ATLANTA, July 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and the Organization of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP) celebrate the eighth annual 'Dream Flight' with a journey to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
Delta co-sponsors OBAP's Aviation Career Education (ACE) Camp, three, week-long summer programs for local Atlanta youth, ages 14 to 18, who have an interest in pursuing careers in aviation. The intensive camp offers students aviation history, aerodynamics, meteorology, navigation and flight simulator orientation taught by qualified flight instructors. As part of the third week of training, students are transported on a day-long field trip to one of several aviation facilities around the country. Past trips have included visits to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the oldest military aviation museum in the world.
"Delta is extremely proud to continue its tradition of educating and training future aviators," said Cherie Caldwell, Delta's managing director - Global Diversity. "Today's 'Dream Flight' to Dayton reaffirms Delta's investment in opening career opportunities in our communities."
As a special surprise, the 120 students will be flown to Dayton on Delta's signature Boeing 757 "Hank Aaron 755." Delta recently dedicated the aircraft to Aaron honoring his historic achievements in baseball and the community. Independently, Aaron's foundation, "Chasing the Dream," sponsors several aviation career enrichment scholarships.
Delta Air Lines offers customers service to more destinations than any global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 333 destinations in 57 countries. With more than 60 new international routes introduced in the last year, Delta has added more international capacity than all other U.S. airlines combined and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 36 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers nearly 700 weekly flights to more than 60 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 479 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
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