Destination 225°

You may have heard that there’s the potential for a pilot shortage across the industry. Our Destination 225° program will help Southwest reduce our dependency on the open market by allowing us to train future pilots on how to fly… and, specifically, how to fly the Southwest Way. For participants, the program paves the way to a career at the nation’s largest domestic carrier based on passengers carried, Southwest Airlines. Southwest is regularly recognized among the best companies in the world and as a great place to work.

Whether a pilot is hired from our Destination 225° pathways or through the traditional process, the pilot will be held to Southwest standards. Learn more about the standards for becoming a First Officer at Southwest Airlines. Through the Destination 225° Program, combined with our continued traditional hiring of First Officers, we aim to have the most experienced, passionate, and well-trained aviators joining the Southwest Team.

Training partners
We are proudly working to partner with the following training organizations who are all passionate about creating safe and effective future airline pilots.

University partners
We are excited about planned partnerships with the following university aviation programs.

Program partners
We are proud of our planned partnerships with the following organizations who will employ Destination 225° participants and empower them to build the quality experience required before applying for selection to join the Southwest Team.

Destination 225°

Where is your navigation leading you?

Destination 225° Pathways

Training partners
We are proudly working to partner with the following training organizations who are all passionate about creating safe and effective future airline pilots.

Training partners

University partners
We are excited about planned partnerships with the following university aviation programs.

University partners

Program partners
We are proud of our planned partnerships with the following organizations who will employ Destination 225° participants and empower them to build the quality experience required before applying for selection to join the Southwest Team.

Program partners

Destination 225°

Where is your navigation leading you?

Destination 225° Pathways

Destination 225° Cadet Pathway

Destination 225° University Pathway

Destination 225° Military Pathway

Destination 225° Employee Pathway

Training partnersWe are proudly working to partner with the following training organizations who are all passionate about creating safe and effective future airline pilots.

Training partners

University partnersWe are excited about planned partnerships with the following university aviation programs.

University partners

Program partnersWe are proud of our planned partnerships with the following organizations who will employ Destination 225° participants and empower them to build the quality experience required before applying for selection to join the Southwest Team.

Program partners

Training partners
We are proudly working to partner with the following training organizations who are all passionate about creating safe and effective future airline pilots.

University partners
We are excited about planned partnerships with the following university aviation programs.

Program partners
We are proud of our planned partnerships with the following organizations who will employ Destination 225° participants and empower them to build the quality experience required before applying for selection to join the Southwest Team.