{"id":19406,"date":"2021-09-14T00:19:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T00:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=19406"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:15:45","slug":"seven-minority-students-launch-ny-chapter-of-tuskegee-airmen-inc-redtail-flight-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/new-york\/seven-minority-students-launch-ny-chapter-of-tuskegee-airmen-inc-redtail-flight-academy\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Seven Minority Students Launch NY Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Redtail Flight Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The RedTail Flight Academy (RFA) celebrated the opening of\nits state-of-the-art flight academy recently at New York Stewart International\nAirport in partnership with Wheels Up. Honoring the legacy of the Tuskegee\nAirmen, the RedTail Flight Academy will train seven minority youth from\nunderserved communities to develop a pipeline of diverse aviators and future\nleaders in the industry. The alliance between the two organizations reflects\nRedTail Flight Academy\u2019s commitment of developing highly qualified talent by\npartnering with industry leaders to host internships, lectures, roundtables,\nshadowing and mentoring opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuskegee Airmen Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Woodhouse.
Photo Credit: Anthony Geathers <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and strengthen\nthe foundation of the Academy, original documented Tuskegee Airmen Lieutenant\nColonel Enoch Woodhouse will attend the opening to welcome the inaugural\ncadets, including three females and four males. The Academy strives to increase\nthe percentage of minority aviators from less than 2.5% represented in the\nmilitary and the commercial space, to at least 4% in the next 10 years through\ntheir efforts and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to be the first part 135 provider to partner\nwith the RedTail Flight Academy to help support the next generation of aviation\ntalent,\u201d said Lieutenant General Thomas W. Bergeson, Chief Operating Officer at\nWheels Up. \u201cBy offering two internships every year to academy graduates, we\u2019re\ncommitting to diversifying our employee base and offering positions to underserved\ncommunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded by the New York-based chapter of Tuskegee Airmen\nInc., RedTail Flight Academy will use aviation as a developmental tool focusing\non STEM, leadership development, and the legacy of the original Tuskegee\nAirmen. The training program is a 10-month curriculum, certifying students\nbetween the ages of 18-21 with a FAA Approved 14 CFR Part 141 multi-engine\ncommercial pilot license and an instrument rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left are Anthony Gilbert, Jarious Gordon, Jasmine Frederick, Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse, Aliyyah Adio, Calvin Frederick, and Traye Jackson.
Photo Credit: Anthony Geathers <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to finally be able to welcome students to\nthe Red Tail Flight Academy to help diversify the aviation industry and\nperpetuate the values of leadership, courage, and perseverance of the original\nairmen,\u201d said Glen Fraser, Director of Lee A. Archer Jr. Red Tail Youth Flying\nProgram. \u201cThe opportunity for our graduates to gain firsthand experience\nthrough Internships at such a great company ensures they continue to learn\naviation skills from industry leaders.,\u201d Fraser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to providing two internships to academy\ngraduates, Wheels Up will donate $1,000 from every new Core Memberships signup\nto the RedTail Academy. Donations to the RedTail Academy will be available\nduring a promotional period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The RedTail Flight Academy (RFA) celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art flight academy recently at New York Stewart International Airport in partnership with Wheels Up. Honoring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the RedTail Flight Academy will train seven minority youth from underserved communities to develop a pipeline of diverse aviators and future leaders in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-new-york"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19406"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19436,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406\/revisions\/19436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}