Patty Taylor

Patty Taylor has a 34-year career with American Airlines, with over 14 years dedicated to the pilot recruiting effort. She served as department Manager for over 11 years during America’s two most recent hiring cycles. Patty and her team were responsible for hiring more than 7,000 American pilots.

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After a decade-long hiatus in hiring, AA tasked Patty with creating a compliant pilot recruitment process that was engaging, innovative, and state-of-the-art. By collaborating with many company management teams, Patty created that process – some of which is still being used by American Airlines today.

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Patty represented AA at the RAA/Pilot Employment annual meetings. Most major airlines and many regional carriers met to discuss regulatory issues affecting the airlines. This group worked to solve common problems and proposed changes to various regulatory entities.

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In her role as Manager of Pilot Selection, Patty directed the efforts of over 150 AA line pilots as they processed, interviewed, and selected new hire pilots. Patty also served on the Pilot Selection Board.

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During her tenure, she developed successful relationships with NGPA, WAI, and OBAP while coordinating the company’s participation in each organization’s respective annual conferences. In 2019, OBAP-AA awarded Patty the Excellence in Diversity Award for her years of dedicated commitment and support.

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When not hiring pilots, Patty worked in other departments at AA such as Human Resources, Diversity, and Flight Administration. She is very enthusiastic about assisting pilots reach their career goals and is committed to True North Pilot Consulting’s personalized coaching style.