The Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force held its second public meeting on March 31, 2021, hearing from guest speakers from Black Girls Who Drone and the Civil Air Patrol. Ernanda White, founder of Black Girls Who Drone, spoke on exploring other entry points to engage underrepresented women and girls in aviation, […]
Aviation Education
First in Flight, First in Art: Five of Nine Winners of National Aviation Art Contest are from N.C.
Five North Carolina students are soaring after their artwork earned them top honors in the 2021 National Aviation Art Contest, as well as a chance to compete in an international contest. Put another way, more than half of this year’s national winners are from the Tar Heel State. After placing in the top three (across […]
NASAO Announces National Aviation Art Contest Winners
Photo above – Senior Category, 1st Place by Alison Wan of Virginia. The winners for the 2021 U.S. Youth Aviation Art Contest have been selected by the contest’s managing organization, National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), in partnership with National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The annual contest is part of a larger international effort to […]
2021 State Aviation Art Contest Winners Announced
Photo above – Elementary First Place – Chloe Childs The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of students that placed in the Oklahoma 2021 International Aviation Art Contest. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the Aeronautics Commission, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based […]
Fentress Global Challenge 2021 Invites Students to Envision the Airport of the Future
Fentress Architects, a global design firm that specializes in the creation of innovative, award-winning public architecture, has announced that the 2021 Fentress Global Challenge (FGC) is open for entries. Now in its 8th year, the annual international student design competition challenges students to envision a forward-thinking concept for an airport of the future, and in […]
Red Tail Pilot Shares Love of Flight with Students
By Kim J. Stevens For Captain Alex “SANKA” Anderegg flying the F-16 is an absolute thrill. “The speed, pulling Gs, and employing the jet as a weapon never gets old,” said the pilot who flies for the 187th Fighter Wing of the Alabama Air National Guard based at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field. “It’s an extremely perishable […]
WAI Receives $250,000 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Grant to Fund Additional WAI Scholarships
Women in Aviation International (WAI) is thrilled to offer 47 new scholarships in a variety of aviation career pursuits thanks to a generous $250,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Details of the scholarships will be posted at WAI.org on March 1, 2021. Scholarships include funding to further members’ interests in air traffic control, […]
Cadet Unit of Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Receives National Quality and Performance Award
The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) announced today that the Green Mountain Composite Squadron (VT-006) has recently been awarded the National Quality Cadet Unit Award. The Award acknowledges the Squadron’s success in attaining specific goals in several benchmarks, such as cadet achievement, adult leadership, summer encampment attendance, squadron growth, annual retention and […]
North Carolina Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette Judges Aviation Art Contest
Photo above – Secretary of Transportation Eric Boyette and Deputy Secretary for Multi-Modal Transportation Julie White select their favorites in the final round of the 2021 Aviation Art Contest. State Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette said he was impressed by what he saw when he helped judge North Carolina’s 2021 Aviation Art Contest. Despite the challenges […]
Why You Might Consider Joining the Civil Air Patrol
I have to confess: Being a local leader of one of Vermont’s best kept secrets in community service is not always easy. But it is one of the most rewarding. I am writing, of course, about the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), whose state headquarters are located at Burlington International Airport (KBTV). The Civil Air Patrol, […]
