American Airlines To Hire 1,350 Pilots, Posts ‘Smallest Loss’ Of Pandemic Era

American Airlines pilot checking tail before flight
An American Airlines pilot checks the aircraft's tail before flight.
Credit: American Airlines
American Airlines plans to hire 1,350 more pilots by 2022, part of an effort to return to full capacity as demand recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a staff letter issued July 21, American VP of Flight Operations Chip Long said the Fort Worth-based company now plans to hire 350 more pilots by...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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