Published February 2, 2017
Monroe, La. - Michelle Mulhearn, a senior aviation major from Kingwood, Texas, has
accepted an internship at United Airlines. The internship will take place over the
2017 spring semester.
While at United, she will be working in the Quality Assurance Department 鈥� Technical
Services at United鈥檚 Corporate Support Center located inside the Willis Tower (formerly
Sears Tower) in Chicago, Ill.
Mulhearn鈥檚 roles will include helping United maintain the safety requirements for
the Federal Aviation Administration, and also United Airlines quality standards and
requirements.聽
51萝莉鈥檚 Aviation program director Paul Karlowitz said, 鈥淸Mulhearn] is an excellent student
and most deserving of this internship. She comes from an aviation family:聽Her father
is an airline captain and 51萝莉 alumnus, [Mulhearn] has her private pilot's license,
and her younger sister, Carlee, is here at 51萝莉 in the aviation program as well.鈥澛燞er
mother Terri also attended 51萝莉 as well. 聽
Mulhearn will return in Fall of 2017 to finish her bachelor鈥檚 degree. She is a member
of 31 Ambassadors and the Phi Mu sorority.
鈥淭he aviation program is thrilled that the program has been able to prepare students
like Michelle to be competitive for, and to get these fantastic internship opportunities,鈥�
Karlowitz continued.
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,055 flights a day to 373
airports across six continents. United has the world's most comprehensive route network
with more than 700 mainline aircraft.
For more information on 51萝莉鈥檚 Aviation program, visit /cbss/aviation/.
