Barrington Irving is partnering with NBAA and other industry stakeholders to build an aviation workforce training Center in Miami. [Courtesy Michael Wildes]
Key Takeaways:
Miami-Dade County has allocated $100,000 in funding for the new Barrington Irving Technical Training School at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport.
The school, founded by record-setting pilot Captain Barrington Irving in partnership with organizations like NBAA and Bombardier, aims to address the need for skilled workers in business aviation.
It will develop workers from diverse backgrounds, providing technical skills transferable to aviation and other sectors, and is expected to offer new career opportunities and transform lives.
Miami-Dade County, Florida officials presented funding of $100,000 to a new aviation training center at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport (KOPF).
The Barrington Irving Technical Training School is the brainchild of Captain Barrington Irving, in partnership with The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and local and national organizations, including Bombardier.
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Amy Wilder fell in love with airplanes at age 8 when her brother-in-law took her up in a Cessna 172. Pretty soon, Amy's bedroom walls were covered with images of vintage airplanes, and she was convinced she'd be a bush pilot in Alaska one day. She became a journalist instead, which is also somewhat impractical—but with fewer bears. Now she's working on her private pilot certificate and ready to be a lifelong student of the art of flying.
