Training and Workforce
Central Flying Service To Run Arkansas Aviation Academy
The new flight training center is a partnership with the University of Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas flight training academy uses Tecnam aircraft
Central Flying Service runs the new flight training academy in partnership with the University of Central Arkansas at Conway Regional Airport.

Central Flying Service is launching a flight training partnership with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). Starting in the spring of 2024, the Little Rock-based business aviation services group will run the new UCA Aviation Academy at Conway Regional Airport in Arkansas, providing training for commercial and private pilots covering multiple ratings and certificates.

Most of the pilots training at the academy will be UCA students pursuing careers in aviation or wanting flight training in conjunction with other degrees. The UCA Aviation Academy will operate as an FAA-certified Part 141 flight school, with a focus on boosting the supply of commercial pilots in response to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ projection of around 16,800 openings annually over the next decade.