JetBlue's new pilot training plan: no experience needed
With a worldwide pilot shortage expected over the next decades, JetBlue is taking an unusual step: it plans to train would-be airliner pilots who come to it without prior training as military or private pilots. In recent years, as flying has expanded and the supply of ex-military pilots has shrunk, airlines worldwide have begun to feel the effects of a shortage. Commercial pilot licenses require 1500 hours of flying experience. JetBlue's plan, new to the U.S., but similar to plans used by...