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Forging Meaningful Connections Online

ByCourtland Savage January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Fly For The Culture was recently featured, among other mission-focused organizations, in an article by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). “Young people today can experience an aviation career just by hitting the ‘follow’ button,” says Courtland Savage, founder and CEO of Fly for the Culture. “It’s critical that we’re putting our stories out there to reach them.” A variety of aviation organizations, including FlyMechanics, th|AIR|apy and Fly For The Culture, are bringing people together to focus on promoting and supporting aviation careers. Read the full article here.

Reaching New Heights: Fox 46

February 10, 2021February 23, 2021

“I do it for my culture. I do it for my community and I do it for my country because we all need to come together”, says Fly For The Culture Courtland Savage on a recent interview with Fox 46. Also discussed is a piece of exciting news: a few days prior to the interview,…

Why Not Me?

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

“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…

The Pilots Changing the Face of Aviation

September 23, 2020October 23, 2020

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…

Featured in Yahoo

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021

Fly For The Culture was recently featured in a Yahoo Entertainment piece that briefly outlines our mission of promoting diversity in aviation careers, which are historically — and still — not particularly diverse workplaces. Read more at Yahoo.

Community Spotlight with the Microsoft Flight Sim Team

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

Founder Courtland Savage sat down with the Microsoft Flight Simulator Team to talk about the Fly For The Culture mission, and the way that home simulators, like Microsoft’s, play a role in training and inspiring tomorrow’s aviators. Read more here.

Courtland Interview with Reader’s Digest

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Courtland Savage sat down with the folks at Reader’s Digest to discuss his motivation in founding Fly For The Culture, including his early experiences in the aviation community and his passion for helping others discover that the wonders of flight might be available to them too, even if they don’t know it. Read the full…