Purdue University Partners with United Airlines’ Aviate

School becomes the 10th university to officially partner with the career pathway program.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 01:25 PM ET

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Vicki Gilbert, recruiting and placement coordinator in Purdue’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, cutting the ribbon to celebrate the new partnership with United Aviate. [Courtesy: Purdue University Polytechnic Institute]

Key Takeaways:

Purdue University's School of Aviation and Transportation Technology has partnered with United Airlines’ Aviate Career Pathway Program.
This partnership provides professional pilot students at Purdue with a direct pathway to United Airlines, including a conditional job offer upon acceptance into the Aviate program.
The pathway requires students to complete Purdue's flight training, gain experience with a United Express regional airline partner, and then transition to United's main fleet as a first officer after meeting flight hour requirements.
Purdue is one of only ten universities chosen for this program, designed to help United Airlines recruit over 10,000 pilots in the next decade.

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The School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute recently announced a new partnership with United Airlines’ Aviate Career Pathway Program.

This pairing will give professional pilot students at the institute a direct pathway from flight school to flight decks at United Airlines. Purdue is one of 10 universities to be an official Aviate partner school.