{"id":121305,"date":"2022-01-28T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=121305"},"modified":"2022-01-29T00:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T00:38:07","slug":"united-airlines-officially-opens-flight-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/01\/united-airlines-officially-opens-flight-academy.html","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines officially opens Flight Academy."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>United Airlines<\/strong>, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight training school, officially opened United Aviate Academy today and welcomed a historic inaugural class of future pilots, 80% of whom are women or people of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/12\/united-and-virgin-australia-announce-partnership.html\">United Airlines and Virgin Australia Announce New Partnership.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Aviate Academy is a key part of the airline\u2019s goal to train about 5,000 new pilots at the school by 2030, with at least half women or people of color. This unprecedented training commitment will dramatically expand access to this lucrative and rewarding career while upholding United\u2019s world-class safety standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, United unveiled its ambitious United Next strategy to revolutionize the United flying experience and introduce more than 500 new, narrow-body aircraft into its fleet to match the anticipated resurgence in air travel. United plans to hire at least 10,000 new pilots by 2030 to meet this need with about 5,000 of those coming from United Aviate Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/12\/united-invest-zero-emission-engines.html\">United becomes largest airline to invest in Zero-Emission engines for regional aircraft.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby and United President Brett Hart were joined today by Federal Aviation Administration Deputy Administrator Brad Mims and other government officials at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport to welcome the new students. The group also outlined United\u2019s plan to help break down some of the barriers to entry through targeted recruiting, strategic partnerships and scholarship and financial aid solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur pilots are the best in the industry and have set a high standard of excellence,\u201d said Kirby. \u201cRecruiting and training even more people who have that same level of talent, motivation and skill is the right thing to do and will make us an even better airline. 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