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13 Aviation Companies Confirmed for Unique Oshkosh Job Fair

Executive search firm McDermott & Bull has confirmed participation by over a dozen aviation companies at an aviation job fair on Thursday, July 26, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh geared specifically toward those people who want to make a career change. A panel discussion from 2 to 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, moderated by McDermott […]

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#Live2Fly Series: Tucker Rice, Student and Lineman

Tucker Rice started out flying RC Airplanes when he was three-years-old. He and his grandfather Allen Rice decided to get into flying full-scale airplanes when Tucker was only 12. Now at 20, Tucker a student and lineman, knows he wants his future in aviation to be in the military. “I’ve always known I wanted to […]

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#Live2Fly Series: Pilots Allison Leeward and Michael Marco

“If you are ever presented with an opportunity, no matter where you are in your life, no matter what you are currently doing, don’t hesitate to try to take advantage of that opportunity,” says Michael Marco, who is a third generation pilot. Fourth generation pilot Allison Leeward definitely believes that. She did a quick internship […]

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#LIVE2FLY Series: Cayla McLeod and Ryan Hunt

“My two passions are planes and people,” says Cayla McLeod. When she graduates with a degree in her major of Mass Communications, she hopes to mesh her two passions together. She started in aviation at the Candler Field Museum Youth Aviation Program when she was 16 years old and was able to earn 75 hours […]

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How to Become a Repair and Test Technician

A new job title is appearing in classified ads for aviation and aerospace professionals: repair and test technician. “A repair and test technician is a jack of all trades,” says Royce Wagner, who holds that title at GE Aviation’s Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion (LEAP) engine manufacturing and repair facility in Lafayette, Indiana. “You have to […]

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How to Become a Payload Integration Specialist

The growing need to launch satellites, scientific experiments, International Space Station supplies and other goods into orbit is fueling demand for payload integration specialists, technicians who install cargo on board and ensure it deploys from the rocket as designed. “It truly is a mechanic’s job. It’s turning wrenches, working with high-pressure fluids and gases, and […]

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#Live2Fly Series: Michael Mainiero, 20-Year-Old Charter Pilot

Michael Mainiero went to see the Patriots Jet Team performing in Sacramento, California. That was a life-changing decision for him. He was invited out to the Patriot’s facility in Byron, California. When he walked into the facility with his father, he said, “we are coming back.” With his experience with the Patriots Jet Team, he […]

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