Fly For The Culture founder Courtland Savage standing in front of an airplane.
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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 The Culture intern and aspiring pilot Romello Walters, Executive Director of AOPA’s You Can Fly program Elizabeth Tennyson, and Sisters of the Skies founder C. Angel Hughes. Read the full story here.

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