Epic in the News

Here you can scroll through the archives of Epic Flight Academy in the news. We have been in operation since 1999 and are always growing and expanding. You can also view archived media releases. Epic is proud of its achievements and those of our employees and students.

2023

01/27/2023 – Skies Magazine – Canadian pilots carry out rescue flights for dogs in northern communities
01/22/2023 – FSU News – Epic Flight Academy opens brand new location in Tallahassee
01/19/2023 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Opens New Flight School in Tallahassee
01/18/2023 – General Aviation News – New flight school opens at KTLH
01/17/2023 – Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy opens new Part141 flight school at Tallahassee International Airport
01/17/2023 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Opens New Location in Florida
01/16/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Opens Third Flight School Location
01/09/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Welcomes First Batch of Flight Students in 2023
01/04/2023 – Aviation Week – MRO’s Workforce Pipeline Efforts Ramp Up For 2023

2022

12/29/2022 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Announces Grand Opening of 3rd Location
12/09/2022 – Volusia Hometown News – Epic Flight Academy Awards Scholarships
12/07/2022 – General Aviation News – Best Gifts for Pilots
11/09/2022 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Announces 2022 Scholarship Winners
11/08/2022 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Awards $70,000 in Aviation Scholarships
11/08/2022 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Announces 2022 Aviation Scholarship Winners
10/31/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Investing Another $4Million into Aircraft Maintenance Training Expansion
10/28/2022 – Volusia Hometown News – Aircraft Mechanic Trainer Honored
10/25/2022 – Cincinnati Business Journal – Epic Aviation coming to CVG, plans $4 million investment
10/14/2022 – NBAA – Josh Rawlins 2022 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40 Award Recipient
10/03/2022 – Aviation Week – Epic Graduates First Mechanic Class
09/27/2022 – Aero Crew News – Orlando Sentinel Recognizes Epic as a Top Workplace
09/20/2022 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Recognized as a Top Workplace in Florida
09/05/2022 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Adds New Flight Simulator to Its Second Base
09/01/2022 – Aviatech Channel – What are the best flight schools in USA for International Students?
08/24/2022 – AFM Aero – Large Florida US Flight School is Looking for Ground Instructors
08/15/2022 – AOPA – Scholarships Available for Aspiring AG Pilots, Women
08/12/2022 – Aero Crew News – First Class of Aircraft Mechanics Graduate from Epic as Part 147 School Receives M1 Visa Approval
08/09/2022 – Aviation Pros – First Class of Aircraft Mechanics Graduate from Epic Flight Academy as Part 147 School Receives M1 Visa Approval
08/08/2022 – AFM Aero – First Class of Aircraft Mechanics Graduate from Epic as Maintenance School Receives International Visa Approval
07/08/2022 – Volusia Hometown News – Flight school partners with Breeze Airways
07/07/2022 – Piedmont Airlines – Visiting Epic Flight Academy
06/27/2022 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Epic Flight Academy Announces New Partnership with Breeze Airways
06/09/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Awards $20,000 Aircraft Mechanic Scholarship
06/02/2022 – Aviation International News – NGPA Doubles Aviation Scholarships
06/02/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Presents $25,000 Scholarship for Aircraft Maintenance Training
06/01/2022 – Fort Bend Herald – NGPA Commences Pride Month by Giving Back: 2022 Scholarship Cycle Opens
05/27/2022 – Volusia Hometown News – Epic provides jobs pipeline to Republic Airways
05/22/2022 – Ocala Star Banner – Epic Flight Academy expands to Ocala
