Daily Bulletin: Big 3 make push for pilots | Last-minute luxury is a trend   If you would like to View this message as a WebPage, please Click Here [/http://view.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=613d2ce1983b845f4f3a6f4c900ec49f209ebb1571ce71628f3df2ab4330a4bfe559da24a2bab6320b600de8a022173f84bc1ca5680ce8724095a342acfe1694b81a86c19ba3ebb2b445455c630d6df9] [Travel Weekly] DAILY BULLETIN August 15, 2018   [Advertisement]     http://click.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=960aaa58f4487eb9da053e67b93f7526e82a232161f791175a61acca2a5655e1ded5bf6ff371d64caeedf10d174336f70a09fb0216b829de TOP STORIES [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Big-3-airlines-take-on-shortage-of-pilots?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] Big 3 airlines take on shortage of pilots with career-path help [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Big-3-airlines-take-on-shortage-of-pilots?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&cid=eltrdb] It remains to be seen if their programs will do enough to motivate people to become commercial pilots. 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