and technology innovation spanning seven decades.
Our global presence is the broadest in the industry, with 160 sites
and training locations in 35 countries, including our joint venture
operations, and the world's largest installed base of flight
simulators. Each year, we train more than 120,000 civil and defence
crewmembers, as well as thousands of healthcare professionals.
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