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Piedmont Airlines Pilot Cadet Program — Fast-Track to First Officer ($15,000 Bonus)
✈️ Piedmont Airlines Pilot Cadet Program — Fast-Track to First Officer ($15,000 Bonus)
Join a flexible, mentorship-driven pathway that takes you from cadet to Piedmont First Officer — with a clear route on to American Airlines. Build your hours your way (no required partner school, no CFI requirement), get Piedmont-paid ATP-CTP training and test, and step into the next new-hire class with no additional interview.
🌟 Why join the Cadet Program
- $15,000 cadet bonus
- Flexible hour-building — no required partner school and no CFI requirement
- Mentoring and networking with Piedmont recruiters and flight operations
- Piedmont-paid ATP-CTP course and test
- After ATP-CTP completion: placed into the next new-hire First Officer class with no additional interview
- Structured pathway from Piedmont First Officer to American Airlines
🧭 What you’ll do
- Participate in the Piedmont Cadet Program while independently building flight hours toward ATP/R-ATP minimums
- Engage in mentoring and networking opportunities to prepare for airline operations
- Complete the ATP-CTP course and exam (paid by Piedmont)
- Transition into Piedmont’s next First Officer new-hire class upon program milestones — with no additional interview
🧰 Minimum qualifications
- Commercial Multi-Engine with Instrument rating
- Minimum 500 hours total time
- No closer than 200 hours away from reaching ATP/R-ATP minimums
- Valid FAA First Class Medical
- No criminal record
- No FAA violations
Note: Candidates must hold a FAA Commercial Pilot License (CPL).
📍 Bases and operations
- Primary crew bases: Philadelphia (PHL), Charlotte (CLT), and Harrisburg (MDT)
📨 How to get started
Apply to the Piedmont Cadet Program to begin your airline journey. Qualified cadets receive dedicated mentorship, paid ATP-CTP, and placement into the next First Officer new-hire class upon completion — without an additional interview.