Aerospace academy alumnus opens his own business at Lakeland airport
A major reason? Academy alumnus Cole Harris. Harris, who graduated in 2015, recently opened Central Florida Aircraft Services, a full-service aircraft maintenance company. Harris, 23, operates the company out of a hangar at Lakeland Linder International Airport. "Central Florida Aerospace Academy was great," Harris said. "Nobody in my family is involved in aviation, so if I hadn't gone to school there, there's no way I would be doing what I do today." Airport Director Gene Conrad said Harris is the first academy graduate to open his own business at Lakeland Linder. "[Cole] brought eve...