Please join us in celebrating Butrus as he continues his quest to be a commercial pilot. Great Job!!!
Please join us in celebrating Maurice Elbaz Commercial License
26 Apr, 13
It brings all of us at AOA great pleasure to congratulate our very own Maurice Elbaz on his Commercial Pilots license. Maurice has helped so many other pilots achieve their dreams, always postponing his own in the process. Well Done Mo!!!
Cedric Toungui gets his wings!
16 Apr, 13
Please join Instructor John Pereira and the whole Academy of Aviation team in congratulating Cedric Toungui earning his private pilots license today. As part of our career program, he will be starting his instrument training immediately. We look forward to your future success
Rob otterbeck gets a perfect score on his Fundamentals of Instruction Written Exam!!
16 Apr, 13
Please join us in celebrating Rob's spectacular performance on his FOI written exam!! Well done!
Congrats to Youssef Yacoub on passing his instrument checkride
15 Apr, 13
Well done. We look forward to your commercial rating next.
Rob Otterbeck is a Commercial Pilot!!!!
9 Apr, 13
Please join us in celebrating Rob Otterbeck's single engine commercial Checkride success. Great job.
Stuart Ali passes his Commercial Written
10 Apr, 13
Stuart continues to advance towards his goal and we couldn't be happier about his latest success. Great job!!!
Daniel Koscielniak solo cross country accomplished
8 Apr, 13
Another of our Vaughn College students has reached a major milestone in his flight training. Well done!!
Congrats to Allen Duboux on his Solo Cross Country Flight
8 Apr, 13
A memorable milestone for an excellent student. Congrats
Carolina Larsson Passes Her Instrument Checkride
4 Apr, 13
Congrats to Carolina for earning her Instrument privileges after her successful Checkride. Well Done!!
Aly passes his Fundamentals of Instructing Written Exam
27 Mar, 13
Congrats to Aly for his performance on the FOI written exam. Well done!
Omar Shalaby Passes his Instrument Written
26 Mar, 13
Please join us in congratulating Omar Shalaby on passing his instrument written. Keep up the good work!!
Omar "Texas" Fattah Passes his Instrument Written
26 Mar, 13
Congrats to Texas for passing his Instrument written in fine style. An impressive score proves he is on the books as well as maintaining his active flight schedule.
Hossam Awaiss Passes his Multi Commercial Checkride
24 Mar, 13
Please join us in celebrating Hossam's successful Checkride today. Hossam has been with us for just about 6 months and made it from never flying an aircraft to him multi engine commercial. Now its off to study for the ATP, Best wishes!!
Islam Metwaly passes him ATP written
20 Mar, 13
It is with great pride that we announce Islam has passed his ATP written exam. Islam came to AOA just six months as an aspiring pilot, and now he returns home to his friends and family to fulfill his dreams. We are proud of your accomplishments and will miss having you at KFRG. Look down while you are on approach to JFK, the next group of students will be looking back up at you.
Aly Bahnasawy Passes his Instrument Checkride
21 Mar, 13
Please join us in congratulating Aly for passing his Instrument Checkride. We look forward to your success in your commercial and CFI training.
Edgar Crossett Earns his Instrument Rating
16 Mar, 13
Congrats to Edgar Crossett who is our newest IFR pilot. Well done!!
Islam Metwaly is a Commercial Multi Engine Pilot!!
13 Mar, 13
Please join us in celebrating Islams successful Checkride. Well Done!
Mohamed Fahmy Passes his Multi Engine Checkride
10 Mar, 13
Mohamed has joined the ranks of AOA graduates destined for a career as an airline captain. Please join us in congratulating Mohamed on passing his Multi Engine Commercial Checkride.
Karim Farahat passes him Multi Commercial Checkride
10 Mar, 13
It is with pride and sorrow that we say farewell to Karim Farahat. On Sunday, Karim passed his Multi-Engine Commercial Checkride and flew home to be with his family, friends, and pursue his career as airline captain. We wish him all the best and will be listening for his voice on JFK tower flying the heavies.