05/17/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Announces Career Development Partnership with Airline
05/16/2022 – Ocala CEP on the Scene – What’s there to do in Ocala?
04/27/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Opens Satellite Pilot Training Center
04/27/2022 – Ocala News – Epic Flight Academy opens satellite pilot training center in Ocala
04/27/2022 – Halldale Group – Epic Flight Academy Opens Satellite Pilot Training Center
04/26/2022 – Aero Crew News – Epic Opens Satellite Pilot Training Center in Ocala
04/14/2022 – CFBAA – Business Aviation Day
04/07/2022 – Governor Andy Beshear – Team Kentucky Update (Re: CVG Airport; 8:45 – 13:22)
04/05/2022 – AFM Aero – Leading US Flight School Announces Second Base in Florida
04/05/2022 – Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy announces Ocala as new satellite location for Part 141 flight training programme
04/04/2022 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Launches Ocala Satellite Location
04/01/2022 – Hometown News Volusia – Epic Flight Academy Announces Scholarships
03/31/2022 – Cincinnati Business Courier – Company plans $40 million expansion, adds 250 jobs at CVG
03/31/2022 – Aviation Week – Cargo Demand Drives FEAM Plans for Cincinnati Hangar with Epic
03/29/2022 – Muddy River News – Adjunct English professor at Quincy University co-edits textbook
03/25/2022 – Atlas Obscura – 25 Places Where Planes Are Right at Home on the Ground (see #6)
03/24/2022 – Aero News Network – Epic Has Signed a Deal with Polk State College
03/24/2022 – Hometown News Volusia – Epic Supports Atlantic High School TESA Academy
03/23/2022 – Aviation Pros – Epic Announces 7th Annual Aviation Scholarships
03/23/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Announces 7th Annual Aviation Scholarships
03/18/2022 – Senior Executive – Inside United Airlines’ Job Training Program Designed to Combat a Pilot Shortage
03/17/2022 – AFM Aero – US Pilot and Aircraft Maintenance Academy Supports High School with $20,000 Scholarship Funds
03/15/2022 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Signs Articulation Agreement with Polk State College
03/14/2022 – Women in Aviation International – WAI 2022 Scholarship Winners
03/11/2022 – Aviation Pros – Epic Signs Articulation Agreement with Polk State College: A&Ps to Receive College Credit
03/04/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy and Polk State College Agreement
02/25/2022 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight Academy Awards $25,000 Scholarship
02/23/2022 – Quincy University – QU Adjunct English Professor Co-Edits Textbook
02/09/2022 – Newsbreak – FEAM, Epic Flight Academy Partner
02/09/2022 – Aviation Week – FEAM, Epic Flight Academy Partner on MRO Workforce Program
02/08/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Receives New Cessna Skyhawk 172S
02/06/2022 – Aero Crew News – Epic Takes Delivery of New Cessna Skyhawk 172S Nav III
02/04/2022 – Hometown News Volusia – Epic and FEAM Announce Partnership
02/04/2022 – AFM Aero – FEAM Maintenance Partners with Epic Flight Academy’s Aircraft Mechanic Program
02/01/2022 – Women in Aviation International – 2022 Aircraft Mechanic Scholarship Winner
02/01/2022 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Announces Partnership with United
01/26/2022 – Aviation Week – Epic Flight Academy and FEAM Maintenance/Engineering
01/20/2022 – Hometown News Volusia – Epic Partners with United Airlines
01/18/2022 – Centre for Aviation – United Airlines Partners with Epic Flight Academy to Offer Aviate Program
01/18/2022 – Aviation Week – Epic Flight Academy partnered with United Airlines
01/17/2022 – Yahoo! Finance – Epic Flight Academy Announces Partnership with United Airlines
01/17/2022 – Halldale Group – Epic Flight Academy Joins Forces with United Airlines
01/14/2022 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Partners with One of the Main Airlines in the US
01/14/2022 – Aviation Pros – Epic Announces Partnership with United Airlines

