Program helps pilots with mental health

DENVER — In January, new captains and first officers patiently awaited their names to be called during a “wings ceremony” at United Airlines’ Flight Training Center in Denver. 

The pilots in the room will face, and in some cases continue to face, the utmost responsibility to make sure passengers get from point A to point B safely. 

But first, they had the chance to hear from a man whose job it is to make sure the pilots are not only skillfully ready, but mentally ready as well.