Kansas university partners with airlines for pilot program
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June 17, 2018
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Several airlines are combating a nationwide pilot shortage by partnering with Kansas State University to guarantee jobs to graduates.
Regional airlines are urgently trying to fill a large number of pilot vacancies that began in 2013 after the Federal Aviation Administration required more time for pilots to get certified, The Kansas City Star reported . The administration has also mandated that commercial pilots retire at age 65.
The university in the spring signed partnerships with Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines — the American Airlines subsidiary — Republic and Mesa Air...
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