Date: February 27, 2006

ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN AVIATION PILOT TRAINING

In cooperation, Langa Air, Inc. and Lewis and Clark Community College have developed a career training program for aspiring professional pilots. The Illinois Board of Higher Education recently approved the degree program entitled Aviation Pilot Training.

The program will train students for a career as a pilot for the airlines, cargo operations, charter companies or corporate flight departments. Upon successful completion of the course, students will earn the needed pilot ratings and certificates and be awarded an Associates Degree in Applied Science. The program also includes a paid certified flight instructor internship in which students will gain additional flight experience.

Some details of the program are:
The student can begin flight training while still in high school. Credits will be awarded upon completion of each course.
Langa Air and Lewis and Clark have numerous financial assistance and loan programs available.
The student will be required to take 18 credit hours of general education classes in addition to the flight courses.
The flight courses are offered at Langa Air's facility at St. Louis Regional Airport. The general education courses are offered at Lewis and Clark's campus and/or via the internet.
The course is designed to flow seamlessly into a baccalaureate program.

"Langa Air has been training pilots for the past 15 years, but really started focusing on career pilot development about 5 years ago." Said Scott Langa, president of Langa Air. "We have a number of graduates who are actively employed in the industry already and we are confident that this affiliation will greatly enhance our program. We feel that graduates of this course will have all the necessary credentials to be competitive in the marketplace."

Langa Air provides a one-on-one approach to flight training and utilizes a state-of-the-art computer based training system. "Because of the way we are structured, students are capable of accelerating through our program at whatever pace they feel comfortable," stated Dan Fellay, Langa Air's chief flight instructor. "If a student is aggressive, he or she can accomplish the initial training in less than a year and start making income through our paid instructor internship while they are completing their general studies and building flight experience."

The guarantee placement as an instructor intern is very unique. Most schools provide the initial training but do not provide a means to acquire the needed flight experience to be considered for new-hire positions.