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his food steps and i want to be an american pilot. now he s walking in the same halls american flight academy as his father, one of 1500 new pilots american is looking to hire over the next five years. this the first time american has launched a hiring blitz since september 11th. the reason, new routes due to us airways merger, large number of pilot retirements and a vast expansion of its fleet. we re receiving approximately five new airplanes every month, over one airplane a week right now. reporter: tom can t wait to get behind the real controls, knowing his father is smiling down. i really think that he d be proud. yes, he would. an absolute pleasure to meet him. american obviously, as you can see, looking for the best of the best. the airline tells me they have received about 10,000 applications for the pilot jobs.
academy as his father, one of 1,500 new pilots american is looking to hire over the next five years. this is the first time american has launched a hiring blitz since september 11. the reason? new routes due to the u.s. airways merger, a large number of upcoming pilot retirement and a vast expansion of its fleet. we re receiving approximately five new airplanes every month. over one airplane a week right now. tom can t wait to get behind the real controls knowing his father is smiling down. i really think he would be proud. what a story. americans flight academy runs about seven weeks long. part ground training and then obviously the sim training and then checklist floits in the air. the airline tells us they ve received about 10,000 applications for new pilots but they are still searching. what an inspiration to talk to