2021

12/11/2021 – National Association of Flight Instructors – Epic Grad Tzu-Cheng Kuo Earns NAFI Master Instructor Accreditation
12/09/2021 – Hometown News Volusia – Annual Aviation Scholarship Recipients
12/01/2021 – Winneconne News – Winneconne High School Student Receives $20,000 to Train as Aircraft Mechanic
11/08/2021 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Announces 6th Annual Aviation Scholarship Winners
11/01/2021 – AOPA – Industry offers scholarships: OBAP/aircraft mechanic at Epic
10/29/2021 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Sponsors New Aviation Book – 101 Trailblazing Women of Air and Space: Aviators and Astronauts
10/28/2021 – Hometown News Volusia – Trailblazing Women of Air and Space
10/21/2021 – Ormond Beach Observer – On the wings of success: Ormond Beach pilot is still living her dream
08/13/2021 – Aviation Week – Launching a Part 147 School During a Pandemic (PDF version)
07/01/2021 – National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) – Scholarship Opportunities
06/23/2021 – AOPA – Epic, Frasca team up for primary flight training
06/18/2021 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Adds Frasca Motion Sim, Reduces Training Time
06/14/2021 – Skies Mag – Epic Flight Academy uses Frasca motion sim for faster pilot training
06/17/2021 – Hometown News Volusia – State grant money funds upgrades to New Smyrna Beach Airport
06/01/2021 – Women in Aviation International – 2021 Aircraft Mechanic Scholarship Winner
05/30/2021 – Latino Pilots Association – 2021 LPA Scholarship Award
05/06/2021 – University of South Florida – Epic Director of Education Wins Teaching Award
04/15/2021 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy offers $65,000 in aviation scholarships
04/13/2021 – Global Air – Epic Opens Annual Aviation Scholarships
04/12/2021 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Announces $65,000 in Scholarships
03/27/2021 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – Moving Ahead: New hires, promotions, professional achievements in Volusia, Flagler
03/24/2021 – Halldale Group – First Airline Direct Students Fly Starting in April
03/19/2021 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight academy gets airline partnership
03/12/2021 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – Epic COO Josh Rawlins ’40 Under Forty’ Honoree
03/11/2021 – Women in Aviation International – WAI 2021 Scholarship Winners
03/09/2021 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Establishes Airline Direct Program in Partnership with Southern Airways Express
03/05/2021 – AOPA – New Skyhawks augment Epic Flight Academy’s training fleet
03/01/2021 – Aviation Pros – Epic Takes Delivery of Three New Cessnas
02/02/2021 – National Business Aviation Association – Black History Month: Perseverance Pays Off for Charter Pilot
02/01/2021 – Aero Crew News – Featured Article: Epic Flight Academy

2020

12/16/2020 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – Taking Flight: NSB school offers state-of-the-art simulator
12/09/2020 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – Students train on state-of-the-art simulator at Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrna Beach
12/09/2020 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – A student trains on a new Cessna simulator at Epic
12/04/2020 – AOPA – Epic Flight Academy on the move
11/24/2020 – FRASCA – Epic Flight Academy Q&A
11/19/2020 – Hometown News Volusia – Epic Fishing Tourney Winners Named
10/31/2020 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Opens New Aircraft Maintenance Technician School
10/29/2020 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight school awards high school students
10/21/2020 – Aviation Pros – Epic Announces 5th Annual Scholarship Winners
10/02/2020 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight school first with high-fidelity simulator
10/02/2020 – Spectrum Sports 360 – Taking Flight: Ieshia Small’s Offseason Training
09/23/2020 – Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy takes delivery of Frasca AATD training device
09/22/2020 – News Break – Flight School First to Add High Fidelity Motion Simulator
09/20/2020 – AVWeb – Flight School First to Add High Fidelity Motion Simulator
08/27/2020 – CAT: The Journal for Civil Aviation Training – Stalled, But Not Stopped
08/24/2020 – White House: Pledge to America’s Workers
08/21/2020 – Hometown News Volusia – Business Briefs: Epic Flight Academy expands fleet
08/20/2020 – Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center (FLVEC) – Danny Perna Profile
08/11/2020 – Aviation Week – Epic Flight Academy
08/10/2020 – Aviation Pros – Epic Expands Fleet with 2 New Cessnas and Signs 6 New Partnership Agreements
08/10/2020 – Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy receives two Cessna 172s, signs agreement with six potential employers
07/21/2020 – This Is Laramie – Miss Laramie Jubilee 2020, Taking to the Sky in Flight School (features Epic student Lainie McElwee)
06/28/2020 – Vanguard – Big Brother Naija: How past winners are faring (features Epic student Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe, 2018 winner of Big Brother Naija)
05/01/2020 – AOPA – Florida school offers $100k in aircraft mechanic scholarships
04/03/2020 – Flying Magazine – How to Become a Professional Pilot

