{"id":122026,"date":"2022-02-14T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=122026"},"modified":"2022-02-15T13:39:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T13:39:12","slug":"spirit-airlines-and-atp-flight-school-launch-new-program-of-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/02\/spirit-airlines-and-atp-flight-school-launch-new-program-of-pilots.html","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines and ATP Flight School launch new program for next generation of Pilots."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Spirit Airlines <\/strong>announced its partnership with the nation\u2019s largest flight school, <strong>ATP Flight School<\/strong>. The new Spirit Direct Program will expand the carrier\u2019s pipeline of highly skilled, professional pilots to include ATP\u2019s more than 2,000 qualified students and flight instructors. It also provides graduates with the fastest track to a successful career as a Spirit pilot amid the airline\u2019s continued growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/02\/spirit-airlines-and-frontier-airlines-announce-merger.html\">U.S.-based Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines announce merger.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ATP&#8217;s Airline Career Pilot Program and Spirit Direct Program will immerse students in a two-year training that develops line-ready, Spirit A320 family pilots. Students begin their journey with a seven-month training toward their multi-engine commercial pilot and flight instructor certificates along with their instrument rating. As students progress to ATP instructors they continue to build flight experience working to advance to first officer with Spirit Airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cATP is well-known for developing top-notch airline pilots, making them the perfect match as we continue to grow and give our Guests more destinations to discover,\u201d said Ryan Rodosta, Senior Director of Flight Operations and System Chief Pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In just seven months, graduates of ATP&#8217;s Airline Career Pilot Program earn their commercial pilot and flight instructor certificates, then through the Spirit Direct Program can advance straight to Spirit as Airbus first officers after 1,500 hours of flight time,&#8221; said Michael Arnold, Director of Marketing, ATP Flight School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-3cfe8b40     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