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Pan Am acquires Airline Career Academy

By Janice Wood · January 27, 2013 ·

Pan Am International Flight Academy has acquired Airline Career Academy (ACA), a pilot training academy specializing in JAA/EASA and FAA Ab Initio training.

ACA will be integrated into Pan Am’s operations to offer professional pilot training programs.

ACA was established in 1995 and trains an estimated 250 pilots annually. Through this acquisition, the academy is approved to deliver JAA/EASA and FAA initial pilot training at Pan Am’s new facilities in Kissimmee/Orlando, Merritt Island, and Ft. Lauderdale Florida, supported with offices in Costa Rica, UK, Italy and Spain.

“We have always been impressed with ACA’s operations,” said Vito Cutrone, Pan Am’s Chief Executive Officer.

The company provides private, instrument and commercial multi-engine training with a fleet of approximately 50 aircraft, including single engine Cessna 172SPs, 172 G1000s, Piper Cadets, Warriors and Arrows, as well as multi-engine Beechcraft Duchesses and Piper Seminoles.

For more information: PanAmAcademy.com

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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