# @ajcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUomwGWABDR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56099236-ajcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-11T22:30:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AJC (@ajcnews) — https://gondola.cc/ajcnews

## Caption

As a child, John Bailey would gaze up at the model airplanes hanging overhead in his bedroom.

“I loved airplanes,” said Bailey, now 80 years old. “But I had no idea about becoming a pilot.”

His first taste of flying was the spark that would eventually lead him to launch Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines’ annual Dream Flight to inspire Black youths to become pilots. 

It’s a tradition that has now continued for more than 25 years.

In partnership with Kroger. #AJCpartnerKroger

🖋️ : Jonah McDonald for the AJC
📸 : Arvin Temkar, Hyosub Shin, Natrice Miller / AJC | Delta | John Bailey | Kyle Foley

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