New FAA Training Program Graduates First Student Pilot
Delta Connection Academy is the first FAA Approved 141 FITS flight school nationwide offering program


/Aerospace - Aviation News Articles/ - SANFORD, FL, January 30, 2008 - Delta Connection Academy made history on January 4, 2008 when Steven Harden became the first flight school student pilot nationwide to complete the 141 FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) program designed to increase aviation safety, reduce the number of accidents and improve pilot skills and decision making in technically-advanced aircraft.

The new FITS program focuses on a redesign training platform for aviation. For years, student pilots were taught how to pass a practical test rather than practical operation. With the introduction of the 141 FITS program, Delta Connection
Academy student pilots now focus on real-world, scenario-based training that enhances aeronautical decision making, risk management, and single pilot resource management skills. Instead of treating each element as a separate or stand-alone lesson, scenario-based training efficiently integrates these important concepts into every instructional exercise.


"I've had both traditional and now FITS training and without a doubt the FITS is a much better, more realistic approach to flight training", said Steven Harden.

"Since I was old enough to look up in the sky, I wanted to fly. To have my instructors pin my first two bars on my epilates, it was a very proud moment for me."

Delta Connection Academy now offers the FITS program to give each student an edge as they enter the job market. According to the Boeing Company, more than 18,000 pilots will be needed nationwide each year between 2008 and 2024. More than 30,000 pilots will reach mandatory retirement age over the next 10 years underscoring the need for highly skilled pilots. For Harden, he has transitioned to working on his commercial flight rating with aspirations to fly for a major airliner
and eventually own a charter service.

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 new Cirrus SR-20 G2 aircraft and 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, ExpressJet 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 three colleges and universities across the United States and has a total enrollment of more than 750 flight students.

Interviews with Steven Harden are available upon request. Photo and caption provided in attached PDF.

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Amber B. Suma

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