Airlines struggling with shortages want to recruit more diverse pilots. This HBCU could be a solution.
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“We want to be a pipeline for Black pilots,” said William McCormick, chairman of Florida Memorial University’s Board of Trustees.
A small Florida HBCU is addressing the national aviation crisis by producing Black pilots.
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