Spirit Airlines Announces Partnership with ATP Flight School

The nation’s largest flight school will be a direct pipeline for the Spirit Direct Program.

Ashley Barajas

Friday, February 11, 2022 at 03:58 PM ET

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Students at ATP will be trained on the A320 family for Spirit Airlines. [Courtesy: ATP Flight School]

Key Takeaways:

Spirit Airlines has partnered with ATP Flight School to launch the "Spirit Direct Program," creating a pipeline for over 2,000 pilot students.
The program trains students through ATP's Airline Pilot Career Pilot Program, specifically preparing them to pilot Spirit's Airbus A320s.
Students can receive conditional job offers from Spirit after 500 flight hours and advance to become Airbus first officers once they achieve 1,500 hours.

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Spirit Airlines has announced a new partnership with ATP Flight School, called the Spirit Direct Program, which aims to give Spirit access to more than 2,000 pilot students looking to transition to the airlines.

The Spirit Direct Program, announced Friday, will utilize ATP’s Airline Pilot Career Pilot Program, which immerses students in a two-year advanced training curriculum. The partnership will make students ready to pilot one of Spirit’s fleet of Airbus A320s.