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CareersFormer American CEO Starting Nonprofit to Promote Aviation Careers
Former American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker is starting a nonprofit designed to “remove the barriers that exist for underrepresented young adults to have rewarding careers in aviation, particularly as pilots.”
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