@therealToddRice @MccalloughNalon @CNN Not really - a number of airlines have historically offered training to selected candidates, often directly from high school. The course trains the student from zero to First Officer of an Airbus or Boeing in approximately two years. E.g. British Airways, EasyJet, Emirates...
@therealToddRice @MccalloughNalon @CNN Airline apprenticeship programโs exist in other parts of the world - no college degree required & have been around since at least the โ60โs.