“We’re honored to welcome Texas Southern University as the newest academic partner in our Destination 225° program as we focus on hiring, training, and developing the next generation of world-class, professional aviators,” said Kinnebrew. Crumpton-Young, TSU President and Lee Kinnebrew, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Flight Operations, react after signing the agreement representing TSU as the first HBCU university partner with Southwest’s Destination 225° pilot recruitment programĪs part of the Destination 225° University Pathway Program, Southwest joins well-known educational and industry partners to train and reinforce “The Southwest Way” of flying. This makes our degree program and our new partnership with Southwest a critical pathway for the next generation of minority pilots and aviation professionals.”ĭr. African American, Hispanic, and Asian American pilots are significantly underrepresented in the U.S. Terence Fontaine, the Aviation Science program, and our students. “This is great news for TSU Director of Aviation Dr. “Working with Southwest Airlines and Destination 225° aligns with Texas Southern University’s mission of transformation-not only for our students, but for STEM-related industries such as aviation,” said Dr. Crumpton-Young, TSU President, and Lee Kinnebrew, Southwest’s Vice President of Flight Operations, signed an agreement and exchanged symbolic gifts to publicly announce the partnership. On a compass, 225° is the southwest directional heading, and the carrier developed Destination 225° to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines.ĭr. Texas Southern University (TSU) and Southwest Airlines recently announced that TSU has become the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to become a partner in the airline’s First Officer recruitment program called Destination 225°. Crumpton-Young, TSU President and Lee Kinnebrew, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Flight Operations, react after signing the agreement representing TSU as the first HBCU university partner with Southwest’s Destination 225° pilot recruitment program University becomes first HBCU partner in Southwest’s Destination 225° pilot recruitment program
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