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Jobs in Aviation Series: Cirrus Aircraft’s Pat Waddick

Hot off the success of the very well-received Vision Jet, Cirrus Aircraft is expanding all aspects of its business. As Pat Widdick, President of Innovation and Operations at Cirrus, explained to Rod McDermott for the latest installment of our Jobs in Aviation series, this is a very big time for the company, and that’s good […]

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Jobs in Aviation Series: Phoenix East Aviation’s John Bingham

“Phoenix East is all about passion, because it’s people following their dreams,” president and CEO John Bingham says of his flight school, located in Daytona Beach, Florida. From cabin crew members who “get fed up turning right” when they get on a plane, to people simply looking to scratch the aviation itch and start fresh, […]

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Jobs in Aviation Series: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta

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 […]

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Jobs in Aviation Series: Tamarack Aerospace President Justin Ryan

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 […]

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Jobs in Aviation Series: Airbus Senior Vice President Ken McKenzie

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 […]

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How to Become an Air-Tour Operator

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 — […]

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Jobs In Aviation Series: Hartzell Propeller’s Joe Brown

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 […]

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Jobs in Aviation Series: Orbital ATK’s Charlie Precourt

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 […]

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Jobs in Aviation Series: EAA Chairman Jack Pelton

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 […]

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