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Chicago A320 First Officer Noah A. used Aviate to follow in his family's footsteps


Noah A.’s pilot journey

Joined Aviate viaFlight school entry point

Transitioned to United fromCommuteAir

Current roleA320 First Officer

BaseChicago

Noah A. is a third-generation pilot who developed a love for everything aviation at a young age.

Upon completing flight training and undergraduate studies at the University of Oklahoma, a recent addition to our Aviate university partners, Noah worked as a standardization and check instructor at United Aviate Academy (UAA). Noah then went on to fly for CommuteAir and built his experience there before transitioning to United.

“Aviate gave me the opportunity to follow a specific path, level by level, through United’s [Aviate partner] ecosystem to my dream job as a pilot at United,” Noah said.

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