American Flyers (flight school)
- American Flyers (flight school)
American Flyers Inc is the nation's oldest flight training school, having been founded in 1939. The company operates a chain of facilities at airports all across the United States. American Flyers produces more instrument-rated pilots than any other school in the nation.Fact|date=September 2008 The company in its current state is the product of a joining of the flight school chain Aviation Training Enterprises and the now-defunct American Flyers Airline.
Based in West Chicago, Illinois American Flyers has eight locations across the United States and one in Mexico City providing flight training to domestic and international students. An FAA-approved part 141 school, American Flyers offers both a two-year and four year program that uses a rigid training course syllabus and standardized instructors.citation|September 2008
History
Founders
Early Years
Expansion and Acquisitions
chools
American Flyers currently has eight campuses at airports all across the country. The school headquarters is at the DuPage Airport in West Chicago, Illinois. East coast schools are located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia and Morristown, New Jersey. The west coast school is in Santa Monica. Texas is home to three schools; Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston. A ninth school is currently under construction in Pheonix, Arizona.
At its peak, American Flyers operated 17 campuses and has since consolidated.
Fleet
The American Flyers Fleet consists of 65 aircraft. The most common aircraft in the fleet is the Cessna model 172 Skyhawk.
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