DAYTON, Ohio — ATP Flight School is expanding to Dayton International Airport, bringing its Airline Career Pilot Program to southwest Ohio and growing its national network to 87 training centers, the company announced Nov. 10 in a release distributed by PR Newswire.
Unlike recreational flight training, ATP said, its Airline Career Pilot Program is a turnkey airline career solution for Dayton-area students. Students can start with zero flight experience and earn the required pilot certifications and ratings in approximately nine months, then move through structured career progression to the airlines through ATP’s airline-backed Career Tracks, according to the announcement.
For prospective students who are not ready to commit, ATP said it offers a four-week Career Track Discovery Program for $4,995, which lets participants experience professional flight training and complete the first stage of the full program.
“Opening at Dayton International Airport allows us to bring ATP’s structured approach to professional flight training to more aspiring pilots in southwest Ohio,” Michael Arnold, ATP’s vice president of marketing, said in the announcement. “With airline pilots in high demand and many airlines not requiring a four-year degree, the Airline Career Pilot Program offers an alternative to traditional college and vocational options and an accelerated path to a high-earning, rewarding career as an airline pilot.”
ATP said it is now scheduling class dates at Dayton, and aspiring pilots can schedule an introductory flight to learn more about professional pilot training. Information is available at ATPFlightSchool.com, according to the announcement.
The Dayton location adds a pilot-training option in a region with a deep aviation heritage, at an airport that serves as one of southwest Ohio’s main commercial gateways. For students, the appeal the company is selling is speed and structure: a defined sequence of certifications, rather than building flight hours lesson by lesson with no set endpoint.
ATP describes itself as the nation’s largest flight school, providing what it calls the most efficient path to a successful airline pilot career. The company said it has been a leader in professional flight training for 40 years, supplying pilots to airlines and corporate operators.
What happens next is enrollment: class dates at Dayton are being scheduled now, the company said, starting with introductory flights for prospective students considering the nine-month career program or the four-week discovery option.
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