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.

2025

03/07/2025 – Livability – Northern Kentucky Schools Launch Careers in Aircraft Maintenance
03/03/2025 – AFM Aero – Epic Introduces 5 New Cessnas Amidst Accreditation and Program Growth
03/03/2025 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Receives Accreditation From ACCSC
03/02/2025 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy Receives ACCSC Accreditation
02/28/2025 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Achieve Accreditation
02/20/2025 – Flying Magazine – Which Flight Schools Have Airline Partnerships?
02/12/2025 – AFM Aero – Epic Expands Fleet with 5 New Cessna 172 Skyhawks in February 2025
02/07/2025 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy Opens New Flight School at KADS
02/03/2025 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Holds Grand Opening at Addison, Texas Flight School
02/03/2025 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Expands With New Facility Near Dallas
02/03/2025 – AFM Aero – Epic Holds January Grand Opening of New Texas Location
02/02/2025 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic opens new training school at Addison Dallas Airport
01/28/2025 – Northern Kentucky Tribune – CVG End-of-year Results
01/28/2025 – Cincinnati Enquirer – CVG Airport Highlights
01/17/2025 – AFM Aero – United Aviate Program Attracts Student Pilots to Epic in 2025
01/13/2025 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes Over 30 New Students in January 2025
01/12/2025 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Profile
01/08/2025 – Aviation A2Z – 10 Best Aviation Colleges for Pilot Training in USA in 2025

2024

12/02/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Shares Video of its History
11/28/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Hosts Regional Airline for Cadet Program
11/19/2024 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy awards $80,000 in scholarships
11/12/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Awards $80,000 in Scholarships in 2024
11/12/2024 – General Aviation News – An open hangar door, a new life
11/11/2024 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Awards Flight, Maintenance Training Scholarships
11/10/2024 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy awards USD 80,000 in aviation scholarship
11/04/2024 – Nubia Magazine – Top 10 Best Flying Schools In The World 2024
10/26/2024 – AFM Aero – US Aviation Training Group, Epic Flight Academy, Receives 2024 Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame Award
10/23/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes 30 New Students in October 2024
10/21/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Receives 2024 Kentucky Aviation Achievement Award
10/21/2024 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Receives 2024 Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame Award
10/18/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Hosts Pipistrel Demonstration
10/17/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes New Aircraft Mechanic Intake at CVG Airport Campus in October 2024
10/02/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Receives Top Workplace 2024 Recognition by Orlando Sentinel
09/26/2024 – General Aviation News – Tickets available for Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame Ceremony; Epic to Receive 2024 Aviation Achievement Award
09/25/2025 – Link NKY – Aircraft maintenance school open house
09/25/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Relocates Gulfstream III to Aircraft Mechanic School for Enhanced Training
09/24/2024 – Cloudstreet Journeys – Timeless Beauty: Epic’s DC-7
09/12/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes Over 26 New Flight Students in September
09/09/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes Large Batch of Students in August 2024
09/06/2024 – Volusia Hometown News – Flight School Adds Director
09/04/2024 – Tucson, Arizona Daily Star – Braden Smith eager to ‘teach and inspire a new generation of pilots’ in Tucson after football career
09/03/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Announces 2024 Appointment for Board of Directors
09/01/2024 – AviNation – Epic Flight Academy Scholarships
08/28/2024 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy appoints new board member
08/21/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes 24 New Students in August 2024
08/19/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Hosts Purdue Global
08/19/2024 – Marque Engineering – Marque Engineering Celebrates New Epic Flight Academy Facility
08/13/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes 20+ Flight Students in July
08/06/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Adds Gulfstream G3 for Aircraft Mechanic Training
07/26/2024 – Aviation Pros – What Does It Take To Fly Around the World?
