Forty-Hour Curriculum Focuses on Improving Part 135 Safety, Efficiency, and Profitability

The Academy College Learning Institute in Bloomington, MN has launched a two-week, forty-hour, intensive, on-line course designed to help non-certified flight operation staff-members achieve certification as Charter Flight Coordinators. 

The course focuses on the day-to-day aspects of Part 135 operations and familiarizes students with aircraft types, air-charter regulatory compliance, charter sales orthodoxy, and means by which to accelerate and grow charter operations.

Academy College President, Nancy Grazzini-Olson states, “We are incredibly excited about the opportunity to provide this course to charter operators.” 

NATA Senior Vice President, Ryan Waguespack gave voice to long standing concerns of Part 135 operators, saying, “Based on industry feedback, we see the need for quality and timely training for charter coordinators to gain an understanding of the full scope and daily demands of this crucial position.” Waguespack went on to say, “As workforce retention and recruitment are top of mind for the aviation business industry, we look forward to the advantages programs like these will bring to individuals and businesses.”

Academy College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges to award Bachelor of Science Degrees, Associate Degrees, and Certificates. The Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions also is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.The institution is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and is approved for Veterans Educational benefits. It is also approved by the State of Minnesota for education under the Vocational Rehabilitation Education program, and is approved by the FAA under FAR Part 141. 

FMI: www.academycollege.edu