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Irving’s Next World Flight To Expand Apprenticeships
Record holders next trip will take place in 2027 in a business jet
Barrington Irving
Barrington Irving (left) is once again receiving industry support, including from NBAA, for another round-the-world flight to engage young people in aviation careers. © Mariano Rosales/AIN

Barrington Irving, who holds two Guinness World Records as the youngest person, and first Black man, to fly solo around the world 20 years ago, is planning another world flight in 2027. This time the feat is aimed at encouraging more people to embrace aviation careers—and to expand support from companies for apprenticeships and training. 

Irving’s 2007 flight was in a Columbia 400 piston single, but next year’s trip will be faster in a business jet. As was the case for the first trip, Executive Air Services founder and CEO Fabio Alexander Vasquez will sponsor the 2027 flight, and the Aircraft Electronics Association and NBAA will provide additional support. Vasquez introduced Irving to NBAA before his first flight, and that led to broad support from the industry.

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