The ultra-low-cost carrier that is based out of Houston, TX, Avelo Airlines, recently hosted a flight exploration event for young, middle-school-aged students. This recent event provided students from East Haven Middle School in Connecticut to participate in free introductory flying lessons. The free flight event was part of the program run by Avelo Airlines called Aviation Career Exploration (ACE) Program.
Recent event run by Avelo Airlines
This most recent ACE event was hosted by Avelo Airlines on May 24th. Avelo Airlines partnered with the Yale Aviation Flying Club and Robinson Aviation. The event allowed 35 middle school students to participate in introductory flying lessons at the local Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN). The Superintendent of East Haven Public Schools, Erica Forti, spoke about the amazing opportunity for the students, saying, The event allowed for the 35 middle school students to fly in a single-engine Piper aircraft. The students were under the guidance of a licensed flight instructor. The Piper aircraft were provided by the Yale Aviation Flying Club, as well as the flight instructors. Robinson Aviation hosted all the students in their associated facilities as well as providing the area for their discovery flights. Each discovery flight for the students was expected to last approximately 20–30 minutes.