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While FAA administrator Michael Huerta certainly had a full plate at EAA AirVenture 2017 in Oshkosh, he was more than willing to take a moment to discuss the future of aviation for our Jobs in Aviation series. The FAA employs approximately 47,000 people, including engineers and technicians, but like other companies, the FAA is also […]

According to Tamarack Aerospace president Justin Ryan, his company’s current plan is to double the size of its work force in response to the growing number of projects Tamarack has lined up. “Mostly we’re looking for engineers,” Ryan told McDermott & Bull’s Rod McDermott for the latest installment of our Jobs in Aviation series from […]

In the latest installment of our Jobs in Aviation video series, Airbus’ Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development Ken McKenzie offers insight into the hiring practices of one of the industry’s biggest companies. In North America alone, Airbus employs approximately 5,300 people, but that’s just a small piece of the pie, as the […]

Not many people know what they’ll be doing next week, let alone in 10 years, but Brooks Dickerson is unlike most people. The private pilot and aerobatic competitor was inspired as a child by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, whose performance gave him a “passion to serve” and set him on a path to a […]

Air-tour operators in the United States conduct sightseeing flights from Bar Harbor, Maine to Maui, and from Key West to northern Alaska. Dave Genet, proprietor of St. Augustine Biplane Rides in St. Augustine, Florida (KSGJ), established his business in 2012 with the goal of using historical aircraft — currently a 1935 Cabin Waco YOC — […]

This year’s EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is a little extra special for Hartzell Propeller, as the company is celebrating its 100th birthday. With that kind of success and longevity, company president Joe Brown has a great idea of what kind of jobs and fields are important to his industry, and especially ensuring that […]

When a person thinks about making a career change and starting fresh in a new industry, one of the primary concerns is having to learn an entirely new skillset. But as Charlie Precourt, General Manager of Propulsion Systems at Orbital ATK, told Rod McDermott in the second installment of our Jobs in Aviation series, that […]

How does a person outside of the field of aviation break into this industry and begin a career? That’s the question posed to EAA Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton this week, as the 2017 AirVenture show is underway in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It’s an important question, obviously, as this industry is constantly changing and growing, and […]

A factory demonstration pilot, or “demo” pilot, travels the world, showcasing airplanes to prospective customers and their representatives. Manager of Textron Aviation’s ProOwnership program, Brandy Hearting — herself a former demo pilot for the company’s piston, turboprop and turbine products — hires pilots who may transition into these positions. She explains this exciting career. What […]

It wasn’t until Kim Ewing Gill’s aunt and uncle invited her to hit the skies in their glider that she realized she had a bright future in aviation. “It was like going from seeing the world in black and white to seeing the world in color,” she says of the initial experience, and that was […]