Tal Hoter Ishtay passes his Single Engine Commercial Checkride
4 Mar, 13
Hossam Awaiss is Instrument Rated
2 Mar, 13
Please join us in congratulating Hossam on his Instrument Check ride today.
Daniele Koscielniak Aces First Solo
14 Feb, 13
Please join us in celebrating the first solo flight of this aspiring your aviator. Daniel has joined so many other Vaughn College students at the Academy of Aviation to complete their flight training and is impressing his instructor and operations staff. Keep up the great work!!
Islam Metwaly is now Instrument Rated
7 Feb, 13
Islam has passed his IR Checkride as he progresses towards his multi-Engine Checkride. Congrats!!
Chang Liu Passes his Instrument Checkride
6 Feb, 13
Please join us in congratulating Chang Liu in passing his Instrument Rating Checkride. Well Done
Aly earns his PPL
15 Dec, 12
Join us in congratulating Aly on his PPL, but make it quick. This ambitious young man has his first instrument lesson in the simulator already scheduled for tomorrow.
Islam Metwaly passes Instrument Written
1 Jan, 13
Earning an impressive 92%, Islam is progressing towards his goal of being an airline captain. Congrats!!
Hossam Awaiss Passes Instrument Written
1 Jan, 13
95%. Very well done
Andrew Goldman Earns his PPL
17 Jan, 13
40.7 Hours!!! That is barely over the minimums and we couldn't be any happier. At a busy training airport with recent weather adding delays Andrew has impressed us all with an outstanding performance. Congrats!!
Allen Aquino Earns his Commercial License
23 Dec, 12
Today we are very pleased to announce that Allen has completed his training and is a Multi-Engine Rated Commercial Pilot. We wish Allen all of the best as he returns to France to begin his career. Bon Voyage
Carolina larsson earns high marks on all Instrument written exams
20 Dec, 12
Congrats to Carolina who took the Instrument written, Instrument Ground Instructor, and the Certified Flight Instructor Instrument written exams today and scored 92, 96, and 98 respectively. Each score is impressive on its own, but to go three for three at that level is a true accomplishment. Exceptionally well done!!
Islam Metwaly passes his PPL checkride
7 Dec, 12
On his way to his Instrument Rating and Commercial Licenses as well as a promising career, Islam has impressed the examiner with his knowledge and flying abilities joining the ranks of fellow aviators.
Karim Farahat earns his wings
7 Dec, 12
2 Months and 2 days after his first flight, Karim earned his private pilot license. We are all thrilled at the Academy, but Karim thinks he could have been done sooner if the we had perfect weather and aircraft never needed maintenance. Lessons to be learned on his way to his commercial airline career.
Allow us to Introduce our newest instrument Pilot, Ahmed El Sayed
7 Dec, 12
Congrats to Ahmed for achieving his instrument rating and continuing his progress towards his multi-engine commercial rating.
Chang Liu Passes his Private Checkride
7 Dec, 12
We are please to announce that Chang has been admitted to the club of Aviators. Congrats on passing your Private Pilot Check Ride, and start studying for your Instrument Rating......
Youssef Yacoub Solos
6 Dec, 12
Congrats. We are all proud of your progress!!
Mohamed Fahmy earns his Private Pilot License
29 Nov, 12
Mohamed took a huge step forward as part of our Commercial pilot program. With his superb performance on his Private Pilot check ride, we look forward to his instrument and commercial training.
Michael Salina earns his PPL
29 Nov, 12
Another pilot is created at Academy of Aviation. Michael has taken the first step towards completing his program with us. After a successful check ride this morning Michael is now a Private pilot and already looking to schedule flights towards his instrument rating.
Kos Senyk Completes his Course with his Multi Engine Commercial Rating
29 Nov, 12
We are thrilled to announce that Kostiantyn Senyk has passed his Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot Check ride and completed his course with the Academy of Aviation. We wish him the best of luck and look forward to his promising career.
Yasser Mubarez is Instrument rated!!
29 Nov, 12
Congrats to Yasser for passing his instrument check ride!!!
