Comment on JetBlue Shakes Up Pilot Hiring by Training Them from ScratchComments−throwaway_exer10yIt's a really bad article:* did not say who's paying for the training* number of hours required for ATP is less than 1,500 for certain structured training programs* there definitely is and will be a shortage of ATPs who are willing to be paid at regional rates of $18k-$25k under the new knee-jerk regulations* other airlines are already offering school loan "forgiveness" for new hires−TheSpiceIsLife10yLast sentence, third to last paragraph: Prospective pilots would pay for their own training.
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It's a really bad article:
* did not say who's paying for the training
* number of hours required for ATP is less than 1,500 for certain structured training programs
* there definitely is and will be a shortage of ATPs who are willing to be paid at regional rates of $18k-$25k under the new knee-jerk regulations
* other airlines are already offering school loan "forgiveness" for new hires
Last sentence, third to last paragraph: Prospective pilots would pay for their own training.