Thrust Flight Opens New School Near Phoenix

Latest campus aims to train airline pilots amid growing demand.

Caleb Revill

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET

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Thrust Flight aircraft [Credit: Thrust Flight]

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Thrust Flight has launched its fourth aviation training facility, and first outside Texas, in Mesa, Arizona, to meet the surging demand for professional pilots in the U.S. Southwest.
The new campus offers its "Zero Time to Airline" program, an FAA-approved Part 141 training designed to help students earn a commercial pilot license and start work with partnered airlines in as little as two years.
This expansion directly addresses the aviation industry's projected need for over 660,000 new pilots in the next two decades, as reported by Boeing.

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Thrust Flight, a Dallas-based aviation training school, has officially launched its newest facility at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona, in response to a surge in demand for professional pilots across the U.S. Southwest, the company stated.

The campus, located nearly 20 miles east of Phoenix, marks Thrust Flight’s fourth location and first outside of Texas. Classes are enrolling now and will start on August 25.