April 12, 2010 - Sanford, FL – Delta Connection Academy announced today that its first $100,000.00 Full Ride Scholarship winner in the Academy’s history has graduated. Medina McCord-Cutting was given a full scholarship to Delta Connection Academy through the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) and funded by Delta Air Lines in 2008 and she has now graduated and has been hired to instruct full time at the Academy.
“Medina has the distinct honor of being the first student to ever garner a full ride scholarship including training, ground school, books, uniforms, etc. She is an amazing pilot and individual and we are thrilled to have her as part of our organization,” said Rachel Bragg, Marketing Manager of Delta Connection Academy.
“Since my beginnings in aviation, it has been my goal to become a Flight Instructor to help and inspire others along the way. I am so grateful for the opportunity that Delta Connection Academy has given me to help achieve my dreams,” said Medina.
In the essay that won her the scholarship, Medina talked about her trip to New York to see family as a child, her initial desire to join the Navy and the people who steered her to follow her passion for flying. She wrote “Becoming a commercial airline pilot is all I’ve ever dreamed and all that I have ever pursued. I appreciate advancements in aviation and have a pure passion to soar in the clouds above and beyond; where no one knows [what it's like], except fellow pilots who share the same love for the friendly skies.”
The Organization Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) is a non-profit organization section 501(c)(3) founded in 1976 to enhance, advance, and promote education opportunities in aviation. The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals was formerly known as The Organization of Black Airline Pilots, the new name became effective December 1, 2009.
Delta Connection Academy, operates a fleet of more than 96 training devices, including the latest in technically advanced aircraft with its fleet of 33 new Cirrus SR-20 G2 aircraft and its Level 3 Advanced Aircraft Training Devices. The Academy has trained students from 90 different countries and has placed pilots with more than 30 airlines including, but not limited to, all Delta Connection carriers, American Eagle Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines and Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines.
Earlier this year, Flight Training Acquisitions LLC (FTA) announced the acquisition of Delta Connection Academy, Inc. and Aerosim Technologies, Inc. Flight Training Acquisitions was formed by equity sponsors Lincolnshire Management, Inc. and GTI Group LLC, Delta Air Lines, Inc. and the management of both businesses for the purpose of acquiring these two businesses in order to position the Company for leadership in the future of pilot provisioning, flight training and the development and marketing of simulation-based products.
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