Seated, Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, TSU President, and Lee Kinnebrew, Southwest’s Vice President of Flight Operations surrounded by TSU’s Aviation program students and United Airlines

Seated, Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, TSU President, and Lee Kinnebrew, Southwest’s Vice President of Flight Operations surrounded by TSU’s Aviation program students and United Airlines

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Texas Southern University, Southwest Airlines Announces Career Pathway Partnership

Texas Southern University (TSU) and Southwest Airlines Co. announced TSU as a university partner – and the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) – in the airline’s First Officer recruitment program: Destination 225°. On a compass, 225° is the southwest directional heading, and the carrier developed Destination 225° to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines.