{"id":23452,"date":"2022-09-19T20:23:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23452"},"modified":"2022-09-19T20:23:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:23:42","slug":"siu-aviation-united-airlines-partnership-provides-most-secure-career-path-to-united-flight-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/illinois\/siu-aviation-united-airlines-partnership-provides-most-secure-career-path-to-united-flight-deck\/%20","title":{"rendered":"SIU Aviation-United Airlines Partnership Provides Most Secure Career Path to United Flight Deck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211; SIU-United Aviate partnership \u2014 Perry Lewis, left, director of United Aviate and pilot strategy, and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane sign an agreement Sept. 13 allowing SIU School of Aviation students to have an accelerated career path to become professional pilots through United Aviate\u2019s program. (Photo by Russell Bailey)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A partnership between Southern Illinois University\nCarbondale and United Airlines is providing the most secure career path for\naviation students interested in becoming professional pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Austin A. Lane and United representatives signed\na partnership agreement between the university\u2019s School of Aviation and\nUnited\u2019s Aviate career development program at the Glenn Poshard Transportation\nEducation Center on Tuesday, Sept. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane said joining United\nAviate fits well with the university\u2019s strategic plan, Imagine 2030, and its\npillars addressing student success and partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited for this new partnership, which will provide\nanother pathway to careers for our hard-working, talented aviation students,\u201d\nLane said. \u201cAs we honor our long, proud history, we have our eyes on the future\nto provide connections and opportunities for our students, including close ties\nto the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline\u2019s industry-leading pilot career development\nprogram offers aspiring and established pilots the most secure path to the\nUnited flight deck. SIU aviation students and certified flight instructors in\nthe program will have the opportunity to gain experience and build their hours\ntoward their R-ATP (restricted privileges airline transport pilot) rating. The\nrating allows a pilot to serve as a co-pilot until they obtain the necessary\n1,500 flight hours. Throughout the Aviate program, participants have opportunities\nto connect with members of the United family, receive mentorship from a United\npilot, and access to travel privileges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn an ever-evolving global economy, it\u2019s all the more\nimportant that universities and businesses join together to create valuable\npartnerships both for research and design as well as university to business\nemployee pipelines,\u201d SIU System President Dan Mahony said. \u201cAnd what a stellar\npartnership we have with a great Illinois-headquartered organization like\nUnited. On behalf of the Southern Illinois University System, we congratulate\nthis long-time friend of the university on taking another step with SIU\nCarbondale as they join the Aviate career development program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIU Carbondale is the latest university aviation program to\npartner with Aviate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to welcome SIU to the United Aviate program as\ntheir longstanding history of attracting and developing skilled aviators\nincorporates well into our pilot recruitment strategy,\u201d said Michael Bonner,\nmanaging director of pilot strategy and Aviate at United. \u201cCurrent and future\nSIU aviation students will benefit from this partnership in their journeys to\nbecoming professional pilots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an Aviate university partner, current and former SIU\nstudents and instructors who apply and are successful in the Aviate selection\nprocess will receive a conditional job offer from United. This year alone,\nUnited has hired about 1,600 pilots and is well on track to meet its goal of\nhiring 10,000 pilots by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis partnership will be a boon for our students and serve\nto galvanize the already strong relationship that exists between United and the\nSIU School of Aviation,\u201d said Jos\u00e9 Ruiz, professor and School of Aviation\ninterim director. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be a partner of Aviate, which will complement\nthe excellent instruction and hands-on experiences our students receive.\u201d\n\nMore information on SIU\u2019s Aviation program is\navailable at aviation.siu.edu. Additional information on United\u2019s Aviate\nprogram is available at unitedaviate.com.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; SIU-United Aviate partnership \u2014 Perry Lewis, left, director of United Aviate and pilot strategy, and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane sign an agreement Sept. 13 allowing SIU School of Aviation students to have an accelerated career path to become professional pilots through United Aviate\u2019s program. 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