Photo above – Representing the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission were, from left, Grayson Ardies, State Director of Aeronautics, Michelle Bouziden, Grants Administrator, Paula Kedy, Aerospace and Aviation Education Coordinator, Nick Young, Airports Division Manager, and Kelly Fincannon, Chief Airport Engineer. Because of its work in the development of a unique aero education program, the Oklahoma Aeronautics […]
Aviation Education
Newly Minted Missouri Flight School Chooses Guimbal Cabri G2
Charles Beesley and his family has announced the Guimbal Cabri G2 as the primary training platform for Icarus Aviation located at Warsaw Municipal Airport in Missouri. According to Beesley, founder and owner of Icarus, “the initial focus of Icarus will be helicopter flight training, but we plan to become an aviation academy with fixed wing […]
SIU Researchers Pioneer Use of Psychology to Optimize Student Pilots’ Success
Photo above – Seeking to optimize performance: Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty Eric Lee, left, assistant professor in psychology, and Irene Miller, assistant professor in aviation management, are involved in research to examine whether sports psychology skills and techniques can help student pilots get in a good mindset and optimize their performances. (Photo by Russell […]
AOPA’s Air Safety Institute Releases Early Analysis on Santa Monica and Reno Crashes
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examination of a recent tragic accident involving a light sport aircraft in Santa Monica and of a tragic accident that took place on September 18, 2022, at the Reno Air Races. On Sept. 8, […]
Mesa Airlines Offers Accelerated Path to 1,500 Hours
Mesa Airlines announced that it has purchased 29 state-of- the-art Pipistrel Alpha Trainer 2 aircraft, with the option to buy an additional 75 over the next year. The new fleet will be the backbone of the Mesa Pilot Development Program (MPD), a major initiative to close the pilot shortage gap that has been affecting the […]
Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day Event to Be Held December 9th at Tulsa Tech
In honor of the significant impact women have made to aviation in our State and to our industry, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission in community partnership with Tulsa International Airport, the Oklahoma Air and Space Forces Association, and Spirit AeroSystems will commemorate the state’s sixth annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation & Aerospace Day with an in-person […]
SIU Aviation-United Airlines Partnership Provides Most Secure Career Path to United Flight Deck
Photo above – SIU-United Aviate partnership — Perry Lewis, left, director of United Aviate and pilot strategy, and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane sign an agreement Sept. 13 allowing SIU School of Aviation students to have an accelerated career path to become professional pilots through United Aviate’s program. (Photo by Russell Bailey) A partnership […]
WAI Relaunches Aviation for Girls App
To commemorate the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day, Women in Aviation International is relaunching a free and year-around Aviation for Girls App to enhance youngsters’ learning experience. Available on Apple and Android devices, the user-friendly AFG App is custom designed for WAI to provide an extraordinary engaging and educational experience. This new app features […]
Jill Weaver Selected as 2022 Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that Jill Weaver of Valley View Schools is the 2022 NAHF A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year. The Crossfield Award, founded in 1986 by NAHF Enshrinee Scott Crossfield, is a juried annual competition to recognize a teacher for his or her exemplary use of […]
K-State Salina Adds New Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Management
Photo above – K-State Salina has added a new aviation management bachelor’s degree to help meet current and future workforce needs of the aviation industry. With workforce demands in all aviation industry sectors rising worldwide, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has added a bachelor’s degree in aviation management — one of the […]
