NBAA Announces Recipients of 2024 Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship

Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, [email protected]

Washington, DC, Oct. 19, 2024 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced the 22 recipients of the 2023 Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship.

The NBAA Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship program was established by NBAA and its Flight Attendants Committee to assist business aviation flight attendants/flight technicians in their role as crew members aboard business aircraft.

Each year, member companies generously donate monetary and training awards for the scholarship, and recipients are selected by the committee.

The 2024 award recipients and their donor companies are:

• Nichole Sutton - FlightSafety International
• Lauran Grant - NBAA Leadership Conference attendance donated by NBAA
• Ruth Detwiler - Flightess
• Serena Thomas - FlightSafety International
• Allison Sage - Monetary award recipient
• Leslie Sanders - Aircare International FACTS Training
• Lidia Anka - DaVinci Inflight Training Institute
• Katherine Zabbo - Dallas Coffee Community
• Jocelyn McLin - DaVinci Inflight Training Institute
• Heather Falenski - The Corporate School of Etiquette by Donna Cassachia
• Millie Hooper - Monetary award recipient
• Svetlana Ostanniaia - Air Culinaire Worldwide
• Kristen Morgan - MedAire, Inc.
• Rieko Okada- Train Aviation
• Carla Chiodo - Sajet Solutions
• Deisarey St. Andre - Commercial 2 Corporate
• Paula Tatiana Segura Morris - Confidence in the Air by Heidi Cole
• Dani Torres - Commercial 2 Corporate
• Anastasia Norris - Sajet Solutions
• Jessi Baker - Commercial 2 Corporate
• Pamela Rose - Commercial 2 Corporate
• Itze Cuevas - Commercial 2 Corporate

Thank you to the generous monetary donors for 2024:

• Abby's Catering
• Clay Lacy
• Dassault Falcon Jet
• Euler Products
• Million Air Dallas
• Solairus
• Video Valet

NBAA Charities offers monetary and training scholarships for both students and aviation professionals, such as flight department managers, pilots, maintenance technicians, schedulers, dispatchers, flight attendants and flight technicians. These scholarships, which total nearly $100,000 annually, are administered by NBAA standing committees and would not be possible without the generous financial support of NBAA member donors.

To learn more about the numerous scholarship opportunities offered by NBAA Charities, contact Molly Hitch, NBAA senior manager of professional development, at (202) 783-9353 or [email protected].

Learn more about NBAA's scholarship program.

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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world's largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.

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