07/26/2024 – Aviation Pros – “I Want to be a Pilot When I Grow Up!” – The Captain Judy Rice Story
07/26/2024 – Aviation Pros – Be Inspiring like Capt. Judy Rice
07/22/2024 – Aero Crew News – In loving memory, Aviation Legend Captain Judy Rice
07/18/2024 – Aero Crew News – Grand Opening at Epic Flight Academy’s New Flight School in Jacksonville
07/18/2024 – Volusia Hometown News – In so many ways, it’s Epic in New Smyrna Beach
07/16/2024 – AFM Aero – US Flight Training Group Epic Flight Academy Opens 5th Flight Training Campus
07/14/2024 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy opens new flight school location at Herlong Recreational Airport
07/12/2024 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Holds Grand Opening at Jacksonville Flight School
06/28/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes Talent Acquisition Specialist from Airline in June 2024
06/14/2024 – Yahoo Finance – Delta Pilots’ Salaries Compared to Other US Airlines
06/11/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes US Airline for Cadet Announcement
06/04/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Prepares for Grand Opening of New Campus Location in 2024
05/27/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Expands Fleet with New Piper Seminole Aircraft in May 2024
05/15/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Welcomed 18 New Flight Students
05/14/2024 – Flying Magazine – Commercial Airline Flight Schools in Florida
05/13/2024 – Airline Geeks – Emirates Employees to Receive Bonus of Five Months Salary
05/08/2024 – Spectrum News 1 – Aircraft mechanic school gives students hands-on experience, addresses shortage
04/30/2024 – The Terminal Times – CVG Airport boosts workforce on campus
04/26/2024 – Yahoo! News – Epic Flight Academy Opens at CVG
04/25/2024 – Area Development – Epic Flight Academy Establishes Hebron, Kentucky Operations
04/25/2024 – Link NKY – New aircraft mechanic school
04/25/2024 – WIKI 95.3 – Epic Flight Academy Cuts Ribbon on New Aircraft Mechanic School at CVG Airport
04/24/2024 – WCPO Cincinnati – New aircraft mechanic school aims to help grow trained workforce for CVG’s ‘one-stop shop’ business strategy
04/24/2024 – WCPO 9 YouTube – New aircraft mechanic school helps grow trained workforce for CVG
04/23/2024 – Halldale Group – Epic Flight Academy Opens Aircraft Mechanic School
04/23/2024 – Local 12 – How new flight academy will boost CVG’s workforce
04/23/2024 – Aero Crew News – Epic Flight Academy Opens Aircraft Mechanic School at CVG Airport
04/23/2024 – AFM Aero – US Aviation and Pilot Training Group Epic Flight Academy Opens New Aircraft Mechanic School at CVG Airport
04/23/2024 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Opens Aircraft Mechanic School at CVG Airport
04/23/2024 – Link NKY – CVG Unveils New Aircraft Technician School
04/23/2024 – Northern Kentucky Tribune – CVG celebrates Epic Flight Academy and new $8 million aircraft mechanic school
04/22/2024 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy opens new aircraft mechanic school at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport
04/22/2024 – Cincinnati Business Courier – Epic Aviation flight academy opens at CVG airport
04/22/2024 – WLWT YouTube – Epic opens aircraft mechanic school at CVG
04/22/2024 – WNKY – New aircraft mechanic school cuts ribbon at CVG Airport
04/22/2024 – WLWT – Epic Flight Academy opens aircraft mechanic school at CVG Airport Monday
04/22/2024 – Yahoo! News – College not for you? Learn to fix planes instead at new CVG school
04/22/2024 – Lane Report – Epic Flight Academy cuts ribbon on CVG aircraft mechanic school
04/22/2024 – WKRC – How new flight academy will boost CVG’s workforce
04/22/2024 – Local 12 – How new flight academy will boost CVG’s workforce
04/22/2024 – Kentucky.gov – Gov. Beshear: Epic Flight Academy Cuts Ribbon on New Aircraft Mechanic School at CVG Airport
04/22/2024 – Northern Kentucky Tribune – CVG to celebrate grand opening of Epic Flight Academy’s new aircraft mechanic school today
04/21/2024 – CVG Airport – New Aircraft Mechanic School is Open and Accepting Students
04/21/2024 – Cincinnati Enquirer – College not for you? Learn to fix planes instead at new CVG school
04/17/2024 – AFM Aero – US Aviation and Flight Training Group, Epic Flight Academy to Launch New FAA Part 147 Aircraft Mechanic School in April 2024
04/10/2024 – AFM Aero – US Aviation and Flight Training Group, Epic Flight Academy, Welcomed 21 New Flight Students in New Smyrna Beach Campus
04/08/2024 – Simple Flying – Best Selling Aircraft: What Is The Cessna 172’s Range?
