Historically Diverse, 80% Female/Minority Class Outpaces Airline’s Equity Goals In Inaugural Course
United’s Aviate Academy, the sole flight school owned and operated by a legacy domestic airline in the US, opened the first class in its Goodyear, Arizona location. The academy boasts 50,000 sq ft of classroom space, with on site student dormitory housing and the best flight training weather in the world. The initiative is a big part of the airline’s efforts to replenish stocks of retiring pilots with 10,000 fresh additions by 2030, with at least half of those coming from the Academy. While the numbers are daunting, United has set a goal to ensure less than 50% of their new pilots are the traditionally European-descended