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Fri, Jul 23, 2010

Delta, OBAP Fly 11th Annual 'Dream Flight'

Destination: Kennedy Space Center

Delta Air Lines and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) flew aspiring aviation professionals to the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL on the 11th annual "Dream Flight" Wednesday. The flight is a highlight of the Aviation Career Education (ACE) camp, a two-week summer program co-sponsored by Delta and OBAP for minority teenagers with an interest in aviation careers.

The camps, held primarily at Delta's Atlanta headquarters, teach students aviation history, aerodynamics, meteorology, navigation and flight simulator orientation with professional flight instructors. Select graduates are invited back the following year to participate in Flight Line, an in-depth seminar focused on pilot training that allows students to perform solo flights during ACE camp.

Delta also is in its 11th year of supporting ACE camps in Minneapolis. Thousands of students, some of whom later became commercial pilots, have been introduced to careers in aviation at the camps.

As part of the final week of training, the Dream Flight takes students on a daylong field trip to a major aviation facility. Past trips have included visits to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla.; the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio; and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Last year, aviation students visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Washington, D.C.

"The Dream Flight provides aspiring minority aviators with hands-on experience and the opportunity to see our pilots at work and ask questions," said Captain Steve Dickson, Delta's senior vice president - Flight Operations. "We're very proud of this partnership and believe the commitment of personnel, time and resources has proven extremely valuable in the development of future professionals and aviation enthusiasts."

Delta donated the use of a Boeing 757 aircraft for the trip, which carried more than 155 aviation students to the Melbourne International Airport. From there, they visited Kennedy Space Center where they viewed the Launch Complex-39 Observation Gantry, a four-story tower with a view of launch pads 39A and B, from which all Space Shuttle flights depart, as well as the Apollo/Saturn V Center, home of the 363-foot Saturn V moon rocket and mission control consoles.

On Friday, students from the ACE and Flight Line camps will take part in the 2010 graduation ceremonies at Delta's Atlanta Training Center.

FMI: www.delta.com, www.obap.org

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