Delta Airlines Treats Teens To Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many To Become Pilots And Engineers

Delta Airlines Treats Teens To Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many To Become Pilots And Engineers

Delta Airlines Treats Teens To Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many To Become Pilots And Engineers Delta’s 24th Dream Flight – credit, Delta Airlines Every year, Delta Airlines hosts a special, one-of-a-kind trip to place the heads of ambitious Black students squarely in the clouds. Climbing aboard a Boeing 757 as it took off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, 100 local teens were the latest passengers on Delta’s “Dream Flights” program, a give-back initiative that introduces students to the concept of a career in aerospace and aviation. Organized in partnership with the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP), the concept goes right back to that famous quote Whoopi Goldberg said when she saw Lieutenant Ohura in Star Trek : “I just saw a black woman on TV and she ain’t no maid!” “When I met my first Black pilot, that’s when I realized I could do it too,” said Delta captain Justin Mutawassim. “Now, I get to show these students—especially Hayden—that they ca…