Aviation Adventures, a non-profit organization designed for aviation education and career development for women and disadvantaged youth, especially girls, grew out of a simple request for more. In 2010 Terry Carbonell served as the start and terminus liaison for the Air Race Classic (ARC), an annual women’s 2,500-mile cross-country race. Carbonell met with the Mobile Sports Authority Director Coach […]
Education
Pan Am Academy, Airline Ground Schools offer FAA Dispatcher Certification
Pan Am International Flight Academy, in alliance with Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground Schools (AGS), is now offering FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certification training to Pan Am students, while Pan Am is providing simulator and other training to Airline Ground Schools. Airline Ground Schools was established in 1967 and boasts nearly 55,000 graduates. Its global campus is […]
AOPA high school aviation STEM symposium set
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host the second annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium at the Museum of Flight in Seattle Nov. 6-7. Nearly 200 aviation educators and administrators from around the country who are dedicated to building and strengthening aviation STEM programs in high schools will attend this year’s symposium, […]
Aviation Community Foundation takes off
DENVER — Aviation Community Foundation held its first “Elevate Workshop” Oct. 14-15 at Centennial Airport (KAPA), which brought together aviation educators from around the country to participate in a first of its kind, intensive workshop. The Elevate Workshop aimed to give educators tools and resources to take their programs to the next level, according to […]
Pros give students career advice
Networking, preparedness, lifelong learning and humility will launch a career in aviation, according to Steve Novy, chief pilot of Executive Flight Operations at The Boeing Company. Nov joined more than 30 other aviation professionals in offering career advice to aviation students during the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association (CABAA) annual networking event at Lewis University. “Aviation is […]
Jacksonville University gets FAA nod for reduced pilot certification hours
After an almost three year process, the Jacksonville University (JU) School of Aviation has received authorization from the FAA for graduates to be eligible for the Restricted Air Transport Pilot Certificate (R-ATP) with 1,000 hours of flight time versus the traditional requirement of 1,500 hours. The certificate allows a pilot to serve as a co-pilot until he […]
Idaho air museum partners with new high school
By Frederick A. Johnsen When a World War II Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter made a dramatic flyover during the first Ridgevue High School football home game last month, it was far more than a passing symbol. It marked the beginning of a way of life — a patriotic and respectful ethos nurtured by the new school in […]
Aircraft Programs Open House with Aero Skills Tournament set for Oct. 15
Learn more about career and academic options in Greenville Technical College’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology and Avionics Technology programs open house, slated for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at the school’s facility in Greenville, S.C. The highlight of the event is an Aero Skills Tournament, a “Top Gun” competition for aircraft technicians. Winners will advance to the […]
Classroom to the Sky prepares for takeoff
LAKELAND, Florida – SUN ‘n FUN and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) are hosting the fourth annual Classroom to the Sky, an aeronautic learning experience for teachers on Oct. 1, 2016, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. More than 40 teachers from five surrounding counties have signed up to be a part of this educational experience. Classroom […]