What it Takes (And Costs) To Own Your Own Airplane
Check out our recent interview with Jalopnik in which Courtland Savage discusses the (relative) affordability of owning and flying small airplanes. Read more here.
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Fox — NC Non-Profit Promotes Diversity in Aviation Industry
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…
Inspiring New Pilots at Gastonia Municipal Airport
During last weekend’s Turkey Drop Fly For The Culture gave away 100 turkeys and offered free introductory flights to folks like 4-year old Christian Mathias. The day also featured tours of airport buildings and facilities. Read more at the Gaston Gazette.
Why Not Me?
“My goal is to show kids who look like me that they can fly too,” writes Fly For The Culture founder Courtland Savage in a recent article for the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Experience Magazine. He emphasizes just how central representation is in helping young people see that aviation careers are options for everyone…
Facilities Tour with American Airlines
American Airlines welcomed students of West Charlotte High School to their state of the art training facility. During the tour, which is a part of Fly For The Culture’s mission to promote diversity and inclusion in aviation, aspiring aviation professionals learned about the various vital roles that Science, Technology, Engineering, Aviation, and Mathematics (STEAM) professionals…
Featured in AOPA
“Courtland Savage did not grow up living and breathing aviation. He had a fear of heights. He saw airplanes at the Charlotte, North Carolina, airport, where he would occasionally go with his father. But he never saw anyone who looked like himself flying an airplane, so he didn’t think that was a possibility.” Read more…
The Pilots Changing the Face of Aviation
Fly For The Culture was featured in a recent CNN story about its efforts to promote diversity in aviation careers. “Young people don’t believe that they can do it until they see someone like themselves doing it,” says founder Courtland Savage. The story also features other inspirational members of the aviation community, including Fly For…