{"id":33516,"date":"2025-12-01T19:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=33516"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:53:27","slug":"acron-aviation-academy-awarding-four-scholarships-to-commemorate-its-40th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/florida\/acron-aviation-academy-awarding-four-scholarships-to-commemorate-its-40th-anniversary\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Acron Aviation Academy Awarding Four Scholarships to Commemorate Its 40th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To celebrate 40 years at the forefront of pilot training, <a href=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/\">Acron Aviation Academy<\/a>, in Sanford, FL, is offering $20,000 in scholarship awards to kickstart the careers of aspiring pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholarships are open to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Applications must be submitted on or before December 15, 2025 and students must begin their training any month between January and June of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to offer these scholarships to help fuel the next generation of pilots,\u201d said David Cox, Director of Acron Aviation Academy. \u201cWe have a long and proud history here in Central Florida. Today, the academy stands as a premier provider of aviation training and technology, continuing a legacy of excellence that began nearly four decades ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acron Aviation Academy\u2019s roots date back to 1986, when it was known as Delta Connection Academy following its acquisition by Comair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the decades the Academy evolved through several transformative eras, and in 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/blog\/l3harris-airline-academy-rebrands-to-acron-aviation-academy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/blog\/l3harris-airline-academy-rebrands-to-acron-aviation-academy\/\">entered a new chapter <\/a>as Acron Aviation Academy following the acquisition of L3Harris Airline Academy by private equity firm TJC LP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout its history, the academy has trained thousands of pilots across Federal Aviation Administration, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Japan Civil Aviation Bureau pathways. It has strong relationships with global airlines such as Delta, American and United as well as cargo carriers such as FedEx, <a href=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/airline-career-pathways\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/airline-career-pathways\/\">creating clear pathways<\/a> to future employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply for a scholarship, and to learn more about eligibility and the application process, <a href=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/scholarship\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acronaviationacademy.com\/usa\/scholarship\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate 40 years at the forefront of pilot training, Acron Aviation Academy, in Sanford, FL, is offering $20,000 in scholarship awards to kickstart the careers of aspiring pilots. The scholarships are open to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Applications must be submitted on or before December 15, 2025 and students must begin their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,160,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-flight-training","category-florida"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Acron-Aviation-Academy-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33516","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=33516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33518,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33516\/revisions\/33518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}