Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group, will open a new maintenance operation at Albany International Airport (ALB) to service its growing fleet of Embraer 145 aircraft.
Piedmont expects to begin hiring for the base in August bringing more than 50 jobs to the area. The new facility will provide maintenance support for Piedmont’s northern routes, including international routes out of Philadelphia.
“We selected Albany based on a number of factors, including its attractive facilities and proximity to many of the cities we serve out of Philadelphia,” said Bill Arndt, vice president, Maintenance and Engineering. “We look forward to growing our Piedmont family and the American Eagle brand in Albany and the great state of New York.”
Piedmont will hire airframe and power plant mechanics, quality control inspectors, aircraft parts clerks and avionics technicians for the new base.
