Minnesota State Mankato Aviation Program is Partner in Delta Air Lines Pilot Career Path Program

Delta's public announcement named Minnesota State Mankato as one of eight initial partner universities.

July 18, 2018 | Announcement

a small airplane on a runwayMankato, Minn. -- Delta Air Lines announced July 17 that "it is launching the Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program to identify, select and develop the next generation of pilots."

Minnesota State University, Mankato is listed in Delta's news story as one of Delta's eight initial partner universities.

Delta's news story indicates it is "initially partnering with eight universities with accredited aviation programs to interview collegiate aviation students."

Among the media organizations that published news articles about Delta's announcement were:

More about Minnesota State Mankato's aviation programs are available here.

For more information about Minnesota State Mankato's aviation programs, contact Tom Peterson, assistant professor in the Department of Aviation, by phone at 507-389-5094 or by email at thomas.peterson@mnsu.edu.

Minnesota State Mankato's Department of Aviation is part of the University's College of Education.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with approximately 15,000 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 30 colleges and seven universities.

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