Way2Broke
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Yes they do. Kinda.
"In association with the College of Aviation, Jet Blue and Cape Air both paid Embry-Riddle a visit on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Davis Learning Center. Jet Blue and Cape Air Airlines put together a program specifically for students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and various other flight-oriented schools. The program is aimed at sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates.
The eight-year program is set up to give the student an experience that eventually leads to a career as a pilot for Jet Blue. The first year at Embry-Riddle is relegated to studies and simply going through the motions of a freshman student. The student's sophomore year is when they are supposed to apply for the opportunity to intern at Cape Air and Jet Blue. After they have been accepted, the student must finish the Aeronautical Science degree at Embry-Riddle and then become an acting flight instructor for Embry-Riddle. After acting as flight instructor, the participants then get to work as interns for Cape Air for two years. Once the participant has completed their internship with Cape Air Airlines, they are given a position with Jet Blue.
The program is designed to help accelerate the process of becoming a professional pilot and is called the Aviation University Gateway. While acting as an intern for Cape Air, the students will be immersed in the entire process of flying for a commercial airline by taking part in luggage loading, ticketing, and, of course, flying.
Financial aid is not given to those students taking part in this program by Jet Blue or by Cape Air, but their internships are paid and can be taken for credits. The maximum number of credits that could be taken from the internship with Cape Air is six credit hours. Cape Air is Massachusetts-based and, as the primary regional carrier that is partnering with Jet Blue, the majority of the internships would be available in the Northeastern region of the country.
Jet Blue and Cape Air Airlines are both highly interested in pilots, but anyone involved in any minors that are not directly associated with aviation are also in high demand to act as various other positions available within either company. Some of the examples of desired majors are business administration, aeronautical studies, and aviation safety, all of which prepare the participant to either further their career as a pilot or act as an asset to the company in one of its many other aspects of business."
"In association with the College of Aviation, Jet Blue and Cape Air both paid Embry-Riddle a visit on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Davis Learning Center. Jet Blue and Cape Air Airlines put together a program specifically for students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and various other flight-oriented schools. The program is aimed at sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates.
The eight-year program is set up to give the student an experience that eventually leads to a career as a pilot for Jet Blue. The first year at Embry-Riddle is relegated to studies and simply going through the motions of a freshman student. The student's sophomore year is when they are supposed to apply for the opportunity to intern at Cape Air and Jet Blue. After they have been accepted, the student must finish the Aeronautical Science degree at Embry-Riddle and then become an acting flight instructor for Embry-Riddle. After acting as flight instructor, the participants then get to work as interns for Cape Air for two years. Once the participant has completed their internship with Cape Air Airlines, they are given a position with Jet Blue.
The program is designed to help accelerate the process of becoming a professional pilot and is called the Aviation University Gateway. While acting as an intern for Cape Air, the students will be immersed in the entire process of flying for a commercial airline by taking part in luggage loading, ticketing, and, of course, flying.
Financial aid is not given to those students taking part in this program by Jet Blue or by Cape Air, but their internships are paid and can be taken for credits. The maximum number of credits that could be taken from the internship with Cape Air is six credit hours. Cape Air is Massachusetts-based and, as the primary regional carrier that is partnering with Jet Blue, the majority of the internships would be available in the Northeastern region of the country.
Jet Blue and Cape Air Airlines are both highly interested in pilots, but anyone involved in any minors that are not directly associated with aviation are also in high demand to act as various other positions available within either company. Some of the examples of desired majors are business administration, aeronautical studies, and aviation safety, all of which prepare the participant to either further their career as a pilot or act as an asset to the company in one of its many other aspects of business."