2019

10/31/2019 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight school awards scholarships
10/03/2019 – Khmer Times – Reachta’s dream takes off for Cambodian skies1 (Epic graduate youngest to fly the Airbus A320 in Cambodia)
10/03/2019 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – Mark Twain was here — boyhood signature found by Edgewater Twain expert (Epic employee discovered 166-year-old signature of Sam Clemens))
09/24/2019 – WGEM – Mark Twain Cave announces discovery of long-sought Clemens signature (Epic employee story)
09/02/2019 – Opinion.com.bo – “Vine a buscar mi sueño de volar aviones y lo conseguí” (“I came to look for my dream of flying airplanes and I got it” – Epic student Rodrigo Luizaga)
07/18/2019 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight school now offering aviation mechanics course
07/11/2019 – Public Opinion Online – Chambersburg grad Orr earns prestigious NCAA nomination
07/02/2019 – Embry-Riddle – Keating, Orr Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award
06/26/2019 – PM News Nigeria –Ikechukwu BBN star becomes instrument rated pilot
03/20/2019 – Loop Trinidad & Tobago News – T&T national makes history as first female captain for Caicos Express
01/03/2019 – Nigerian Bulletin – BBNaija’s Miracle Enrolls in Epic Flight Academy – Nairaland
01/03/2019 – Legit NG – BBNaija 2018 Winner Miracle Enrolls in Aviation Academy in Florida

2018

11/14/2018 – AOPA Pilot – The Hiring Boom Heard ‘Round the World
10/18/2018 – Hometown News Volusia – Flight School and DSC Offer Degree Opportunity
10/08/2018 – Daytona State College – DSC Collaborates with Epic Flight Academy
05/07/2018 – Abilene Recorder Chronicle – Scholarship winner wants to be a commercial pilot
03/07/2018 – KPRC Houston – Flight School Addresses Pilot Shortage
02/21/2018 – WKMG News 6 – Local Flight School Addresses Pilot Shortage
02/12/2018 – Manila Bulletin – Airlines, flight school lure pilots with free training
02/09/2018 – Reuters – Airlines, flight schools try to lure pilots with cheaper – or free- training
02/05/2018 – Aero Crew News – Ameriflight and Epic Flight Academy Sign Cadet Pathway Program
01/30/2018 – Business Wire – Ameriflight and Epic Flight Academy Sign Cadet Pathway Program

2017

09/07/2017 – Aero Crew News – It Pays To Be Personable
08/21/2017 – Huffington Post – Pilot Shortage Will Ground Affordable Flights

2016

12/19/2016 – La Tribune de Diego – Portrait: Belindo Rabenandrasana, the Pilot Dancer
10/10/2016 – Daytona Beach News-Journal – Epic Flight Academy to Offer $20K Scholarship
08/02/2016 – Flying – It’s Not The Same Old Pilot Marketplace
04/08/2016 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy launches program to offset pilot shortage
04/06/2016 – Aviation Week – Cessna Delivers New Skyhawk to Epic Flight Academy
04/05/2016 – Textron Aviation – Cessna delivers first new Skyhawk under multi-year agreement with Epic Flight Academy

2015

07/28/2015 – Aviation Week – Epic Flight Academy Adds Training Capability
07/26/2015 – Champaign/Urbana News Gazette – It’s Your Business
07/20/2015 – FRASCA – Epic Flight Academy Takes Delivery of FRASCA FTDs
06/15/2015 – Zing – The pilot training session of Vietnamese students in the US

2013

07/16/2013 – Aero News – Entrepreneurs Work To Turn DC-7 Into An Airport Restaurant

2012

09/18/2012 – Shipping Wars – Wings, A Prayer, and a Know-It-All