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Home»Aviation News»Tuskegee Airmen Launch Flight Academy At Stewart Airport To Train Minority Pilots
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Tuskegee Airmen Launch Flight Academy At Stewart Airport To Train Minority Pilots

Tanya AustinBy Tanya AustinOctober 5, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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Major General Irene Trowell-Harris Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. celebrated the opening of the Redtail Flight Academy (RFA) located at Stewart International Airport (SWF) in New Windsor, NY. Original Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse and United Airlines Pilot Carole Hopson were both were guest speakers at the event .

The Redtail Flight Academy opened on September 10th at SWF with seven minority youth scholarship recipients from various parts of the country and the Caribbean. The Redtail Flight Academy is designed to take these students from little or no cockpit time to commercial multi-engine rated pilots within ten months. 

The Director of the program, Ret. Air Force Lt. Col. Glendon Fraser recalls seeing one of the two brand new Piper 100i aircraft flying over head, and he immediately notices the distinctive red tail. The white Piper with the red tail was chosen to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airman; the P-51 Mustang flown by the Airmen were Pipers with a red tail.

The Academy was created by a group of volunteer aviators and other community members that have been working with elementary school kids and high school kids every week for over 23 years.

Former Marine and Part 135 pilot Carlos Rodriguez and FedEx Check Airmen Sheldon Richards are on the Board of Directors along side Lt. Col. Fraser who is a Check Airmen for United Airlines where he has worked for more than 35 years. The entire staff is made up of aviators; from the Safety Manager to the Dispatcher.

Redtail Flight Academy has already put in place strategic partnerships with American Express, Coca Cola, Wheels Up, Flight Safety International, NBAA, Women in Aviation, Baldwin Aviation, and GuardianJet.

Redtail Flight Academy strives to continue the legacy of the Tuskegee Airman and work to further diversify the aviation industry, while helping to create young productive Leaders.

The Redtail Flight Academy has launched its Corporate Ambassador Program designed to work with Corporate Flight Departments interested furthering the diversity of the aviation industry. There is also a Redtail Society that is for individuals that want to help foster the next generations aviators.

To learn more about Redtail Flight Academy please send inquiries to info@tai-ny.org or visit the website www.RedtailFlightAcademy.org.

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For more than eight years, Tanya Austin has worked in the aviation field as a first responder, brand ambassador, and customer service representative to travelers worldwide, representing regional and global carriers such as Delta Airlines and United Express. Tanya has worked in charter, private and commercial aviation. She has been passionate about her work with nonprofit groups such as Black Pilots of America, where she has held a board member role and is the treasurer and recruiter. Tanya is an active member of Women in Aviation International, the Organization for Black Aerospace Professionals, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. She contributes her spare time supporting those who need help in these and other organizations. Tanya is a pilot and aviation business owner invested in attaining a commercial pilot certification. Tanya has over 21 years of sales, service, and management experience and has worked for both government and private sectors. Tanya attended Kaplan, where she completed studies in business and real estate. She also has an international mediators certification.

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