The University of North Dakota can hire students in the program as certified flight instructors. [Courtesy: University of North Dakota]
Key Takeaways:
Frontier Airlines and the University of North Dakota (UND) have established a new career pathway partnership for aviation students.
The program offers UND students an accelerated and direct route to become Frontier Airlines first officers on Airbus aircraft after graduation, potentially by serving as UND flight instructors to meet required flight hours.
This collaboration also includes Frontier providing advanced aircraft training and type ratings for UND faculty and staff, ensuring their proficiency and aligning university instruction with airline industry standards.
Based in Texas, Ashley is the former Marketing Manager at FLYING and focuses deeply on training and education. She graduated from the Baylor Institute for Air Science with a Bachelor's in Aviation Science and holds an MBA specializing in Marketing. She is an also instrument rated private pilot and licensed FAA dispatcher.
