Meet the Elite Flight Instructors
Magnolia Aviation Academy
Train under active airline captains and certified flight instructors dedicated to building deep cockpit discipline and career-ready airmanship at Magnolia Aviation Academy.
Lawrenceville, GA Campus Staff
Atlanta Flight Instructors
Our Lawrenceville, GA (KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport) campus features active airline pilot founders and senior instructors bringing commercial discipline directly into your initial training events at Magnolia Aviation Academy. Start your journey with our Discovery Flights.
Brian Simmons
CEO
Lawrenceville, GA
Bud DeWayne
COO / CTO
Lawrenceville, GA
Carina Allen
President
Lawrenceville, GA
Philip Montalvo
Chief Instructor / Co-Founder
Lawrenceville, GA
Madisen Sims
Base Manager (Lawrenceville, GA)
Lawrenceville, GA
Jake Preston
CFI
Lawrenceville, GA
Kris Whaley
VP Safety and Compliance
Lawrenceville, GA
Millington, TN Campus Staff
Memphis Flight Instructors
Our Millington, TN (2M8 - Charles W. Baker Airport) campus features dedicated professional instructors focused on rapid, high-frequency progress in a low-congestion modular training environment under Magnolia standards. Explore our pilot training programs.
Ready to Train to an Airline Standard at Magnolia Aviation Academy?
Standard-Setting Training Fleet
and Modern Classrooms
Take a visual walkthrough of our standardized modern training aircraft, Garmin glass-cockpit flight panels, simulator bays, and cohort-based training environments designed to prepare you for professional airline cockpits under Magnolia Aviation Academy.
