Open Skies: An interview with a Commercial Pilot at Southwest Airlines
RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH INTERESTED IN AVIATION
-Academy of Model Aeronautics Young Aviators Program: https://www.modelaircraft.org/youngaviators
-Eagle Flight Squadron in East Orange, New Jersey: https://www.eagleflightsquadron.com/about-us
-Federal Aviation Administration ACE Academy Schools across the country: https://www.faa.gov/education/ace_academy
-Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) Aerospace Career Education Academy: https://obap.org/outreach-programs/ace-academy/
-Southwest Airlines “Adopt a pilot” program: https://www.southwest.com/citizenship/people/community-outreach/adopt-a-pilot-program/
-Learn about the largest civilian flight school in the country, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: https://erau.edu/degrees/aviation
-U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “How to Become an Airline or Commercial Pilot” https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/airline-and-commercial-pilots.htm#tab-4
-O*NET national database of occupational information: Commercial Pilot summary
https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/53-2012.00
-Fly for the Culture, based in North Carolina: A nonprofit that serves young people interested in pursuing aviation professions
-The Brock Foundation, based in Georgia: A nonprofit promoting initiatives that serve inner-city minority children as it relates to discovering careers in aviation
https://www.thebrockfoundationinc.com
-Women in Aviation “Girls in Aviation Day” https://www.wai.org/giad
Download the free Aviation for Girls App Now
OTHER HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS:
-Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals: Dedicated to increasing minority participation in aerospace through exposure, training, mentoring and scholarships
-Sisters of the Skies: An organization of professional black female pilots who are committed to diversifying the skies
-The Ninety-Nines Inc.: International organization of licensed women pilots from 44 countries: Inspiring Women Pilots Since 1929
-Women in Aviation International: Dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation and aerospace career fields
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