Delaware Business Now Reading Time: 3 minutes Delaware State University Aviation graduates will have a direct path to becoming a pilot with a major airline through a new affiliated partnership between the institution and United Airlines. The university and United celebrated the new partnership during a ceremony at the Delaware Airpark, home to the university’s aviation program. The event was also attended by nine alumni who are now United Airlines pilots. (L-r) Tom Horne, Delaware Market President, JP Morgan Chase, who connected DSU with United Airlines; Lt. Col. (retired) Michael Hales, director of the DSU Aviation Program; Mary Ann Schaffer, United Airlines Systems Chief Pilot; and Del State President Tony Allen gather for a photo after the event.