United Aviate Academy Hosts Lufthansa Pilot Training Executive for Safety Culture Presentation

Arizona, USA – United Aviate Academy (UAA), the wholly owned flight training subsidiary of United Airlines, hosted Oliver Hofmann, Head of Pilot Schools and Managing Director of Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) Pilot Academy, as a speaker during its Safety Day at Phoenix Goodyear Airport.

• Lufthansa Aviation Training and United Aviate Academy have maintained a pilot training partnership since 2021, under which UAA provides practical single-engine flight training for students enrolled in Lufthansa Group's European Flight Academy (EFA).
• The October 21, 2026, Safety Standdown Day brought together flight instructors and students at UAA's Goodyear training campus. The academy's event information identified both UAA and LAT certified flight instructors among the participants.
• Hofmann delivered a presentation titled "Safety Culture From Day One", addressing the importance of establishing safety awareness during the initial stages of professional pilot training. Following the event, he highlighted the opportunity to exchange perspectives with the academy's training community.
• AFM previously reported that Lufthansa Group's European Flight Academy welcomed 26 new pilot trainees in Bremen in September 2026. The academy's training pathway includes theoretical instruction in Germany, single-engine flight training at UAA in Arizona, and subsequent multi-engine and Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) training in Europe.
• The practical training phase delivered at Goodyear under the LAT-UAA collaboration uses Cirrus SR20 aircraft and also incorporates Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) conducted by specially trained flight instructors.

Statements

• “I left with many interesting insights and valuable perspectives,” said Oliver Hofmann, Head of Pilot Schools and Managing Director of LAT Pilot Academy.

About Lufthansa Aviation Training
Lufthansa Aviation Training is the aviation training subsidiary of Lufthansa Group, providing pilot and cabin crew training through a network of training facilities in Europe and North America. Its European Flight Academy brand delivers ab-initio pilot training through facilities in Bremen, Rostock-Laage, Grenchen and Zurich, alongside its practical flight training partnership with United Aviate Academy in the United States.

About United Aviate Academy
United Aviate Academy is a US-based ab-initio flight training organisation wholly owned by United Airlines, operating from a 340,000-square-foot campus at Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Arizona. The academy commenced training in December 2021 and provides FAA Part 141 flight training, including private and commercial pilot qualifications, instrument ratings and instructor training, as part of United Airlines' broader Aviate pilot development pathway.

Source: Oliver Hofmann, Head of Pilot Schools and Managing Director of LAT Pilot Academy