US Airline-Owned LIFT Academy Graduates 23 Pilots in Indianapolis with 4 Structured Time-Building Pathways to Republic Airways

Indiana, USA – LIFT Academy, the Republic Airways-owned flight training academy based in Indianapolis, graduated 23 pilots on June 11, 2026, with the newly certified pilots now transitioning to time-building roles across four structured career pathways: LIFT Instructor positions, Cape Air, Brickyard Connection, and accelerated time building at Bridge Air.

• The four time-building paths — LIFT Instructor, Cape Air, Brickyard Connection, and Bridge Air — provide graduates with structured options ranging from flight instruction to Part 135 and Part 121 regional operations and accelerated hour-building, each offering a defined route toward the 1,500-hour ATP minimum or R-ATP qualification.
• LIFT Academy's vertically integrated model — airline-owned school producing pilots who time-build through affiliated operations before joining the parent airline — represents one of the most structured pilot production pipelines in the US regional airline sector.

Source: LIFT Academy