Ep128: American Airlines Chief of Pilot Hiring Cory Glenn: How to Have a $14 Million Dollar Career
Ready 4 Pushback
Nik Fialka
4.8 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Cory Glenn joins us to chat about the intricacies of pilot recruitment and the significant strides made in diversity and inclusion within the aviation industry. This episode not only offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hiring process but also emphasizes the importance of core flying experience and the impact of personal growth on a pilot's career. Hit play and let your aviation dreams take flight!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE
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Insights into the evolution of pilot recruitment
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Debunking myths and how diversity enriches the pilot community
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Why accurate logbook keeping is essential for pilots
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The indispensable value of accumulating substantial flying hours
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American Airlines’ hiring projections and the evolving landscape of pilot recruitment
RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED
Learn about more career opportunities in aviation with the new Director of Hiring at American Airlines, Dena Payne-Smith. Visit https://vimeo.com/event/4192783 and register to attend "Cleared for Takeoff: Career Opportunities with American Airlines" on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 9:00 PM EST.
ABOUT CORY GLENN
Cory is the Director of Pilot Recruiting and Development at American Airlines. He is an expert aviation consultant in the pilot supply and demand industry. He is an experienced Pilot Instructor with a demonstrated history of safety in commercial and military aviation. He has also worked in Enterprise Risk Management, Operations Management, Readiness, Operational Planning, and leading Youth Programs. He is a strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Communications from Portland State University.
CONNECT WITH CORY
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Website: American Airlines
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LinkedIn: Cory Glenn
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | As the world's largest airline, we have the luxury to be the most selective, and we have a much higher standard. |
| 0:06.7 | Our standard is still our standard. Our standards have not changed through all of this, supply and demand. |
| 0:12.1 | We are now in an era of the safest decade in the history of aviation. |
| 0:17.3 | Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation. |
| 0:23.6 | They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, |
| 0:29.3 | meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details. |
| 0:34.5 | This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find |
| 0:39.8 | your dream job. Let's get ready for pushback. Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca. |
| 0:47.7 | Pilots, I have great news on April 10th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. I'm going to be doing another live webinar, but this time it is |
| 0:57.0 | with the new director of pilot hiring at American Airlines, Ms. Dina Payne Smith. You get a chance to be |
| 1:03.8 | one of the very first people to ask her the questions that are on your mind. Check in the show |
| 1:09.4 | notes. I'll have a link so you can sign up to join us. |
| 1:13.9 | I can't wait for this. It's going to be a lot of fun. April 10th, 9 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| 1:20.6 | Sign up in the show notes and join me and get your questions answered. |
| 1:26.7 | Hey, Pilot, welcome back to Ready for Pushback. I'm Nick Fialca. |
| 1:33.4 | I am thankful that you are here. I'm thankful that you are part of my little community. |
| 1:41.6 | And today, I'm revisiting a guest. His name is Corey Glynn. And if that name seems |
| 1:49.4 | familiar to you, he is the director of hiring at American Airlines. We met at the NGPA convention, |
| 1:58.1 | the National Gay Pilots Association. And I actually love going out to all the |
| 2:02.3 | conventions, but the biggest draw for me to go to this convention was the fact that Corey and I |
| 2:08.3 | have been trying to sit down and talk for months. And I was trying to fly out to Fort Worth. |
| 2:15.6 | I was trying to find time. And he was trying to find time. |
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