04/05/2024 – Daytona Times – Area students learn about aviation from Black pilots
04/03/2024 – AFM Aero – US Aviation and Flight Training Group Announces Satellite Campus Manager Appointment
03/29/2024 – Aviation Week – Inside FEAM’s New Cincinnati Hangar
03/29/2024 – Lane Report – FEAM Aero opens $45M hangar at CVG Airport
03/29/2024 – WCPO – A new $45 million maintenance hangar opens at CVG, new flight academy opens in April
03/28/2024 – WDSC TV-15 Out and About Central Florida Edition – Interview with Ray Altmann
03/25/2024 – Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce – Interview with Tyren Wilson
03/20/2024 – AVweb – Kentucky Receives FAA Grant to Develop Aviation Careers
03/20/2024 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – FEAM Aero to open new hangar facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport
03/19/2024 – Aviation Pros – FEAM Aero Expands
03/13/2024 – AFM Aero – US Flight and Aircraft Maintenance Training Group Epic Flight Academy Announces New Airline Partnership in February 2024
03/10/2024 – Simple Flying – FAA to Grant 32 Schools $13.5 Million to Develop Future Pilots & Technicians
03/09/2024 – Link NKY – CVG receives $450k FAA grant for aviation workforce development
03/08/2024 – Aviation Pros – CVG Workforce Development Grant
03/08/2024 – Northern Kentucky Tribune – CVG awarded $450k FAA workforce development grant to support aircraft maintenance careers
03/05/2024 – Flagler Live – Embry-Riddle Graduate and Frontier Airline Recruit Freud Jeantilus is Teens-in-Flight’s Newest Flight Instructor
03/01/2024 – Volusia Hometown News – Smyrna Care Fundraiser at Epic
02/29/2024 – Space Coast Daily – The Astronauts Memorial Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
02/22/2024 – Aviation Pros – Do You Need Aviation Mechanics, Too? Veterans are the Answer
02/13/2024 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Silver Airways and Epic Flight Academy announce new pilot pathway programme
02/13/2024 – AFM Aero – US Regional Airline, Silver Airways, and Epic Flight Academy Announce Partnership
02/12/2024 – Aero Crew News – Silver Airways and Epic Flight Academy Announce Partnership
02/07/2024 – Shiksha Study Abroad – Top Pilot Training Schools in USA 2024
01/30/2024 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Epic Flight Academy Welcomes Representatives from US Regional Airline in January 2024
01/18/2024 – Simply Flying – 5 Reasons The Cessna 172 Is A Favorite With Flight Training Schools
01/11/2024 – Aviation Pros – CVG Economic Impact
01/11/2024 – Northern Kentucky Tribune – CVG drove $9.3 billion in positive annual economic impact for region in ’22; much more on the horizon
01/10/2024 – Lane Report – CVG Airport announces new economic impact and 2023 end-of-year results
01/10/2024 – Spectrum News 1 – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airport announces $9.3 billion economic impact, more passenger traffic
01/08/2024 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Welcomes 31 New Students for January 2024 Intake
01/03/2024 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Highlights its Newest Satellite Campus in Tucson, Arizona
01/03/2024 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Welcome Over 130 New Students in the Second Half of 2023

2023

12/27/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Takes Delivery of 6 Brand New Cessna Skyhawks in December 2023
12/26/2023 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Announces Latest Appointment for Business Operations Manager
12/06/2023 – AFM Aero – Purdue Global Signs Educational Partnership with Epic Flight Academy
12/04/2023 – Purdue University – Purdue Global signs educational partnership with Epic Flight Academy, celebrates student scholarship recipients
11/24/2023 – Volusia Hometown News – Scholarship Award Winners
11/21/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight Training Group, Epic Flight Academy, Welcomes 21 New Students in November 2023
11/09/2023 – The 1014 – New Partnership Offers Convenient Online Aviation Degree
11/08/2023 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy partners with Purdue Global
11/07/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Awards 480,000 in 2023 Aviation Scholarship Winners
11/04/2023 – Aero Crew News – Grand Opening at Epic Flight Academy in Tucson
11/03/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Announces Partnership with Purdue Global to Offer an Online Aviation Program
11/02/2023 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Partners with Purdue
11/01/2023 – TS2 – Epic Flight Academy Expands with New Satellite School in Tucson, Arizona
11/01/2023 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy opens satellite location at KTUS
10/31/2023 – KGUN-TV – Southside Epic Flight Academy hopes to combat pilot shortage
10/31/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight Training Group, Epic Flight Academy, Holds Grand Opening at its Third Satellite Flight School Location
