A good way to interest kids into an aviation career is to have someone really cool explain it to them. American Airlines is participating in such an effort.
Working with the CRP Future Pilot Flight School in Dallas, American and comedian Steve Harvey have put together an event this weekend to promote aviation among young African American men. Harvey is coming in Saturday to talk to about 100 African American guys about aviation and African Americans who participated in aviation.
According to organizers of this weekend’s event, the 100 men who will participate in the Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend were picked from more than 1,000 applicants.
In particular, the young men will hear about the Tuskegee Airmen, the group of African American aviators who distinguished themselves in World War II. Nearly 1,000 were trained at the Tuskegee, Ala., Army Air Field between 1941 and 1946.
The youths will get to look at various military aircraft. They’ll also meet David Harris, a pilot who in 1964 was the first African American to fly for American Airlines. Harris retired from American in 1994.
Source: dallasnews.com
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