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Crain’s Headlines: United Buying Flight School in Phoenix

United Airlines is taking an unusual step to deal with a worsening shortage of pilots.

Aired 02/05/2020 | Rating NR

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Crain’s Headlines: United Buying Flight School in Phoenix

Clip: 2/5/2020 | 2m 2sVideo has Closed Captions

United Airlines is taking an unusual step to deal with a worsening shortage of pilots.

The Chicago-based airline says it’s purchasing Westwind School of Aeronautics in Phoenix to tackle a talent pipeline problem that it will face for at least a decade. That story and more from Crain’s Chicago Business.

Aired 02/05/2020 | Rating NR

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