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US Flight School Epic Flight Academy Welcomed Over 130 New Students in the Second Half of 2023

Florida, United States headquartered flight and aircraft maintenance training group Epic Flight Academy shared it welcomed fourteen (14) student pilots in early December 2023 – this follows strong intakes throughout the year including:

Epic has been growing its training infrastructure with the recent delivery of 6 new Cessna Skyhawks as part of an order placed in April 2023 for 15 aircraft.

Epic Flight Academy is located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Established in 1999 by CEO Danny Perna, Epic offers Part 141 pilot training and Part 147 aircraft mechanic training. Their main campus is located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida with satellite locations in Ocala and Tallahassee.

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French Flight School Mermoz Academy Inaugurates New Building at the End of 2023

Mermoz Academy, France’s first airline pilot and cabin crew training school, has reached an important milestone. Since May 2023, the school has been operating at its new base in Nîmes, and on December 14th, the flight school inaugurated its new building at Nîmes – Grande Provence – Méditerranée airport, in Garons in the presence of Franck Proust, President of Nîmes Métropole, and David Crochet, Managing Director of Mermoz Academy.

The building is strategically located at the entrance to the airport area. This state-of-the-art building represents not only the academy’s commitment to educational excellence, but also its dedication to preparing the next generation of airline and private jet pilots.

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French Flight School Mermoz Academy Welcomes Ecole Internationale Tunon’s Students to its Base

Mermoz Academy, a France based aviation training group and flight school , welcomed the Ecole Internationale Tunon and its students to its Tours base. Ecole Internationale Tunon students were able to discover the academy’s premises, aircraft, and its teams. They also had the opportunity to visit Tours-Val de Loire airport and its control tower.

This day of exchanges and sharing was the opportunity for the two schools to forge closer ties.

“We would particularly like to congratulate our Campus Manager for the Tours site, Guillaume Le Noach, for the organization and success of this day,” said Mermoz Academy. “Special thanks also to one of our students, Elisa Gentilini, who teaches at the Tunon School in parallel with her airline pilot training, and without whom this day would not have been the same. Finally, we would like to thank Tunon School for its trust and Edeis Aeroport Tours Val De Loire for the facility tour.”

Ecole Internationale Tunon offers training in tourism, hospitality, aviation, hospitality and events and public relations. Since 1964, with a network of 15 schools in France and Switzerland, the school has trained more than 62,000 former students.

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US Flight School, International Aero Academy, Grows Flight Hours 88 Percent in 2023

International Aero Academy, an aviation training group and charter operator based in Lakeland, Florida, experienced a YOY 81% increase in flight training revenue, an 88% increase in flight hours, and an 88% increase in instruction hours. The academy also successfully graduated its first flight instructors into the Spirit Airlines program; its former instructors are now flying A320s for Spirit Airlines, a low-cost US airline.

Moreover, International AeroTech Academy launched its bespoke night program for Amazon Career Choice, affording Amazon employees the opportunity to become professional, licensed aircraft maintenance technicians.

On the other hand, International Aero Charters Air Carrier Certificate was upgraded last April by the FAA to allow unlimited aircraft onto its certificate for charter operations and were approved for in-house Check Airman.

International Aero Charters is a sister company of International Aero Academy.

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