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‘There’s nothing like flying:’ University of Nebraska at Kearney aviation program filling sky-high demand for pilots

December 21, 2018 by admin

Colton Rolls, left, a senior from Alliance, says the strength of UNK’s aviation program comes from Terry Gibbs, right, and the other instructors. “He does a great job of explaining everything we need to know both inside and outside the cockpit,” Rolls said of Gibbs, who’s been the program’s director since 2001. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A recent four-day work trip took Jason Hughes to nine different cities, with overnights in Oklahoma City, Boise, Idaho, and Boston. He made stops in Houston, Denver, Tucson, Arizona, Las Vegas, San Diego and St. Louis along the way. “Every day it’s something new,” said Hughes, who flies a Boeing 737 across the United States for Southwest Airlines. That’s what the Burwell native and 2002 graduate of the University of Nebraska … [Read more...] about ‘There’s nothing like flying:’ University of Nebraska at Kearney aviation program filling sky-high demand for pilots

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Airlines, Aviation, Colton Rolls, Erin Hallman, Flight Simulator, Flying, Jason Hughes, Pilot, Southwest Airlines, Terry Gibbs, United Airlines

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