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Learning to fly: JetBlue accepting applications for pilot Gateway programs

ORLANDO, Fla. — JetBlue announced it is accepting applications for its expanded Gateways pilot training program.

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The airline said the program offers anyone with the dream of flying a pathway to obtaining a highly skilled job in the airline industry.

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JetBlue said its training program has produced hundreds of new pilots for the airline.

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The airline said 12% of last year’s new-hire pilots came from one of the several JetBlue Gateways programs.

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More information about JetBlue’s Gateways program can be found here.

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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.