United Aviate Academy Faces Another Lawsuit

Former student is seeking around $500,000 in damages.

Ryan Ewing

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 08:30 AM ET

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Former student Carrie Lynne Thompson has filed a lawsuit against United Aviate Academy (UAA), alleging fraud and significant training delays that prevented her from completing the pilot program within the advertised 12-month timeframe.
Thompson claims her training components, such as the private pilot license, took vastly longer than promised, leading to substantial financial losses from lost income and accrued debt, for which she is seeking over $500,000 in damages.
This individual lawsuit follows a proposed class-action suit filed earlier this year by multiple former students, all contending that UAA misrepresented both the duration and quality of its pilot training program.

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A former student at United Aviate Academy has filed a lawsuit against the flight school, alleging fraud and significant delays in training that prevented program completion within the advertised time frame.

This individual lawsuit follows a proposed class action filed earlier this year by multiple former students claiming the academy misrepresented both the quality and duration of its pilot training program.