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DELTA STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION ENTERS DIRECT-HIRE AGREEMENT WITH REGIONAL CARRIER

Dec. 15, 2011

CLEVELAND, Dec. 14 -- Delta State University issued the following news release: Commercial aviation graduates of Delta State University now have the opportunity to be employed as pilots at Pinnacle Airlines Corporation airline subsidiaries without the traditional recruiting and interview process. The Professional Pilot Direct Hire Program agreement was formed between Delta State and Pinnacle this past summer. Pinnacle believes the quality of students who successfully complete Delta State's aviation program meet or exceed all of their standards used to measure pilot qualifications and professionalism and has thus made this opportunity possible.

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CLEVELAND, Dec. 14 -- Delta State University issued the following news release:

Commercial aviation graduates of Delta State University now have the opportunity to be employed as pilots at Pinnacle Airlines Corporation airline subsidiaries without the traditional recruiting and interview process. The Professional Pilot Direct Hire Program agreement was formed between Delta State and Pinnacle this past summer. Pinnacle believes the quality of students who successfully complete Delta State's aviation program meet or exceed all of their standards used to measure pilot qualifications and professionalism and has thus made this opportunity possible.

Aviation graduates who meet criteria specified by Pinnacle will be immediately placed on a list of approved new-hire pilot candidates. Individuals on that list will be placed in the next available new-hire pilot class for Pinnacle Airlines Inc., Mesaba Airlines, or Colgan Air. If no new-hire classes are scheduled at the time an individual becomes qualified they will remain on the approved for-hire list and will be assigned a class when it becomes available. "The direct-hire program is an invaluable connection for our students, from flight instruction to the right seat of a regional carrier," said Commercial Aviation Department Chair Dr. Julie Speakes.

Dr. Billy Moore, dean of the College of Business stated, "We are grateful when reputable organizations like Pinnacle Airlines recognize the quality of our aviation program through their willingness to partner with us in offering our students such advantageous opportunities. This program is indicative of our commitment to provide the marketplace with graduates prepared to contribute to the success of their employers and our society."

For more information about Delta State's Commercial Aviation Program, visit www.aviation.deltastate.edu or contact the Department of Commercial Aviation at 662-846-4205. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at [email protected]