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United urges Education Department to recognize flight training as a professional degree to expand loan access
Summary
United Airlines asked the Education Department to issue guidance recognizing accredited undergraduate Part 141 flight programs as professional degrees under 34 CFR 668.2, which would allow higher federal borrowing limits to support pilot training and address an anticipated pilot shortage.
Capt. Michael Bonner, managing director of Aviate and Pilot Strategy at United Airlines, asked the Department of Education to issue clear guidance recognizing accredited undergraduate Part 141 flight‑training programs as professional degrees under 34 CFR 668.2.
Bonner said flight training “meets every test of a professional degree,” citing…
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