The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering has announced the new Aerospace Engineering Certificate beginning in the fall of 2019. The Certificate in Aerospace Engineering is designed to prepare mechanical engineering degree-seeking students and non-degree-seeking students with a mechanical engineering background with the fundamental engineering knowledge necessary for successful careers in the […]
Aviation Education
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Gets Record Number of Applications for Aviation and Aerospace Education Grants
Aviation and Aerospace is trending among Oklahoma students, and the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) has emphatically been a driving force of those trends. Through summer camp programs and primary through secondary aviation education curriculum across the state, the Commission has boosted that interest through their aviation and aerospace education grant program. Last year, 25 organizations […]
AOPA 2019 FLIGHT TRAINING EXPERIENCE SURVEY OPENS
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA’s) annual survey to take the pulse of flight training and seek out excellence where it lives opened on June 1. Anyone who has taken flight training, including recurrent training, within the past 12 months can weigh in and share their experience. AOPA’s 2019 Flight Training Experience Survey is […]
Van Nuys Airport’s Team LAWA Pancake Breakfast Benefits Mid Valley Family YMCA
Van Nuys Airport hosted a pancake breakfast to raise money for the Mid Valley Family YMCA. The “Endless Pancake Breakfast” was hosted at the Van Nuys Airport Fire Station 114. The event featured endless pancakes, activities for the kids, tours of the fire station, and a display of classic cars. The event raised over $2,000. […]
Wisconsin Students Crowned America’s Top Rocketeers
Madison West High School of Madison, Wisconsin today took home the top prize at the world’s largest student rocketry competition – The Team America Rocketry Challenge. The students from Madison West will now represent the United States at the International Rocketry Challenge at the Paris International Air Show in June, facing off against teams from […]
GAMA Announces 2019 Aviation Design Challenge Winning Teams
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced that Hayesville High School in Hayesville, North Carolina, is the winner of the 2019 GAMA Aviation Design Challenge and Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career and Technical Center in Cheektowaga, New York, is the second-place winner. “Our team of engineers serving as judges were extremely impressed with the […]
Students Discover Aviation Careers at Van Nuys Airport
More than 1,200 students learned about aviation career opportunities at the 14th Annual “The Sky’s the Limit: Aviation Career Day” event at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, The Park VNY, Van Nuys Airport and The Valley Economic Alliance hosted over 40 exhibitors showcasing interactive and static aircraft displays, and students […]
Melissa Martin Awarded the WAI Martha King Scholarship for a Female Flight Instructor
Melissa (Missy) Martin of Polaris, Montana was awarded the 4th annual Martha King Scholarship for Female Flight Instructors during the annual Women in Aviation International Conference in Long Beach, California. This scholarship consists of $5,000 toward an initial CFI certificate or an add-on rating and free, lifetime access to all King Schools courses including FIRCs […]
ACT Engages Next Generation of Aviators at Aviators Rendezvous in North Carolina
The ACT (Aviation Careers Technology) took flight recently on May 4-5, showcasing its STEM program that connects NextGen Technology, ADS-B and IoT to engage the next generation of aviators. ACT exhibited at Aviators Rendezvous, an event held at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington, NC, that features many unique aircraft landing and taking off all […]
Colorado Museum Wins Award for Children’s Aviation History Programs
By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Grand County Historical Association Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum, located in the historic Rocky Mountain Airways former airline terminal on Granby/Grand County Airport, just won the statewide 2018 History Colorado Caroline Bancroft Award for their children’s aviation history programs. This prestigious annual State History award, is given by History Colorado […]
