There are 4 article(s) tagged Albert Glenn:

• October 2024

  • Pilot who forged career in sky joins state Aviation Hall of Fame

    When he started flying at FedEx in 1983, Albert Glenn was one of eight Black pilots in the ranks. He’s spent the rest of his life raising money and starting training programs to help Black students interested in aviation.

    By Jane Roberts October 28, 2024

• May 2024

  • Southwest grads buckle up for aviation careers

    The aviation operations tech program at Southwest Tennessee Community College is an associate degree designed to usher a new generation into the skies — for less tuition and time than the traditional four-year path.

    By Jane Roberts May 13, 2024

• August 2022

  • Southwest soars to new heights with aviation program

    Southwest Tennessee Community College celebrated its aviation program with an open house at the Olive Branch airport Tuesday, Aug. 30. 

    By Daja E. Henry August 30, 2022

• November 2018

  • Albert Glenn stood on shoulders of pioneering black pilots at FedEx, then paid it forward

    With a hand up from FedEx’s pioneering black aviators, Albert Glenn reached his profession’s pinnacle flying wide-body air freighters around the world.

    By Wayne Risher November 12, 2018