On December 6th, Delta Connection Academy unveiled its completed 27,000-square foot hanger during a grand opening ceremony held to celebrate this capstone event in the Academy's extensive renovation and expansion

The all-new hangar is central to Delta Connection Academy's reputation as one of the premier professional flight training facilities in the world. The opening underscores a multi-year plan to take Delta Connection Academy to a new level of professionalism and competence.

The new hanger debut is a major milestone in the school's multi-year business plan that includes newly-renovated buildings, adding 50 all new Cirrus SR20s (with an option for eight more) to the Academy's 115 single-engine and twin-engine fleet, providing students with state-of-the art Level 6 AeroSim FTDs (Flight Training Devices), AATDs (Advanced Aircraft Training Devices) and modernized, scenario-based curricula.

Delta Connection Academy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, operates a fleet of more than 115 aircraft, including the latest in technically advanced aircraft with its fleet of 50 new Cirrus SR-20 G2 aircraft and its seven Level 6 AeroSim Technologies Flight Training Devices. The Academy has trained students from 90 different countries and has placed pilots with 30 airlines including(but not limited to) all Delta Connection carriers, American Eagle Airlines, Express Jet Airlines and Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines. In addition to its main campus at the Orlando/Sanford International Airport, the Academy is the flight-training partner for these colleges and universities across the United States and has a total enrollment of more than 1,000 flight students.