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ATP Flight School and Frontier Airlines Create Flow-Through Program

Walter Copeland, a recent ATP graduate, is now employed with Frontier. ATP Flight School
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Key Takeaways:

  • Frontier Airlines and ATP Flight School have established the "Frontier Direct Program," creating an accelerated path for ATP graduates and instructors to become Frontier first officers.
  • Participants gain flight experience as instructors at ATP, receive conditional job offers from Frontier, and undergo enhanced ATP-CTP training, including Airbus A320 simulator experience, before joining the airline.
  • This partnership provides ATP graduates with a direct career pipeline to Frontier while ensuring the airline access to a consistent pool of qualified and pre-vetted pilot applicants.
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Frontier Airlines and ATP Flight School said in a recent news release that they’ve formed the Frontier Direct Program, targeting ATP graduates and instructors for employment as first officers following graduation. The new partnership offers ATP graduates an accelerated path to a career with Frontier. The airline gains access to a high-quality pool of qualified pilot applicants. The new program requires that prior to hiring on with Frontier, ATP graduates complete the enhanced ATP-CTP training, which includes additional Airbus A320 full-motion flight simulator experience.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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