What is Southwest Destination 225°®
With demand for qualified and skilled pilots only increasing, Destination 225°
® provides a pathway designed to meet future aviators where they are at their current experience level and create opportunities to take them to the right seat of our Southwest aircraft.
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Employee Destination 225°®
Southwest Airlines® is known for its incredible Employees. They are proud to offer Employee pathways in a partnership with US Aviation Academy for their Southwest Destination 225°
® Employee Pathway. If you’re a Southwest Employee, please see SWALife to learn more.
Destination 225°® Cadet Program
The Destination 225°® Cadet Pathway trains new or private pilots with the skills needed to become a Southwest Airlines® First Officer in as little as four years. There’s no typical Candidate or background for the pathway, and all are welcome to apply.
- Be out in the workforce and ready to make a change in your profession
- Have graduated and are interested in pursuing a rewarding career
- Be transitioning out of a non-pilot role in the military
- Be a current private pilot
- Work in aviation and want to make your dream of flying a reality
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