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Embry-Riddle Partners with Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Pilot Employment
Prescott, AZ, and Daytona Beach, FL, December 12, 2011
Boeing 747 in Delta's fleet.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has established a partnership with Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) and Delta Air Lines that will give a hiring advantage to Embry-Riddle students interested in flying for the two airlines.
Under the new agreement, Embry-Riddle aeronautical science (professional pilot) students in their junior year will be evaluated for possible employment as ASA first officers. Students must pass a battery of tests, maintain minimum grade point averages, complete Embry-Riddle’s advanced jet training courses and attain the ratings of Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot/Instrument and Multi-Engine, Certified Flight Instructor, and Certified Flight Instructor/Instrument.
Students accepted into the program will be monitored by ASA throughout their education and must serve as a flight instructor for a certain period of time. Those who meet ASA’s requirements will receive a conditional offer of employment. While flying for ASA and accumulating experience, qualified candidates will be offered an interview with Delta.
“I’m proud to say that Atlantic Southeast and Delta chose to partner with us on the basis of our comprehensive flight education curriculum and the quality of our students and flight instructors,” said Jerry Kidrick, chair of the Flight Department at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott campus.
His counterpart at the university’s Daytona Beach campus, Ken Byrnes, is enthusiastic about the new partnership. “This agreement is a win-win for both the airlines and our students,” he said. “It provides students with a clearly defined career path while ensuring a pipeline of highly qualified professionals for the airlines.”
Embry-Riddle’s undergraduate aeronautical science program is the largest in the nation, with 1,477 students currently enrolled at the Prescott and Daytona Beach campuses. The B.S. in Aeronautical Science offers specializations in airline pilot, commercial pilot and military pilot.
Fortune magazine recently named Delta number one in the airline industry category of its World’s Most Admired Companies rankings. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers, including ASA, transport more than 160 million customers each year to 341 destinations in 61 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft and has 80,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.delta.com and www.flyasa.com.
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