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Schreiner University administration, employees and supporters gathered late last year at Kerrville Airport for a formal ribbon-cutting to celebrate a new aviation program recently launched.

African-Americans are drastically underrepresented in aviation. But Humes Middle School launched a program this school that aims to get more Black students into the industry.

WYANDOTTE, Okla. — High school students in Wyandotte, Oklahoma now have a way to immerse themselves inside the cockpit of an airplane – without ever leaving the classroom. Imagine being 30,000 feet in the air – sitting in the cockpit of an airplane. Well, that’s just an ordinary Wednesday afternoon at the Chief Leaford Bearskin […]

The Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization awarded West Kentucky Community and Technical College a $50,000 grant to support the colleges goal of creating an Aviation Maintenance Technology program.

Students had the rare opportunity to virtually pilot an F-18 fighter jet Thursday in Norris University Center. The Marine Corps Aviation Program hosted an informational table and flight simulator to raise awareness for job opportunities in the Marine Corps.  To give students hands-on aviation experience, officers brought in a flight simulator bought from the U.S....

Norman Ellis is being praised for sticking up for his students and their school, pushing them to change what they can.

Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL) is conducting cutting-edge research concerning unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). In concurrent projects, RFRL is collaborating with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to research the use of unmanned aircrafts in disaster response situations. RFRL is also collaborating with the...

Reprinted from Keystone State News

Another GOP proposal is sparking controversy in Florida over freedom of expression, as it aims to ban rainbow flags from being displayed. House Bill 901 by Rep. David Borrero, R-Sweetwater, would restrict any flags depicting a "racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint." LGBTQ+ advocates said they are well aware the goal is to target those who stand behind the "pride" flag. ...

DOVER, Del.- Some controversial online comments have sparked backlash from Delaware State University.