High School Students Had the Opportunity to “Adjust Their Altitude”
Students participated in the Duncan Aviation Maintenance Olympics. Job tasks for Airframe, Avionics, Engine and Prop & Accessory were represented.
On Friday, October 17, roughly 550 Nebraska juniors and seniors from Lincoln and Omaha’s public schools were exposed to the many exciting and satisfying career opportunities in the aviation industry through the first Aviation Career Day.
Adjust Your Altitude 2008 was an aviation career fair with more than 30 exhibitors from across the nation representing the aviation community. Exhibitors included Rockwell Collins, Cessna, CAE SimuFlite, Hawker Beechcraft, Nebraska State Patrol, AAR Aircraft Services, Elliott Aviation, Duncan Aviation, and many others. Organized by team members from Duncan Aviation, the Strategic Air & Space Museum, and Lincoln and Omaha Public Schools, the event was held at the museum. Exhibitors and students alike reported that the day was informative and worthwhile for them.
Students were given 30 minutes per quadrant to meet and interact with exhibitors to converse on career path options available in the aviation industry.
“We’ve seen concern about the shortage of technicians in aviation ebb and flow over the years and know that we need to be a part of the solution,” says Duncan Aviation Chairman Todd Duncan. “So we are proactive. That means organizing career fairs, visiting the schools and educating counselors, administrators, teachers and students on what the career path options are. It’s our duty locally and it’s the duty of our associations, whether that is the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) or the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), to get the word out. We can’t just wait idly by and hope it will correct itself. We’ve got to show young people there are great careers in aviation and that those careers are accessible to them.”
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