PHOTOS: Aviation camp targets aspiring pilots, aviation enthusiasts

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PHOTOS: Aviation camp targets aspiring pilots, aviation enthusiasts

The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals' Aerospace Career Education Academy in Atlanta exposes middle school and high school students to career opportunities in aerospace.

Students who graduated from Delta’s Solo Flight Academy program received model airplanes on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Students graduate from Delta’s Aviation Career Education and Solo Flight Academy programs at Delta Headquarters in Atlanta on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

(L-R) Pilots Kyle Greene and Anya Kearns speak at graduation for Delta’s Aviation Career Education and Solo Flight Academy programs at Delta Headquarters in Atlanta on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Students graduate from Delta’s Aviation Career Education and Solo Flight Academy programs at Delta Headquarters in Atlanta on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Students graduate from Delta’s Aviation Career Education and Solo Flight Academy programs at Delta Headquarters in Atlanta on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Students graduating from Delta’s Aviation Career Education and Solo Flight Academy programs participate in a commencement activity at Delta Headquarters in Atlanta on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 get settled in their seats aboard a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event walk out to the runway to board a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 pose for a photo aboard a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 get settled in their seats aboard a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

A participant of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 looks out at the runway before boarding a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event pose for a photo before boarding a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event board a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event board a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event board a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Khye Felder, 17, takes a selfie with other students of the Solo Flight Academy as they walk to board a plane as part of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event line up to pass through security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Kyle Greene, a captain with Delta Airlines, organizes participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event as they line up to pass through security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. Greene participated in the program himself when he was a teenager. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Jamar Harrison, president of the Black employee resource group at Delta Airlines, lays out a red carpet for participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota.(Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

A participant of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 records the runway before boarding a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Inami Samuels, 7, and her father Titus Samuels board a plane as part of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Participants of Delta’s Dream Flight 2022 event board a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, July 15, 2022. Around 150 students ranging from 13 to 18 years old will fly from Atlanta to the Duluth Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

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Students who graduated from Delta’s Solo Flight Academy program received model airplanes on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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