Aerodrome updates its Flight School program, which buys back AERO, locks as veAERO and distributes as rewards to lockers, increased its bonus to its highest ever rate of 60%

Aerodrome Finance has increased the incentive rate on its “Flight School” program to its highest level to date, raising the bonus to 60% for participants who lock AERO as veAERO and receive rewards from the program’s buyback-and-lock mechanism. The Flight School initiative is designed to buy back AERO on the market, lock it as veAERO, and then distribute this locked exposure as rewards to lockers and partner projects, aligning incentives around long‑term participation in Aerodrome’s ve-token model. Flight School launched in 2023 as Aerodrome’s flagship partner and veAERO rewards program, allowing lockers and partner protocols to earn additional veAERO on a recurring basis while deepening liquidity and governance alignment in the ecosystem. By raising the bonus rate to 60%, Aerodrome is significantly increasing the yield available to Flight School participants, which can make locking AERO as veAERO more attractive relative to liquid holdings and potentially increase the share of the token supply that is locked in the protocol’s governance system. This move also comes against the backdrop of Aerodrome’s longer‑term roadmap, in which Flight School ultimately concludes and is replaced by the Momentum Fund, a permanent capital allocation framework for veAERO incentives. The change matters because Aerodrome is a major DEX and ve‑token hub on Base; adjustments to Flight School’s reward rates can influence user behavior around locking AERO, liquidity provision, and governance participation across the Base DeFi ecosystem. A higher bonus rate can accelerate AERO buybacks and veAERO accumulation, reinforcing Aerodrome’s “vote‑escrow” flywheel and impacting how incentives are distributed among liquidity pools and partner projects over time.

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