I put it in the regional forum because I knew it would get a much bigger response here. I learned on an internship a while back that pilots at the majors are much more accepting of each other and usually refrain from name-calling (except scabs). They thought Riddle, Purdue and UND were all great places. Those guys have seen a ton of bridge programs with various airlines come an go over the years with different amounts of success. The time space contiuum won't come to a grinding halt because of this.

The D.O. of AirTran is a German fellow who wants to model this program after those over in Europe that bring very apt students into the cockpits with low time. The most important part of this program will be the selection process. Although there are a lot of dopes at Riddle there are also quite a few intelligent, motivated and sometimes humble pilots who would make great candidates. I'm sure the same can be said for other aviation schools. I think this is a step in the right direction. Purdue and UND guys should see what they can to do stir something up at their schools.