Of the thousands of submissions AOPA received for the 2023 Flight Training Experience Survey, six flight schools and six flight instructors have been tapped as the best in their region. In addition to the regional winners, 32 flight schools and 65 instructors have earned distinguished awards. From the regional winners, one flight school and one […]
Aviation Education
One Man’s Passion Inspires the Power of Flight for Local School Kids
Jaime Gates remembers the moment he knew he wanted to become a pilot. It was a summer trip in 1997, 12-year-old Jaime and his Boy Scouts of America troop got to tour New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The up-close perspective of the aircraft made an ever-lasting impression on him. “As soon as I went up to […]
SIU Aviation Receives Boeing Donation for Student Scholarships, Other Resources
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program recently received a donation from The Boeing Company to further enhance offerings to its students. Boeing’s latest gift of $50,000 will be used toward scholarships and enabling students in aviation-related student registered organizations to attend conferences where they gain additional knowledge and network. “Partnerships with outstanding aviation […]
Blue Line Aviation Takes Delivery of Three More Diamond DA-40 NG Aircraft
Blue Line Aviation, an independent commercial pilot training school in Smithfield, North Carolina has grown the flight school’s fleet to 31 aircraft with the addition of three new Diamond DA-40 NG planes. Together, the new airplanes represent a $1.5 million (approximately) investment in education in Johnston County. This investment is just a small portion of […]
Auburn Aviation Reveals Display Honoring Late Aviation Management Director Lt. Col. Harold R. Decker
The life and legacy of late Aviation Management Director and Engineering Associate Professor Emeritus Lt. Col. Harold R. Decker will live on thanks to a new display dedicated in his honor at the Delta Air Lines Aviation Education Building. Family, friends and alumni gathered on Feb. 4 to unveil the display, which features personal and […]
Applications Now Open for High School Summer Internships and K-12 Educator Externships
Textron Aviation is offering high school students an excellent opportunity in Wichita, Kansas, to explore potential careers in the aviation industry this summer. If you are a high school student, you have a chance to learn about a wide range of exciting career fields and also get paid while doing it. Textron Aviation, in collaboration […]
WAI Receives $100,000 Grant from the William Penn Foundation
Women in Aviation International (WAI) has received a $100,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation Special Gifts Program to support the organization’s work to increase the number of women involved in all aspects of aviation. “With COVID’s profound effect on the aviation industry, we need more women to pursue aviation careers to meet the current […]
WAI and Harvard University Offer Emerging Leaders Scholarships
Rising women leaders in the aviation and aerospace industry are encouraged to apply to attend Women in Leadership: A Program for Emerging Leaders, a three-day professional development program hosted by Women in Aviation International and instruction by Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education. Generously funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, this course will take […]
Boeing Advances STEM Education, Talent in San Antonio with $2.3 Million Investment
A new partnership between Boeing and the Kelly Heritage Foundation – an educational nonprofit organization affiliated with Port San Antonio – will expand STEM learning and workforce development across South Texas. The seven-year partnership and $2.3 million investment will strengthen the region’s STEM talent and enhance programming supported by the foundation, including those developed by […]
Auburn University’s School of Aviation Inks Career Pathway Partnership with Southwest Airlines
Auburn University’s School of Aviation has announced a partnership to make the university’s acclaimed aviation program the newest university partner to join the Southwest Airlines Destination 225° pilot recruitment program. The partnership aligns Auburn’s growing School of Aviation with Southwest Airlines, frequently voted among the nation’s most admired and awarded airlines. The Southwest Airlines Destination […]
