The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $5.8 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). “These universities are making great strides in advancing the Department’s efforts to integrate […]
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Duncan Aviation Looking to Hire Summer Interns
Duncan Aviation has 33 student summer internship opportunities at the company’s three full-service facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah. These paid internships allow students to learn more about the company and explore possible career paths in business aviation service and support. Internships, listed on the company’s career page (www.DuncanAviation.aero/careers), are being […]
Robert Kraus named Dean of UND Aerospace
Robert Kraus, Ph.D., an experienced pilot, aerospace administrator, aerospace educator and a retired Air Force colonel, has been named Dean of UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences following a national search. Kraus currently serves as Associate Dean, Flight and Operations and Professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University […]
AOPA Flight Training Scholarship Applications Now Open
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association application window to apply for 2021 AOPA Flight Training Scholarships opened on Dec. 1, 2020, and will remain open until Sunday, February 14 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). AOPA members are invited to apply for primary and advanced flight training scholarships. Last year, 124 scholarships totaling more than $1 million […]
AOPA Flight Training Scholarship Applications Now Open
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association application window to apply for 2021 AOPA Flight Training Scholarships opened on Dec. 1, 2020, and will remain open until Sunday, February 14 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). AOPA members are invited to apply for primary and advanced flight training scholarships. Last year, 124 scholarships totaling more than $1 million […]
NCDOT Launches 2021 Aviation Art Contest, Added Incentives
The N.C. Department of Transportation is again bringing together art and aviation, as the agency hosts the 2021 North Carolina Aviation Art Contest. This year’s theme is ‘A Friendlier World with Air Sports.’ Hot air balloons, stunt pilots, airshows and so much more bring people together and creates friendships that connect people from all over […]
Auburn Department of Aviation Flying High, Poised for Great Future Despite Pandemic
By Neal Reid The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered businesses, curbed progress in countless areas and stunted growth across the globe, but Auburn University’s Department of Aviation has weathered the storm and is flying high as another semester comes to a close on the Plains. With a record number of approximately 160 students joining the storied […]
AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium Goes Virtual
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s sixth-annual High School Aviation STEM Symposium presented as a livestream sponsored by the U.S. Air Force was as engaging and informative online as it was during in-person sessions. The sharing of ideas, information, and teaching tips flew by at a torrid pace during the 1.5-hour presentation. The appetite for […]
CRAFT to Provide Flight Training for South Carolina’s First Collegiate Aeronautics Program
Charleston Southern University plans to offer South Carolina’s first collegiate aeronautics program with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics (Professional Pilot) beginning in fall of 2021. Charleston Regional Accelerated Flight Training (CRAFT) will provide all the flight training in their Diamond aircraft. “The CRAFT Flight Training and Simulation team is excited about the opportunity to […]
NBAA’s New, Virtual 2021 Conferences: Equipping Industry for Success, in COVID Moment and Beyond
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced two new, virtual events for the first quarter of 2021, which will bring people together with speakers, educational content and other offerings that will provide a roadmap for surviving, and even thriving, in an ever-changing environment. The new events will take the place of the in-person conferences […]



