Aviate is United’s industry-leading pilot career development program, offering aspiring and established pilots the most secure path to a United flight deck. As an Aviate university partner, current and former Middle Georgia State University students and instructors who apply and are successful in the Aviate selection process will join the program and benefit from the secure path to a lifelong career at United. Throughout their journey, Aviate participants will receive coaching from a United pilot, have access to travel privileges and more. To learn more about Aviate, click here. To apply to Aviate, click here.
To be eligible for the Aviate program candidates need to have:
Working toward or graduated with at least one of the following from an Aviate university partner:
A degree that provides eligibility for an R-ATP certificate
A professional pilot degree
Completed at least two semesters of full-time coursework at an Aviate university partner
Be in good standing with your university and uphold their student code of conduct
Hold a minimum of a Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating
Must have a legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship
Must be able to travel freely within the United States and without restriction to all destinations United serves
Hold a valid FAA medical certificate that was originally issued as a first- or second-class medical certificate
Have no more than two Certified Regulatory Checkride failures, and no more than three total checkride failures, inclusive of both Primary Training Failures and Certificated Regulatory Checkride failures
For those who qualify and apply to Aviate at Middle Georgia State University, here are the steps they take on their path to United:
Upon application completion and selection, they will interview, and upon acceptance receive a United qualified job offer
They will then complete training at Middle Georgia State University
After gaining the required certificates and ratings, participants will build flight experience to reach their ATP minimums
Once able, they will then fly at an Aviate United Express (UAX) carrier or an Aviate Part 135 operator and build Pilot-In-Command (PIC) hours (i.e., fly as a Captain)
Finally, after meeting all transition requirements and being approved by the Transition Board of Review, they will receive a United class date
Full details regarding Aviate eligibility and transition requirements can be found in the Aviate Program Guide (APG). Contact United Aviate for questions not covered in the APG. To learn more about MGA’s participation in the Aviate program, contact Adam Holloway at
Click to view the Program Guide