Delta Connection Aviation Academy

Delta Connection Academy is a premiere flight training school for aspiring pilots. Fully accredited, the academy has offered pilot training since 1989. It boasts four campuses and has trained students representing 90 different countries. In addition to multi-million dollar training facilities, Delta Connection Academy also offers a fleet of 99 quality training aircraft to ensure the best hand's on experience possible.

Prospective pilots need the best preparation available, and Delta Connection Academy's mission is to be the training leader in the aviation industry. Offered a rigorous curriculum, trainees are taught 121 different operations, high speed aerodynamics, advanced aircraft systems, high altitude weather, IFIS and EICAS systems, and much more. Its hundreds of graduates are among the best in the country, and are placed in the industry's most successful regional airlines. The academy's safety record is unsurpassed.

Pilot training at Delta Connection Academy accommodates individual qualifications by offering two training options. Option one is enrollment in the Professional Pilot Program which prepares the student for entry level positions as flight instructors. For those with academic degrees, past flight training experience, or who wish to continue training, the Jet Direct Program is also available. This program prepares students for entry level positions as first officer professional pilots.

Although other flight training schools are available, Delta Connection Academy exceeds the high quality standards set by partner airlines. This stellar training allows for easy transition from the role of student, to flight instructor, to first officer professional pilot.

Delta Connection Academy is unique in the flight training industry because it is owned by Delta Airlines. With full knowledge of industry standards, Delta Connection Academy is able to easily translate those standards into its training curriculum. In addition, the academy partners with, and offers post-training placement connections to, such airlines as Comair, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Republic Airlines, American Eagle, and SkyWest.

Author: F. Jackson, Aviation Career & Service Reviews