These Jamaica high schoolers are fl ying higher
August Martin Aviation Academy students earn fl ight-training scholarships from JFK Airport
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
The New Terminal One
Team at John F. Kennedy
International Airport took to
the skies on June 27 announcing
an innovative community
initiative to provide flighttraining
scholarships to 29
rising students in the August
Martin High School Aviation
Academy in Jamaica, as the
air travel industry predicts a
global shortage of pilots in the
future, officials said.
The announcement comes
as The New Terminal One
Team ramps up its local
presence as part of the JFK
Redevelopment Program, a $13
billion infrastructure project
underway with the first phase
scheduled for completion in
2023.
The New Terminal One
Team, collectively known as
the “Consortium,” comprises
operating and financial
partners led by CAG Holdings
and The Carlyle Group, JLC
Infrastructure, and Ullico.
The Consortium was selected
by the Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey to
undertake the redevelopment
and expansion of JFK’s
Terminal One. The plan was
first unveiled in Gov. Andrew
Cuomo’s Vision Plan for JFK
in 2017.
The innovative student
flight training initiative comes
as mandatory retirement
and stricter rules requiring
co-pilots to have more flight
time have industry experts
predicting a need to fill
thousands of pilot vacancies
during the next several
decades. Under the grant
initiative, the 29 students
will receive flight training
at the Academy of Aviation
in Farmingdale, New York,
officials said.
The Aviation Academy
at August Martin High
School, located at 156-10
Baisley Blvd., helps prepare
students for careers in the
air travel industry. Students
receive training on In-Flight
August Martin High School Aviation Academy students were celebrated at the launch of the flighttraining
scholarship Program at the school. Photo by Margot Jordan/The New Terminal One Team
Simulators at the school. They
also receive observation hours,
flight hours and classroom
time with flight instructors
off-site.
Khandakar Shohan, 18, a
senior in the Aviation Academy
whose family immigrated to
New York from Bangladesh,
said the academy has been a
life-changing event.
Cashele Brown, 18, also a
senior, expressed gratitude to
the school, the New Terminal
One Team and the JFK
Redevelopment Program for
the flight training program.
“I want to be a pilot or an
emergency room physician,
but I know that the training
and guidance I have received
at the Aviation Academy will
help prepare me for both,” said
Brown. “The flight-training
grant and scholarships
are nothing but a terrific
opportunity for all students in
the program.”
Hadia Ghuman, 17, who
immigrated to New York from
Pakistan with her family, said
the program will give students
a better opportunity and
chance to reach their goals
before going to college.
August Martin High School
Principal Rory Parnell, said
one of the most important
components of the Aviation
Academy is that scholars can
accrue actual flight hours in
an aircraft.
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