The Sky is Waiting: Sergio’s Journey to Becoming a Pilot
“Growing up in the Detroit metro area, I was surrounded by family, tradition, and a whole lot of hard work. In our Italian-speaking household, the values of dedication and pride ran deep—lessons I learned from watching my family build and grow our construction business. For a long time, I thought I’d follow in their footsteps. […]
From Nursing to Aviation Reality: Skyborne Student Laurie’s Journey
“Growing up in South Florida, as the youngest and only girl in a family of five, my early dreams were influenced by the women around me. Most of them were nurses, and I imagined following in their footsteps. But as I got older, I realized I had a love for writing and began dreaming of […]
Skyborne Bolsters US Operations with New Commercial Director
Vero Beach, FL, September 25, 2024 Skyborne Airline Academy is announcing the appointment of Jessica Hutchinson as Commercial Director, US, where she will oversee the commercial responsibilities of Skyborne’s training facility in Vero Beach, Florida. With over 20 years of leadership experience in corporate and aviation education, Hutchinson will play a critical role in advancing […]
Meet Skyborne Graduate and CFI, Noah Smith
Meet Noah Smith who is first generation in his family in aviation. He was always interested in aircraft, airports and flying from a young age but really knew he wanted to be in the industry after he took his first flight when he was 16 years old. This passion just grew and during his time […]
Skyborne expands Piper order with 20 additional Pilot 100is
Vero Beach, FL, USA – March 6, 2024: Skyborne has signed a US $8 million contract for a further 20 Piper Pilot 100i aircraft, growing the academy’s all-Piper fleet at its base in Vero Beach, Florida. The significant investment follows an initial order of 11 new Pilot 100is, with the first delivered to Skyborne in […]
Skyborne cements electric future
Vero Beach, FL, USA – January 24, 2024: Skyborne has signed a letter of intent with Bye Aerospace for a further 30 eFlyer all-electric training aircraft. The commitment builds on Skyborne’s 2020 order of 10 eFlyers, with a total of 40 aircraft now set to join the academy’s US fleet in Vero Beach, Florida. Lee […]
Skyborne welcomes valuable addition to US team
Vero Beach, FL, January 19, 2024 Skyborne is welcoming Jacob Hernandez as Head of Operations at its flight training facility in Vero Beach, Florida. With nearly a decade of experience in aviation, Jacob joins the airline academy having served as the Program Manager of Training for Republic Airways’ LIFT Academy in Indiana, facilitating partnerships with […]
Piper Aircraft Delivers First Pilot 100i to Skyborne’s Vero Beach Campus
Vero Beach, FL, November 7, 2023 — Piper Aircraft is proud to announce the delivery of Skyborne Airline Academy’s first Pilot 100i. Skyborne recently signed a multiyear fleet agreement for eleven (11) new Pilot 100i aircraft, building upon their existing all-Piper fleet at their Vero Beach, Florida campus. The Pilot 100i has successfully made its mark […]
Introducing Skyborne trainee, Rachel Hanses
Name: Rachel Hanses Age: 30 Originally from: Seattle, WA Skyborne Course: Propel Flight Academy by Delta A bit about me: “I grew up in Yakima, Washington, graduating from West Valley High School in 2011. I then went on to study nutrition and play college volleyball at Central Washington University. After graduating, I moved down to Houston, TX to complete […]
Introducing Skyborne flight instructor, Liav Zimelman
Name: Liav Zimelman Age: 25 Originally from: Israel Skyborne Course: Self-Sponsored A bit about me: “Ever since I was a kid, I was always amazed by the aviation industry and especially by airplanes. The final event which hooked me to the aviation field happened when I was about 15 years old, I got to sit in the […]
