The North Carolina Global TransPark is the official home to a new academy for Lenoir Community College students seeking careers in aviation. Officials held a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday to mark the grand opening of Lenoir Community College’s Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence. Governor Josh Stein, who offered recorded remarks by video, said the […]
Aerospace Education
Pennsylvania Aerospace & Aviation Day Brings Together a Wide Coalition to Promote The Commonwealth’s Industry
By Eric Blinderman Industry leaders, policymakers, educators, innovators and students came together to connect, collaborate and share at the 3rd annual Pennsylvania Aerospace & Aviation Day at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. The event emphasizes the high-wage jobs and economic impact of the Commonwealth’s aerospace sector. Lt. Governor Austin Davis, who also serves as chair […]
Gulfstream Invests $5 Million to Support Georgia Education
Photo – Gulfstream President Mark Burns (center) with representatives from the University of Georgia, Savannah Technical College, Middle Georgia State University, Savannah State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Mercer University and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced a $5 million investment in Georgia education, reinforcing its long-standing […]
MAMA Extends Scholarship Deadline to May 31
College students preparing for aviation careers are encouraged to apply for either of the two scholarship programs being offered by the Massachusetts Airport Management Association. The deadline to apply for both scholarship programs is May 31, 2026. Crocker Snow Memorial Scholarship The Snow Scholarship is valued at $2,000 and seeks candidates who are focusing their […]
Meet the New NCASE Board
Meet New NCASE Board We have an extremely strong team with its deep bench of experience in industry, workforce development, education. Now, with the advent of a new mission, we are mixing the experience of our veteran board members with the 21st Century insights of new board members to revitalize the National Coalition for Aviation […]
New Leadership, New Board, New Future
By Kathryn B. Creedy, President, NCASE The National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education (NCASE) is moving forward with new energy to create something neither educators nor industry has ever done before – an aviation/aerospace education ecosystem leading to an Early Learning-to-Career Pipeline. This exciting new mission for NCASE comes after 40 years of failed […]
EAA Aviation Foundation Awards More Than 120 Scholarships to Students in 2026
The 2025-26 cycle of EAA Aviation Foundation scholarships gave 127 students a financial boost toward pursuing their aviation goals. With the support of the foundation’s donors, the scholarships total more than $800,000 in value. Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing flight training or post-secondary education. For flight training, this can cover costs associated with a […]
First U.S. ‘Runway-to-Space’ Challenge for Spaceplane Payload Test Flights, Flying from Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport
The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA), in partnership with Dawn Aerospace, is proud to announce the opening of applications for the Runway-to-Space Spaceplane Challenge. This first-of-its-kind U.S. competition invites researchers to fly payloads aboard Dawn’s Aurora suborbital uncrewed spaceplane operating out of the Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport (formerly Oklahoma Air and Space Port). The […]
K-State Salina Launches Aviation Summer Camp for High School Students
Kansas State University Salina is reintroducing an aviation summer camp experience that will allow high school students to become immersed in the world of flying that provides real piloting opportunities, with the launch of the new K-State Aviation Academy, June 21-27. The weeklong camp is for high school students between 15-17 years of age, and […]
NAHF Selects Tennessee Educator Dan Mills for 2026 A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that Dan Mills, aviation educator at Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee, has been selected as the 2026 A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year. With more than five decades of aviation experience, Mills has built one of the nation’s most impactful high school aviation […]
