Business Alabama: Alabama colleges and other programs are working to address a potential pilot shortage

10/9/2025

Charlotte Tuggle, Director
News and Media Services
CLA Office of Communications and Marketing
clanews@auburn.edu

Auburn University’s School of Aviation inks career pathway partnership with Southwest Airlines
The pathway is for individuals interested in pursuing their university degree while building post-graduate flight instructing time within their college’s flight program.
Twenty aviation students land careers thanks to Auburn partnership
Delta Propel, a highly selective program which provides participants a Qualified Job Offer (QJO) detailing a defined career path, allows Auburn students to participate in an accelerated timeline to become a Delta pilot.
Auburn senior brings shelter pets to new heights
Aviation management student Nick Reyzin uses his skills in the sky to save animals on the ground—flying them from overcrowded shelters to safety.
Veteran military, commercial pilot Glidewell training next generation of fliers
Auburn Aviation's Jill Glidewell is a former U.S. Air Force and Delta Air Lines pilot who is educating the next generation of aviators.
AU OBAP chapter teams up with United Airlines for leadership opportunity
In July, seven aviation management and professional flight students went to Denver for a leadership retreat where they learned about multiple divisions of United's operations.
School of Aviation’s Witte honored for 50 years of flight with Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
School of Aviation Director James Witte has more than 65 years of exemplary aviation service that earned him this special distinction.

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