Omar Shalaby passes his Private Written
14 Nov, 12
Although he was not happy with his grade, we are thrilled with his near perfect 98. Well Done
Stuart Ali Instrument Rating
14 Nov, 12
Stuart passed his Instrument rating check ride. Time to start on the Commercial license.
Steven Sammut Passes Single engine Commercial
14 Nov, 12
Congratulations to Steve on his commercial pilot’s license. Very Well Done
Kostiantyn Senyk Passes him Commercial Written Exam
6 Nov, 12
Kostiantyn Senyk acheived an almost perfect 98 on his commercial written exam. Exceptionally well done!!
"Texas" Omar Fattah passed his PPL Written
6 Nov, 12
Congratulations to "Texas" Omar for completing his Private Pilot Written exam.
Mahmoud Taha PPL Written
6 Nov, 12
Congratulations to Mahmoud Taha for completing his Private Pilot Written exam.
Seifeldin Mourad to begin his Professional Pilot Career
28 Mar, 11
Today Seifeldin Mourad passed his Multi engine Commercial checkride with flying colors. (Pun Intended) We look forward watching this gifted young pilots career flourish and hope to hear him on NY Approach in the flight levels very soon. Well done!! We are all proud.
Sherif Passes Multi-Engine Commercial Checkride
26 Oct, 12
It hardly seems like 1 year ago that Sherif told us he wanted to be a commercial pilot and was ready to start his training. But today he made that dream a reality. Congratulations!! We look forward to hearing you on New York Approach flying that Boeing 777 into JFK
Mina Aces his ATP oral Exam
21 Jun, 12
Congratulations to Mina for passing his ATP Oral Exam!!!
Omar Mohammed Written Success
21 Jun, 12
Omar showed us that hitting the books really pays off. Less than 3 months after his first flight, Omar has passed his Instrument Written Exam. Well done!!
Alessandro Galli
18 Jun, 12
Another Solo at Academy of Aviation!!! Today we congratulate Allessandro for his first solo around the pattern.
Jhonsley Agenore
16 Jun, 12
Congratulations to Jhonsley for successfully completing his Private Pilot License.
Carolina Larrson Completes her First Solo Around the Pattern
15 Jun, 12
That first solo flight. It is the first milestone for all of us. No matter how many hours you fly in your life, few will be as memorable as the first hour you flew solo. We are thrilled to have been part of this special day for one of our future Aviatrix.
Mauricio Chiriboga Passes his Private Checkride
11 Jun, 12
Still in High School but already a Private Pilot! His instructor Nishant and everyone at AOA look forward to watching this young mans career flourish.
Johannes DeLeeuw Passes Multi-Engine Commercial Checkride
10 Jun, 12
Just 6 days after his single engine checkride, Hanz impressed the examiner again to obtain his Multi-Engine Commercial License. Next stop is Certified Flight Instructor
Mina Aboelsaad Passes his ATP Written Exam
6 Jun, 12
All of Mina’s long study hours and focus paid off today when he passed his ATP written exam. Well done!!
Multi-Engine Commercial Checkride Success for Mostafa Shaarawy
6 Jun, 12
Today is another big day at the Academy of Aviation as Mostafa completed his training. Mostafa came to us less than a year ago with no prior training. Today he is a fully Certificated Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot. We are all very proud of his success.
Congratulations to Stuart Ali for earning his Private Pilot’s License!!
5 Jun, 12
Stuart took a huge step l on his way to an amazing career today. We all look forward to Stuart’s success starting his Instrument training next flight.
Johannes DeLeeuw Successfully Completed his Single Engine Commercial Checkride
4 Jun, 12
Congratulations to Hanz in passing his Single Engine Commercial Checkride. Welcome to world of Commercial Aviators and good luck moving forward to your Multi-Engine Commercial.
May Milestones
1 Jun, 12
In May the Academy of Aviation would like to congratulate the following students:
Omar Mohammed for Achieving his Private Pilot License, Lamont Tillery and Ahmed El-Sayed for earning their Instrument ratings, and Omar Elbandawry for his Commercial Multi-Engine License.