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CrewBlast Now Offers Full-time Pilot Staffing Solution
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Initially intended to help operators fill temporary positions, CrewBlast has evolved
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Online flight crew staffing specialist CrewBlast is broadening its offerings to include full-time placements. Since its introduction two years ago, the CrewBlast app has helped business aircraft operators locate temporary and contract flight and cabin crewmembers.
"CrewBlast was built to bridge a gap in the speed at which operators can source contract pilots and flight attendants worldwide,” CrewBlast CEO Timothy Griffin told AIN. “That efficiency and reliability have prompted operators to start requesting that we provide the same service for full-time placements.”
Using the app, customers can receive responses from qualified applicants within seconds of initiating a search. Griffin said that shortly after opening up the full-time option in CrewBlast, a Gulfstream G650 operator found a full-time candidate within just a few days. "Part of our process also allows for the operator to use the contractors on contract flights as part of the interview process," he added.
One of the key features of the platform is its “social share” capability that allows flight crewmembers in the CrewBlast database to easily share any staffing requests they receive from the app to colleagues and professional networks, greatly expanding the reach of any search.