Five Airlines hire 22 First Officers during on-site interviews at ATP February 12-16, 2007

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Florida—February 21, 2007—Five of the leading regional airlines, including ASA; Trans States Airlines; Colgan Air; American Eagle; and Pinnacle Airlines, interviewed 24 pilot applicants during an on-site airline-hiring event at ATP headquarters. Twenty-two pilot applicants received firm class dates or conditional offers of employment, based on successful completion of ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification course and simulator evaluation. Many applicants received offers from more than one airline.

Accelerating growth has the regional airlines struggling to meet demand for pilots. Airlines are turning to ATP’s on-site hiring events to help fill classes. ATP facilitated the interviews for pilots with flight time as low as 350 hours total time, and 100 hours multi-engine time. Applicants were able to interview before meeting published airline minimums thanks to the Airline Pilot Hiring Agreement letters ATP has established with the airlines.

The agreements are based on completion of ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification program, which prepares pilots for the airlines with airline-style training in a CRJ-200 FTD, and a comprehensive ground school covering jet aircraft systems, flight deck management, jet automation, crew resource management, flight management systems (FMS), and electronic flight instrumentation systems (EFIS). Regional airline pilots developed and teach the course, providing the added benefit of real-world operating experience to the learning environment.

With the success of these 22 applicants, ATP remains the leading provider of pilots to the regional airlines. In the last 12 months, ATP has assisted over 175 pilots with achieving their career goals—more than any other single flight school or academy. The next on-site hiring event will take place in March. SkyWest and ATP will host a career seminar at ATP’s Daytona Beach Training Center.

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Congratulations to these ATP graduates who have achieved the next step in their professional pilot careers. ATP is proud to have the highest ratio of airline placements to students of all the leading flight training academies.

February 2007
Hired
	Maurice Kemp 585 TT & 115 ME
	Maurice began ATP’s CFI Program on January 10, 2005. Pinnacle Airlines hired Maurice 25 months after starting training with ATP.
	Robert Phillips 380 TT & 150 ME
	Robert began ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program on June 12, 2006. Pinnacle Airlines hired Robert 8 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $46,995.
	Crystal (last name witheld for privacy) 635 TT & 134 ME
	Crystal began ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification on February 11, 2007. Pinnacle Airlines hired Crystal 0 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $5,995.
	Steve (last name witheld for privacy) 853 TT & 83 ME
	Steve began ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification on February 11, 2007. Pinnacle Airlines hired Steve 0 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $5,995.
	Jesse Wukie 391 TT & 257 ME
	Jesse began ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program on March 20, 2006. Pinnacle Airlines hired Jesse 11 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $46,995. Read Jesse's full story.
	Aaron Ingram 817 TT & 340 ME
	Aaron began ATP’s CFI Program on October 17, 2005. Pinnacle Airlines hired Aaron 16 months after starting training with ATP.
	Christopher Houston 405 TT & 250 ME
	Christopher began ATP’s Private Pilot & Airline Career Pilot Programs on May 1, 2006. Pinnacle Airlines hired Christopher 9 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $53,895.
	Jenifier Nam 547 TT & 246 ME
	Jenifier began ATP’s CFI Program on April 17, 2006. Pinnacle Airlines hired Jenifier 10 months after starting training with ATP.
	Nigel Turpin 506 TT & 300 ME
	Nigel began ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program Self-Paced Curriculum on July 21, 2005. Pinnacle Airlines hired Nigel 19 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $38,995.
	John Mead 380 TT & 190 ME
	John began ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program on May 15, 2006. Pinnacle Airlines hired John 9 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $46,995. Read John's full story.
	Ryan Berryhill 350 TT & 235 ME
	Ryan began ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program on September 18, 2006. Trans States Airlines hired Ryan 4 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $47,495.
	Ryan Breznau 510 TT & 60 ME
	Ryan began ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification on January 15, 2007. Trans States Airlines hired Ryan 0 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $5,995.
	Nicholas Maieritsch 528 TT & 208 ME
	Nicholas began ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program Self-Paced Curriculum on August 8, 2005. Trans States Airlines hired Nicholas 18 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $42,495.
	Keith Krause 477 TT & 117 ME
	Keith began ATP’s Airline Transition Program on December 11, 2006. Trans States Airlines hired Keith 2 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $24,995.
	Ben Strutin 550 TT & 120 ME
	Ben began ATP’s CFI Program on July 17, 2006, and then instructed at the ATP ORL Training Center. American Eagle hired Ben 6 months after starting training with ATP.
	Frank Sabol III 584 TT & 111 ME
	Frank began ATP’s Airline Transition Program on October 30, 2006. Colgan Air hired Frank 3 months after starting training with ATP. Total fixed cost for airline training program: $24,995.
	6 Other successful applicants were invited to continue simulator evaluations with American Eagle and ASA.