Here at LIFT we believe there is a place for everyone in aviation and that it is never too early to learn about the different opportunities in the industry. This past month we hosted our first in-person summer camp, Fly By, as an opportunity to educate campers on all things aviation. We welcomed over 30 campers to our hangar for a full day of hands-on fun.

LIFT Academy and Cape Air established a new strategic workforce development relationship to provide greater opportunity for pathways in commercial airline careers. Upon completion of flight training at LIFT, LIFT will provide graduates a pathway to enter the flow program with Cape Air, operating its daily passenger flights throughout the four regions in the Midwest, Montana, Caribbean and the Northeast in addition to the option of time-building as a CFI. It’s just another way we are trailblazing in the flight training world!

Did you hear the news? As of March 2021, LIFT was approved for VA approval to accept GI Bill benefits for Post 9/11 GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty and Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve. While approval was granted a few months ago, we recently were cleared to enroll more students and wanted to share the news for those who want to apply their benefits towards training at LIFT!

When it comes to aviation training, LIFT Academy continues to aim high and think beyond the status quo. With its airline readiness focus, LIFT created its own Private Pilot License training curriculum, all digital, for its students to learn and use as they progress through the program. Talk about tech-forward!

Revving up for the month of May, Indianapolis-based LIFT Academy hosted NNT INDYCAR Series drivers Kyle Kaiser, Spencer Pigot and Dalton Kellett from AJ Foyt Racing to get a taste of speed from 5,000 feet during a discovery flight in state-of-the-art single-engine Diamond DA40 aircraft taking off from Indianapolis International Airport.