Wayman Aviation Academy opens in South Florida

A new multi-million-dollar Aviation Education Center openedat Hollywood North Perry Airport. Wayman Aviation Academy opened the doors toits new state-of-the-art expansion facility on Friday, March 22. North PerryAirport has become a strong center for flight training, recently heralded asthe busiest VFR airport in the state of Florida, the company says.

The new facility will increase the school's capacity for students from its partners including Miami-Dade College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Liberty University and airlines. New classrooms will lead to expanded course offerings; a large seminar space for gatherings such as its recent open house for 60 Girl Scouts. It will house a new dispatch and flight line to accommodate its fleet of nearly 40 aircraft. The Wayman FAA certified testing center for pilots, mechanics and dispatchers will double to 10 seats.

The school aims to support local and international studentsthat are responding to the world-wide shortage of pilots. Boeing and Airbusestimate a need for over 345,000 pilots over the next 20 years. However, the USonly trains approximately 14,000 ATP pilots a year, half of what it needs tomeet demand. This has led to rising entry-level wages at the regional airlinesand booming salaries for senior captains. The new facility will be next toWayman Aviation's existing FAA certified Part 145 aircraft repair station, andits pilot shop. The school maintains a flight line at Miami -Opa LockaExecutive Airport as well.