Brevard Sun

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is excited to announce that Hawaiian Airlines has become the newest industry partner in its Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) SkillBridge program, which has successfully transitioned more than 380 servicemen and women into civilian careers since its inception in 2019.

“Close to 70 transitioning service members around the country who started the program on Jan. 9 will graduate on March 10,” said Angela C. Albritton, director of Military Relations and Strategic Initiatives for Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus. “We’re excited that these program participants will now have the opportunity to learn more about aviation maintenance opportunities at Hawaiian Airlines.”

Each year, approximately 200,000 service members leave the military and re-enter civilian life. Embry-Riddle’s AMT SkillBridge Program is authorized by the Department of Defense and is designed to train and place transitioning service members, honorably discharged veterans and eligible military spouses into Aviation Maintenance-related careers with reputable industry partners, such as AAR, Pratt & Whitney, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, HAECO Americas and Standard Aero.

“Our industry partners recognize the skills that service members bring from the military, and we are grateful for their ongoing commitment to the program,” said Worldwide Campus Chancellor John R. Watret, Ph.D.

“Partnering with Embry-Riddle through the SkillBridge program is an exciting opportunity to not only increase our hiring aperture but to do so with the benefit of skills and experience gained through military service and the capstone of an industry-renowned Embry-Riddle education,” said Jim Landers, senior vice president for technical operations at Hawaiian Airlines, and also a former director of operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

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