{"id":24661,"date":"2023-01-30T18:58:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=24661"},"modified":"2023-01-30T18:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:58:22","slug":"auburn-universitys-school-of-aviation-inks-career-pathway-partnership-with-southwest-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/alabama\/auburn-universitys-school-of-aviation-inks-career-pathway-partnership-with-southwest-airlines\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Auburn University\u2019s School of Aviation Inks Career Pathway Partnership with Southwest Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Auburn University\u2019s School of Aviation<\/a> has announced a partnership to make the university\u2019s acclaimed aviation program the newest university partner to join the Southwest Airlines Destination 225\u00c2\u00b0<\/a> pilot recruitment program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership aligns Auburn\u2019s growing School of Aviation\nwith Southwest Airlines, frequently voted among the nation\u2019s most admired and\nawarded airlines. The Southwest Airlines Destination 225\u00c2\u00b0 University Pathway is\nfor individuals interested in pursuing their university degree while building\npost-graduate flight instructing time within their college\u2019s flight program,\nwith the goal of becoming competitively qualified to interview for a first\nofficer role at one of the program\u2019s partner carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of Auburn\u2019s nearly 700 School of Aviation\nstudents are Professional Flight majors, making the partnership a high-quality\nfeeder system for both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur School of Aviation is a shining example of excellence\nat Auburn, and I am thrilled to see our program aligned with Southwest\nAirlines,\u201d Auburn President Christopher B. Roberts said. \u201cWe are committed to\nproviding students with experiential learning and opportunities to make an\nimpact in the world after their days on the Plains. Career pathway programs\nlike Southwest\u2019s Destination 225\u00c2\u00b0 are a wonderful way for our aviation students\nto embark on fulfilling and meaningful careers after graduation. We look forward\nto a long and prosperous partnership with Southwest through Auburn Aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After building their flying experience at a partner carrier\nthrough the program, candidates receive employment consideration for a First\nOfficer position at Southwest Airlines. Auburn\u2019s job placement rate for\nprofessional flight and flight management majors has remained near 100 percent\nin recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis partnership is a win-win for everyone and the latest\nin a long line of amazing news for the Auburn School of Aviation program,\u201d said\nJim Witte, director of Auburn\u2019s School of Aviation. \u201cSouthwest Airlines has a\nproven tradition of excellence in the industry, and we are excited about\njoining its Destination 225\u00c2\u00b0 pathway program to feed the pipeline of the\nfuture. Auburn Aviation graduates are making a substantial impact in the\nindustry, and this alignment will help take that to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With multiple program partners, Southwest created the\nuniversity pathway as a highly accessible, cost-effective, and innovative route\nto flying at a major carrier for students pursuing flight industry-related\ndegrees. On a compass, 225\u00cb\u009a is the southwest directional heading, and the\ncarrier developed Destination 225\u00c2\u00b0 to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Auburn University as a partner in\nSouthwest\u2019s Destination 225\u00cb\u009a  Program,\u201d\nsaid Lee Kinnebrew, vice president, Flight Operations at Southwest Airlines.\n\u201cWe continue our work of introducing career pathways for the next generation of\nprofessional pilots and look forward to supporting students as they train, gain\nflight experience and develop into competitively qualified Southwest First\nOfficer Candidates in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with an engaging training program, students involved\nin the pathway receive ongoing career mentorship from a Southwest Pilot during\ntheir university studies and early flying career. Their instruction includes a\nvariety of aircraft, from single-engine planes to Boeing 737s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburn joins an accomplished group of Southwest\u2019s university\npartners, which includes Angelo State University, Arizona State University,\nUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha, The University of Oklahoma, Southeastern\nOklahoma State University and Texas Southern University. More details about\nDestination 225\u00c2\u00b0 and the program\u2019s training and flying partners are available\nat careers.southwestair.com\/D225.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburn\u2019s School of Aviation previously established similar\npartnerships with Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to streamline the\ntransition from the Plains to flying planes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Auburn University\u2019s School of Aviation has announced a partnership to make the university\u2019s acclaimed aviation program the newest university partner to join the Southwest Airlines Destination 225\u00c2\u00b0 pilot recruitment program. The partnership aligns Auburn\u2019s growing School of Aviation with Southwest Airlines, frequently voted among the nation\u2019s most admired and awarded airlines. The Southwest Airlines Destination […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alabama","category-aviation-education"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24662,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24661\/revisions\/24662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}