The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of twelve students that placed in the Oklahoma 2019 International Aviation Art Contest in February and will hold an awards ceremony honoring those students at the State Capitol April 11, 2019 at 11:30 am in the Oklahoma State Senate Chamber. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the […]
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Oklahoma Aviation & Aerospace Awareness Day Set for March 19
The “AERO Oklahoma” Aviation & Aerospace Awareness Day at the State Capitol is set for Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm. The purpose of Aviation & Aerospace Day is to recognize Oklahoma’s aviation and aerospace industry as a vital economic engine for our state. Due to an overwhelming response, booth registration […]
Oklahoma Announces 2019 State Aviation Art Contest Winners
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of twelve students that placed in the Oklahoma 2019 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 on the year’s chosen theme. This year’s contest […]
Celebrity Judges Convene for Oklahoma State Aviation Art Contest
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) hosted “celebrities” from the Oklahoma aviation and aerospace community judge the 2019 Aeronautics Commission Aviation & Aerospace Art Contest. The state-level art contest, sponsored by the OAC, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based on the year’s chosen theme. This […]
Aviation & Aerospace Advocacy Day to be Held at the Oklahoma State Capitol in March
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission will host “AERO Oklahoma”, an Aviation & Aerospace Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on the rotunda of the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. “AERO Oklahoma” Day places aviation and aerospace businesses and organizations front and center. As Oklahoma’s second largest industry, the […]
Second Annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation & Aerospace Day Celebrated in Tulsa
Photo above -Â At the December 6, 2018 second annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day brunch, hosted by the Oklahoma Aeronautic Commission, Oklahoma Airport Operators Association, the Tulsa Airport Authority and BizJet International, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum addressed the crowd. OAC Staff Photo. In a crowd of 400 aviation and aerospace professionals and students, […]
NASAO Awards Vic Bird with Ambassador of Aviation Award
At its recently concluded 87th annual convention and trade show in Oklahoma City, the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), presented its most prestigious award, the Kenneth Rowe Ambassador of Aviation Award, to Victor Bird, Director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. The Rowe Award is presented to the state aviation director who epitomizes optimism […]
New Oklahoma “Aeroplate” Now Available
Hues of a nighttime sky with a golden Oklahoma sunset are beginning to dot the landscape of automobile bumpers in salutation to the state’s second largest economic engine, Aviation and Aerospace. Oklahoma’s specialty “Aviation” license plate is now in production and distribution by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The plate, requested by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission […]
Oklahoma Announces 2018 State Aviation Art Contest Winners
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of thirteen students that placed in the Oklahoma 2018 International Aviation Art Contest, adding a new Heart of Oklahoma Aviation Honor (HOOAH) award for an exceptional art entry by a student with a disability. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the Aeronautics Commission, encourages youth, ages 6 […]
Oklahoma Women in Aviation & Aerospace Day Celebrated
On December 9, the colorful quilt of aviation and aerospace presented its splendid hues under the classic white canopy of the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Wiley Post Airport. Table linens and sounds of laughter among aviation-themed piano music filled the void between business jets, pilots, and aerospace professionals. The rich diversity of aviation and aerospace […]
