Aspen Flight Academy<\/a> is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and flight-training school in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, dedicated to giving high school students the opportunity to become certified pilots. AFA is the first carbon-neutral flight school in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince 2019, they have partnered with the Aspen School\nDistrict for the \u201cEvery Student Flies\u201d innovative program, which gives every\nstudent the opportunity to experience one hour of flight instruction and learn\nabout aviation careers. The AFA\u2019s goal is to be inclusive, and 40 percent of their\nstudents are female. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere has never been a better time to become a professional\npilot, whether flying for the airlines or business aviation,\u201d said Mike Pearce,\nChairman of the Board of the Aspen Flight Academy. \u201cThere is a huge need now\nand in the future for professional pilots. The industry is responding to\nworkforce needs and the Aspen Flight Academy is helping provide future aviation\npilots and leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AFA is dedicated to empowering youth and adults to learn\nabout the joys and responsibilities of flying by providing students with the\nclassroom and flight training needed to pilot aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur program keeps growing and we could not be so successful\nwithout the support of all of our sponsors and the Aspen community,\u201d added\nPearce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sponsors of the Aspen Flight Academy include Atlantic\nAviation, operators of the Aspen FBO, which provides the fuel complimentary for\nall Aspen Flight Academy flights, reducing the cost to families for their\nstudents to learn to fly. On Saturday, Atlantic Aviation announced a generous\nnew $100,000 sponsorship program, for five Aspen High School students to learn\nto fly and get their Private Pilot\u2019s Licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atlantic Aviation is an aviation services company that\noperates more than 105 FBO facilities across the United States. Atlantic\nprovides a wide range of aircraft ground handling and corporate flight support\nservices, including fueling and line services, ground transportation, catering,\nhangar, deicing, and ramp space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very proud to partner with Aspen Flight Academy to\nhelp grow the next generation of aviators,\u201d noted Atlantic Aviation Aspen FBO\nManager, Jonathan Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayo Aviation also is investing in the next generation of\npilots and helping them discover career opportunities in the industry. Mayo\nAviation, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, is a national aircraft\nmanagement, maintenance, and charter service provider. To help students realize their passion for\nflying, the aircraft management and charter service provider announced the\nestablishment of the Gwendolyn O. Mayo Memorial Scholarship at Saturday\u2019s\nevent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $20,000 university scholarship will be awarded to an\nAspen Flight Academy student, on a need-basis, to support their pursuit of\nprofessional aviation. The scholarship recipient, who will receive four $5,000\nannual disbursements, will also be paired with a mentor who will help guide the\nstudent through future career opportunities and the business aviation\nlandscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gwendolyn O. Mayo scholar will have the opportunity to\nparticipate in the Mayo Aviation Pilot Development Program, gaining valuable\nturbine time, enhancing their career path, in addition to continuing in the AFA\ntraining environment as a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAviation has held a significant place in the Mayo family\nforever,\u201d said Mayo Aviation CEO Bill Mayo. \u201cIt is inspiring to help others\nreach their dreams, and to give back to the community which has given us so\nmuch. Gwen Mayo was a champion of the importance of aviation her entire life.\u201d\nMayo Aviation is the first Part 135 operator to offer a scholarship to Aspen\nFlight Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are also very grateful to our other corporate sponsors:\nSee the list below,\u201d noted Pearce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atlantic Aviation Alpine Bank ANB Bank Avialex Law Group, LLP Berlinger Bose Bubba Air Diamond Aircraft EKS Events Holton Capital Group Storm Help Pro Mayo Aviation Michelin MT Propeller NetJets The Duck Company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Aspen Flight Academy hosted its annual fundraising event at the Atlantic Aviation FBO hangar on Saturday, Oct. 1. The event showcased Aspen Flight Academy\u2019s (AFA) latest in technology and flight training while enjoying food, live music, airplane displays, plane rides, as well as on-site conversations with industry representatives, and AFA students and instructors. Founded […]<\/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":[98,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-colorado"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23647","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=23647"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23649,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23647\/revisions\/23649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}