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IASCO Flight Training �7 <br />Kittitas County Application for Operating Commercial Services <br />1115[0 FUGxr T.^ALIIAm <br />Aiddi'doral Value <br />a. Air carrier relationships <br />IFT has established a Pilot Bridge Program agreement with SkyWest Airlines. The program will <br />offer qualifying applicants the opportunity to be interviewed for a first officer position with <br />SkyWest. Participants will receive benefits such as a retained Date of Hire (DOH), special <br />projects, job fairs, recruitment events and individual mentoring by SkyWest captains. IFT is <br />developing courses to provide jet transition training and other enrichment activities to help <br />prepare participants to enter the commercial airline industry. The Pilot Bridge Program will help <br />goal -oriented pilots to move successfully from flight instructing to the airline environment. <br />S4 <br />%RL r 9se <br />The memorandum of understanding between IASCO Flight Training and GoJet Airlines is <br />designed to offer career opportunities to IFT instructors, to graduates of IFT's upcoming <br />domestic training program, and to prepare new hire pilot candidates to successfully complete <br />Golet Airlines initial pilot training. <br />r <br />:71 r d = <br />4 V <br />While we have established these relationships, IFT continues to actively seek additional ones to <br />create career path options for graduates and instructors. <br />b. Experience with advanced training <br />L Multi -engine turbine training <br />ii. International student training <br />ill. Aerobatic training <br />c. Additional value, resources and/or demonstrated benefits to CW U <br />L The functioning international student program is a great way for CWU graduates to <br />build flight time quickly (up to 8004,000 flight hours per year) to reduce the time <br />needed to reach the airline cockpit. This is a synergy that few university programs have, <br />and it makes CWU's program more attractive to prospective students seeking a timely, <br />direct path to a career as a commercial pilot. <br />IFT — Redding, California, USA <br />The New Standard for Pilot Training Page 17 of 18 <br />