‘Pilot’ program offers CBHS students college credit
Christian Brothers High School rising senior Andrew Berntson, pictured on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, will enroll in the school’s new aviation class next year. The University of Memphis will be partnering with CBHS to offer a two-year dual enrollment commercial aviation program for students beginning this fall. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The pandemic curbed the speed of pilot departures in the industry, but officials see a shortfall ahead as commercial pilots retire.
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