Spirit Airlines is bringing its pilot training pipeline program to Liberty University as it seeks to offset the industry's shortfall of pilots.
School of Aeronautics in Lynchburg, Va. to apply to the company's pipeline program
after completing their sophomore year. Prospective trainees will need a recommendation from a faculty member before being eligible to begin the program. Students working toward an aviation degree can get conditional job offers as they finish their studies and work on accruing flight hours. They must then complete airline pilot training programs, joining as first officers.
"We put a lot of hard work into developing the Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program and assembling a great group of partners making it incredibly rewarding to reach this key milestone," Ryan Rodosta, senior director of flight operations and system chief pilot at Spirit, said in aOther carriers have also sought to increase their supply of new pilots. U.S. commercial airline pilots can only fly until age 65 under U.S. law.
Airlines are incentivized to train new pilots using pipeline programs. U.S. law requires pilots to receive 1,500 hours of training to fly
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