Airline Recruiting Event

Thursday, March 14th


10 - Noon:  Current JA Flight Customers

2:00pm - 4:00pm:  Open invitation


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Join us and meet the recruiters from Skywest Airlines, Southern Airways Express along with the recruiting staff of Purdue University.

Souther Airways Express

Routes to Become a Career Airline Pilot

Becoming an airline pilot is a road that starts with getting your Private, Instrument and Commercial Pilot ratings. Once completed with these ratings students typically have 250 - 300 of total flight time. The requirement to fly "jets" is 1500 total hours.... how do you get there? Our accelerated path to Southern is one way and the other is becoming a Certified Flight Instructor. JA Flight Training offers all Instructor ratings and hires our Instructors from from within.

From Zero Experience

Start your career pilot journey by earning your pilot's license.

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From Private Pilot Certificate

Already have your pilot's license? Jump into our career airline pilot program.

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Skywest Airlines

The next stop on your airline pathway

After your two-tear commitment with Southern Airways, Skywest, the largest regional airline in thje country, is the next stop on your journey.  At this point you are officially an airline pilot fluing 50 - 80 passenger regional jets .

Pathway Program

The SkyWest Pilot Pathway Program provides a direct path for exceptional pilots with a desire to Take Control of their aviation careers. Enhanced seniority, guaranteed interview, and access to pilot mentors are just a few of the upgrades students can receive by joining the SkyWest Pilot Pathway Program on their way to becoming one of SkyWest’s professional pilots.


Join when you start flying

As a Skywest Pathway School, sign up for this exciting program the day you start training with JA Flight Training.

Affiliate Pilot Program

Speak with the recruiter from Purdue University and discuss how this Bachelor program, combined with JA FLight training's Accelerated Pilot Porgram and Southern Airways is the perfect College Program to get you to the airlines quick.  This program runs year round and can be completed in as little as 30 months. Perfect for high school graduates looking for all of the financial benefits college programs have to offer, such as: scholarships, grants, financial aid, low-interest student loans and parent plus loans. 

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