Hawaiian Airways right this moment introduced it has turn out to be the latest trade associate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical College’s Aviation Upkeep Expertise (AMT) SkillBridge program, which has efficiently transitioned greater than 380 servicemen and girls into civilian careers since its inception in 2019

Hawaiian Airways right this moment introduced it has turn out to be the latest trade associate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical College’s Aviation Upkeep Expertise (AMT) SkillBridge program, which has efficiently transitioned greater than 380 servicemen and girls into civilian careers since its inception in 2019.

“Near 70 transitioning service members across the nation who began this system on Jan. 9 will graduate on March 10,” mentioned Angela C. Albritton, director of Navy Relations and Strategic Initiatives for Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus. “We’re excited that these program individuals will now have the chance to be taught extra about aviation upkeep alternatives at Hawaiian Airways.”

Annually, roughly 200,000 service members depart the navy and re-enter civilian life. Embry-Riddle’s AMT SkillBridge Program is permitted by the Division of Protection and is designed to coach and place transitioning service members, honorably discharged veterans and eligible navy spouses into Aviation Upkeep-related careers with respected trade companions, resembling AAR, Pratt & Whitney, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, HAECO Americas and Customary Aero.

“Our trade companions acknowledge the abilities that service members carry from the navy, and we’re grateful for his or her ongoing dedication to this system,” mentioned Worldwide Campus Chancellor John R. Watret, Ph.D.

“Partnering with Embry-Riddle by the SkillBridge program is an thrilling alternative to not solely improve our hiring aperture, however to take action with the advantage of expertise and expertise gained by navy service and the capstone of an trade famend Embry-Riddle training,” mentioned Jim Landers, senior vice chairman for technical operations at Hawaiian Airways and a former director of operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

The partnership comes as Hawaiian Airways is recruiting for a whole bunch of positions to assist its subsequent progress section. Named by Forbes as the perfect employer within the state of Hawaii in 2022, Hawaii’s largest and longest-serving provider offers nonstop flights inside Hawai‘i, and between the islands and 15 U.S. gateway cities, in addition to American Samoa, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti. This 12 months, the airline will start welcoming a brand new fleet of Boeing 787-9 plane and launch a devoted freighter operation for Amazon.

For service members separating or retiring from the navy, the SkillBridge program offers a possibility to bridge the transition into the civilian aviation and aerospace sector. This system is obtainable at Camp Lejeune-New River, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; Ft. Campbell, Kentucky; Ft. Carson, Colorado; Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia; and thru Hurlburt Subject-Digital. Transitioning service members presently positioned on Oahu can be taught extra about this system throughout bi-weekly data briefings at Schofield Barracks.