US Aviation Academy Graduates First Class at New Kissimmee, Florida Campus

Florida, USA – US Aviation Academy (USAA), one of the largest flight and aircraft maintenance training groups in the United States operating over 275 aircraft, has held its first graduation at its new Kissimmee, Florida campus.

In late May US Aviation Academy (USAA) had announced the simultaneous opening of two new Florida facilities — a flight training campus in Fort Pierce and an FAA Part 147-approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM).

• The Fort Pierce campus is located at a facility previously occupied by Aviator College, with USAA leasing the recently vacated premises. The academy emphasized this is an entirely new and independent operation with new leadership, new standards, and a full US Aviation Academy experience from the first day of classes.
• The Kissimmee location places the maintenance school at the heart of Central Florida's aviation corridor, with proximity to major carriers, aviation maintenance providers, and the broader aerospace industry concentrated around the Orlando metropolitan area.
• The Fort Pierce campus currently offers Part 61 training with programs covering Private Pilot through Multi-Engine Instructor, with an average training cost of approximately USD 97,000 and a nine-month timeline to commercial and flight instructor certificates. USAA is pursuing FAA self-testing authority for the Florida location.

The dual Florida opening cements the state as the next major step in USAA's growing nationwide footprint, adding to its existing network of 11 training campuses and fleet of over 200 aircraft, supported by more than 325 flight instructors maintaining a graduate-to-instructor hiring rate upward of 90%.

About US Aviation Academy
US Aviation Academy (USAA) is one of the largest professional pilot training organisations in the United States, operating 230 aircraft with approximately 2,000 active students and 260,000 square feet of training facilities across its multi-campus network, under current ownership since January 2006. The academy holds an $835 million U.S. Air Force training contract and reports graduate-to-instructor placement rates exceeding 90%.

Source: US Aviation Academy (Christopher Coley)