10/30/2023 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Opens Third Satellite School in Tucson, Arizona
10/30/2023 – Flying Magazine – Epic Flight Academy Opens Arizona Location
10/30/2023 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy opens Tucson International Airport flight school
10/29/2023 – Arizona Daily Star – Tucson is home to a new flight school
10/27/2023 – KOLD-TV – Grand Opening for Epic Flight Academy
10/10/2023 – Aviation Pros – 40 Under 40 Awards
10/04/2023 – Piedmont Airlines – Epic Flight Academy’s 8th Annual Scholarship Awards and Career Fair
10/3/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Continues to Grow Across the US
09/21/2023 – AFM Aero – U S Aviation Training Group Epic Flight Academy to Hold a Grand Opening of its Newest Satellite Flight School
09/19/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Epic Flight Academy Indu cts Latest Batch of 28 Flight Students
09/19/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Takes Delivery of a New Cessna Skyhawk
09/17/2023 – AFM Aero – Epic Welcomes Representatives from Parter US Airline to Discuss Pilot Pathway Program
09/07/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Set to Open Another Flight Training Base
09/07/2023 – AFM Aero – Construction is on Track for Epic Flight Academy’s New Aircraft Mechanic Training Facility as Partners Increase Recruitment
09/04/2023 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Shares How It Prepares for a Hurricane
08/15/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Welcomes Newest Class of 35 Students
08/10/2023 – Aviation Pros – 2023 AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professional: Josh Rawlins — Director of the Aircraft Mechanic Program (Part 147 School), Epic Flight Academy
08/02/2023 – Aviation Week – DHL Plans Cincinnati Maintenance Facility Expansion
08/01/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, to Award $75,000 in Scholarships This Year for Flight and Aircraft Mechanic Training
07/10/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Epic Flight Academy Welcomes Latest Batch of 13 Students
06/30/2023 – Cincinnati Business Courier – CVG clears runway for massive cargo campus
06/23/2023 – Market Scale – Addressing the AMT Shortage: FEAM Aero’s Commitment to Training and Growth
06/13/2023 – AFM Aero – U S Flight School Welcomes 38 New Cadet Pilots Including South Asian Airline Cadets
06/06/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Welcomes Latest Intake of 30 Students
06/05/2023 – The Business Standard – US-Bangla Airlines Starts ‘Cadet Pilot Programme in United States’
06/01/2023 – NGPA – NGPA Launches 25th Scholarship Cycle with Offerings Over $500k
05/29/2023 – BSS News – US-Bangla to send 11 more cadet pilots to US
05/20/2023 – Aero Crew News – Epic Offering $27,000 Tuition Scholarship in New Aircraft Mechanic Hiring Program
05/23/2023 – General Aviation News – Epic Flight Academy launches on-the-job training program for mechanics
05/17/2023 – Halldale Group – Epic Covers 90% Tuition for Aircraft Mechanic Hiring Program
05/17/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Offers $27,000 Tuition Scholarship in New Aircraft Mechanic Hiring Program
05/16/2023 – MENAFN-Bangladesh Monitor – US-Bangla Sends First Batch of Cadet Pilots for Flight Training in USA
05/16/2023 – Aviation Pros – Epic Flight Academy Offering $27,000 Tuition Scholarship in New Aircraft Mechanic Hiring Program
05/04/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School Epic Flight Academy to Train Pilot Cadets for South East Asian Airline
05/02/2023 – United News of Bangladesh – US-Bangla selects 21 student pilots for training in US at Epic
05/01/2023 – Aviation Week – FEAM Plans Part 147, eVTOL Growth in Cincinnati
04/25/2023 – Surprise Sports – BBNaija star, Miracle celebrates as he passes his flight instructor examination
04/19/2023 – General Aviation News – New aircraft mechanic school in the works for KCVG
04/19/2023 – Aviation International News – Officials Break Ground for AMT School in Kentucky
04/18/2023 – Link NKY – FEAM Aero breaks ground on new aircraft mechanic school at CVG
04/18/2023 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – FEAM Aero, Epic Flight Academy break ground on training facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
04/18/2023 – AFM Aero – US based Epic Flight Academy Breaks Ground on Second Aircraft Maintenance Training Facility
04/18/2023 – World Business Outlook – CVG gears up for New Aircraft Mechanic School
04/17/2023 – Yahoo News – CVG to break ground on new mechanic school
04/17/2023 – Cincinnati Business Courier – Epic Aviation expands project aimed at bringing high-paying jobs to CVG
04/17/2023 – Spectrum News 1 Kentucky – New aircraft mechanic school in northern Kentucky will address mechanic shortage
04/17/2023 – WLWT – CVG to break ground on new aircraft mechanic school
04/17/2023 – WKRC – Groundbreaking held for new aircraft mechanics school at CVG
