First Class of Aircraft Mechanics at Epic Flight Academy’s CVG Airport Campus Graduate

Photo – The first class of aircraft mechanics to graduate from Epic Flight Academy’s CVG Airport Campus

Epic Flight Academy graduated its first class of Airframe & Powerplant Aircraft Mechanics from its Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport campus on December 4th, 2025. Seventeen students graduated from the FAA-certified Part 147 program and many already have jobs lined up.

Epic COO and Aircraft Mechanic Program Director Josh Rawlins said, “We broke ground here in April 2023. This class of students began one year later in April 2024. To see them graduate now, fully qualified as A&Ps, is a real thrill.”

CVG Campus Director Jon Luck added, “These students trained for 19 months. Most of the training Is hands-on and working on actual aircraft. They learned how to inspect, repair, and maintain aircraft to FAA standards.”

Currently, there are 12 full-time instructors on site training approximately 100 students. The next class will begin training at the CVG campus on February 16, 2026. Applicants can pre-qualify to train at Epic online in a matter of minutes.

Epic also has an Aircraft Mechanic School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and ten FAA-Part 141 flight training schools around the U.S.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.