Spirit Airlines announced Thursday a historic partnership that would create a pipeline for Liberty University School of Aeronautics students to the budget airlines in a move that hopes to address the pilot shortage.
The Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program at the Lynchburg, Virginia university is the tenth program in the nation which offers graduates a fast track to become a pilot with the budget airline.
Spirit Airlines’ Senior Director of Flight Operations and System Chief Pilot Ryan Rodosta praised the Christian college for their, “premier pilot training program.”