Fly For The Culture Turkey Drop hosted by Academy of aviation conducted 15 flights with over 40 kids gaining their first experience of flying, we also gave away 100 Turkeys for the holidays. We would like to thank everyone that helped make this event a success, and all our donors for supporting the mission.
Thank you BEYA Stars & Stripes Florida along with Zinger Technology for sponsoring this amazing event. Special thanks to Kalitta Air, LLC Captain David L. Bridges who not only sponsored the event but spent seven straight hours speaking to children about aviation.
Fly For The Culture Founder & CEO Courtland Savage made the 2020 Ebony Power 100 List today, which features inspirational leaders of color in business, art, education, culture and a variety of other domains. It showcases leaders on the national stage as well as leaders working at the local level, and features Savage as a “Community Crusader”…
Fly For the Culture spent the afternoon at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, NC. Throughout the afternoon, aspiring pilots were able to take a free introductory flight thanks for the generous contributions of Fly For The Culture donors!
Fly For The Culture founder Courtland Savage met with Fox news for a local segment on the non-profit’s role in promoting diversity in aviation. They were joined by Benjamin Teasley, a recent high school graduate who is now learning to fly after discovering aviation careers during the American Airlines Facilities Tour earlier this year. Read…
Fly For The Culture Founder & CEO Courtland Savage was featured again in the Aircraft Owner’s and Pilot’s Association (AOPA) magazine. In this session, he discusses unexpectedly encountering a passion for flying during an introductory flight, and the joy he now gets out of taking kids up for their own first flights. Read more at AOPA.
The Root published an article featuring Fly For The Culture’s efforts and actions to promote diversity in the aviation industry. Read the full article here.