04/17/2023 – Yahoo! Finance – CVG Gears Up for New Aircraft Mechanic School
04/17/2023 – Journal News – New aircraft mechanic school coming to CVG
04/17/2023 – FOX 19 News – Aircraft mechanic school coming to CVG as industry goes through shortage
04/17/2023 – Lane Report – Epic Flight Academy broke ground on new Aircraft Mechanic School on CVG’s campus
04/17/2023 – WCPO – New Aircraft Mechanic School Coming to CVG
04/17/2023 – Aviation Pros – CVG Gears Up for New Aircraft Mechanic School
04/16/2023 – Cincinnati Enquirer – CVG to open aircraft mechanic school as industry experiences candidate shortage
04/16/2023 – Northern Kentucky Tribune – CVG to join Epic Flight Academy, FEAM Aero to break ground on new aircraft maintenance school at the airport
04/13/2023 – Market Scale – Epic Flight Academy’s New Mechanic Program Will Help Nurture the Next Generation of Aviation Technicians
04/12/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Inducts New Trainees for April 2023 Class
04/05/2023 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Textron Aviation enters agreement with Epic Flight Academy
04/03/2023 – Asian Aviation – Epic Flight Academy Buys Cessna Skyhawks
04/03/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, to Build New Aircraft Mechanic Training Facility at New Location
04/03/2023 – Flying Magazine – Textron to Deliver 15 Cessna Skyhawks to Epic Flight Academy
04/03/2023 – Plane and Pilot Magazine – Textron Aviation Will Deliver 15 Cessna 172s to Epic Flight Academy
04/01/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Places Order for 15 Cessna 172 Aircraft
03/31/2023 – AVweb – Textron Announces 15-Ship Skyhawk Order from Epic Flight Academy
03/30/2023 – Aviation 24 – Epic Flight Academy expands its training fleet with 15 Cessna Skyhawk aircraft
03/29/2023 – AIN Online – Textron Sells 15 More Skyhawks to Epic Flight Academy
03/29/2023 – Market Screener – Textron Announces Epic Expands Training Fleet with Cessna Skyhawk
03/29/2023 – Skies Magazine – Epic Flight Academy expands training fleet with Cessna Skyhawk
03/29/2023 – Textron Aviation – Epic Flight Academy Expands Its Training Fleet with the World’s Leading Flight Training Aircraft, the Cessna Skyhawk
03/27/2023 – AFM Aero – Epic Flight Academy Holds Career Seminars with 3 Partner Airlines
03/21/2023 – AFM Aero – Florida Flight School, Epic Flight Academy Offers Aviation Maintenance Technician Scholarship in Partnership with Astronauts Memorial Foundation
03/17/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Joins Vietnam Educational Fair
03/15/2023 – Space Coast Daily – Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Epic Flight Academy to Present $30,000 Scholarship During Career and Networking Event April 1
03/14/2023 – Aviation Week – FAA Awards MRO Workforce Development Grants
02/25/2023 – Orlando Date Night Guide – 14 Awesome Things to do in New Smyrna Beach (Besides the Beach)
02/14/2023 – AFM Aero – US Flight School, Epic Flight Academy, Welcomes Newest Batch of Students
02/06/2023 – AFM Aero – US-based Flight School Epic Flight Academy Offers $45k All Inclusive Deal for Aircraft Mechanic Training Program
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 – CAPA 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
11/10/2022 – Halldale Group – Epic Flight Awards 2022 Scholarships
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
11/04/2022 – Piedmont Airlines – Recruiters Visiting Epic Flight Academy
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 – Halldale Group – Epic’s Pandemic-Launched School Graduates First Class
08/09/2022 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy receives DoS approval to accept international students via M1 visa programme
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
06/28/2022 – Halldale Group – Hiring Advantage for Pilots
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
05/18/2022 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Republic Airways and Epic Flight Academy establish new partnership
05/17/2022 – Halldale Group – New Pilot Program Formed with Epic Flight Academy
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 – CAPA 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 – CAPA 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
11/10/2021 – Halldale Group – Epic Scholarships Awarded for Pilot Training & Aircraft Mechanic Training
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
09/07/2021 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy launches flight training delivered to student’s airport of choice
09/01/2021 – Cessna Textron Aviation – One to 120: Investment Equals Expansion at Flight School
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 – CAPA 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 – CAPA 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
04/25/2016 – CAPA Centre for Aviation – Epic Flight Academy takes delivery of first new Skyhawk under mulit-year agreement with Cessna
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