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Tennessee Flight Training acquires Azure Flight Support Flight Training Division
Tennessee Flight Training acquires Azure Flight Support Flight training division Nashville – October 9, 2023 – Tennessee Flight Training has announced the purchase of the flight training division of Azure Flight Support, which includes Shelbyville Flight Academy as well as flight training locations in Crossville and Cleveland, TN. The acquisition also enables a long-term… Read More »
Students prepare for take-off with aviation scholarships
https://www.crossville-chronicle.com/news/local_news/students-prepare-for-take-off-with-aviation-scholarships/article_56991614-5935-11ec-a202-8f8761d435ac.htm Article in the Crossville Chronicle by Heather Mullinix Fifteen high school students are getting ready to take flight through the Cumberland County school system’s new aviation program. If they complete the program, they can earn a private pilot license and be a step closer to a career in aviation after graduation. “I don’t… Read More »
Flight School Sold to New Owners
Joe and Linda Roberts recently sold over Shelbyville Flight Academy, with mixed emotions to Allen Howell and David Augustin of Azure Flight Support. The flight school partners said they’ve been in aviation business together for 37 years. “We are proud to announce that Azure Flight Support has acquired Shelbyville Flight Academy, LLC based at the… Read More »
Crossville Chronicle Article: Airport adds $6M in economic impact
Great article about the economic impact of the Crossville Airport. Many thanks to Heather Mullinix for writing this story and highlighting Azure Flight Support. Click the link below to reach the entire article: Crossville Chronicle Article on the Crossville Airport Economic Impact Study Crossville Memorial Airport welcomes hundreds of visitors each month. This B-17 landed… Read More »
Azure Flight Support Acquires Shelbyville Flight Academy Based at KSYI
February 12, 2021 We are proud to announce that Azure Flight Support has acquired Shelbyville Flight Academy, LLC based at the Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) in Tennessee. We are honored that the owners, Joe and Linda Roberts, trusted us to take the controls of their growing aviation business. Joe and Linda started Shelbyville Flight… Read More »
General Aviation Is Alive And Well!
In the middle of March we went from spring-time busy to zero in a matter of days. The month of April was the slowest month for aviation I have seen in my career spanning four decades. We and most everyone else in the FBO business saw a 70-80% downturn in flight activity and fuel sales…. Read More »
The Fish Fry, Fly-Ins, and Open House: Why We Do What We Do
The past three weekend’s events at our three locations remind me and David and the great team of people who work with us why we do what we do. It started with the Wings of Freedom Fish Fry in Smyrna where over 2000 people came out to the Smyrna Airport to honor the medical professionals… Read More »