The Aero Club Foundation of Washington has received a generous donation from United Airlines in support of the Foundation’s mission to foster interest in the principles and development of aviation, aeronautics and the science of aerodynamics at public and charter schools in the District of Columbia. United Airlines has donated $40,000 in e-certificates to fly […]
Aviation Education
AOPA HOLDS FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL AVIATION STEM SYMPOSIUM
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) brought together its largest crowd to date, more than 300 aviation and education leaders, for its fourth annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium this week in Louisville, Kentucky. Hosted and sponsored by UPS, the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) conference, featured breakout sessions, panel discussions, and […]
Delaware State University Acquires 10 New Vulcanair Aircraft
Delaware State University (DSU) and Ameravia, Inc. have announced the acquisition, with a firm order, of ten new Vulcanair V1.0 FAA certified single-engine aircraft for the DSU aviation department flight training program with deliveries in late 2018 and the first half of 2019. The Delaware State University Board of Trustees and administration has chosen to […]
AAAE Creates Claudia B. Holliway Women in Aviation Scholarship
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has announced the creation of the Claudia B. Holliway Women in Aviation Scholarship, named after a respected leader and mentor in the airport industry who passed away last fall. In addition to creating the new scholarship, AAAE has named the Newcomer’s Reception at the F. Russell Hoyt National […]
Lockheed Martin Challenges Students to Create the Future of Flight
Lockheed Martin recently launched a new digital curriculum for high-school students, parents and educators as part of Generation Beyond, its free, online STEM education program used in thousands of U.S. classrooms. The new Generation Beyond: Aviation curriculum includes video challenges, a virtual field trip to Lockheed Martin’s famous Skunk Works® and surprise STEM lab takeovers […]
AOPA Awarded American Airlines Education Grant
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has been awarded an American Airlines $25,000 flight education grant, one of 17 awards the airline made to schools and organizations dedicated to training the new generation of aviation professionals. The funds will go toward the development of AOPA’s High School STEM Curriculum, said Cindy Hasselbring, senior director […]
Piper Aircraft Launches Apprenticeship Program for Local High School Graduates
Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced it is launching an accredited apprenticeship program in cooperation with Indian River State College. The program is being created in response to the increasing demand for high quality manufacturing candidates at Piper Aircraft. The two-year program, which will officially start in the summer of 2019, will initially begin with 10 individuals […]
AOPA’S High School Aviation STEM Curriculum Featured in Spotlight on Education
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA’s) High School Aviation science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum was featured on ABC 7’s (WJLA) Spotlight on Education. Magruder High School in Rockville, MD., is one of 81 schools across the country using the ninth-grade courses that are the first of a four-year program made up of […]
Big Science in Little Cubes – Ingenuity Taking Flight
How can real science and research be conducted in something that fits in the palm of your hand? Â It takes imagination, creativity, critical thinking and non-traditional problem solving skills to design an experiment that is connected to a real-world Earth or space-based problem and fit into a 4cm X 4cm X 4cm plastic cube. Â As […]
Flying Musicians Seeks Student Musicians for Scholarship Programs
The Flying Musicians Association (FMA) has opened the floor for nominations to passionate student musicians for the 2019 FMA Solo program. FMA recognizes the correlation between hard work and skill required by both learning to fly and learning music. The path is unmistakable: practice, precision, working with others, multitasking, and ultimately performance. The 2019 FMA […]
