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Delta to launch flight academy to train more pilots

Published 03/21/2023, 01:20 PM
Updated 03/21/2023, 01:26 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023. R

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023. R

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) said on Tuesday it would launch a flight academy to train pilots for the airline as the industry struggles with a shortage of aviators. 

The carrier said the academy, operated in partnership with training provider Skyborne Airline, would start training its first batch of students in June.

The development comes at a time when major U.S. carriers, faced with a travel boom, have struggled to find enough pilots after many of them were let go during the pandemic. 

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar

The Delta Propel Pilot Academy will be based in a 12,000-square-foot facility situated within Skyborne's Florida campus, the statement said.

Atlanta-based Delta joins United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) Inc, which agreed to purchase a flight training academy in Phoenix in 2020, in an effort to bolster its roster of pilots.

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