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Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin

College of Aviation

… Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin Submitted by Tom Thinnes on As a sailor, … a third-year major in aviation management and operations (with a minor in accounting ), Orfin believes he is on a path … station or a planet."    Hey Elon Musk or Jeff Bazos!  Are you listening?  Contact: Posted by Tom Thinnes on May 26, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/orfin

Head Banging with Helen Hoffman – Music Aficionado, Soon-To-Be Professional Pilot, and Student Extraordinaire

College of Aviation

… Head Banging with Helen Hoffman – Music Aficionado, Soon-To-Be … flight science and aviation management and operations -- with a minor in general business spliced into her academics. … for pilots to experience that feeling so that they can recognize it in themselves and others." Closer to the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/hoffman

Diving In with Brooke Semler: An Aviation Bronco Birthright

College of Aviation

… Diving In with Brooke Semler: An Aviation Bronco Birthright Submitted … Wis.-based Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and its Young Eagles Program , which offers free first flights for … "I am super excited about my future in this career and I can't wait to see where I end up."    That future will also …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/semler

An "AAR"guably Great Experience - Will Wales Internship with AAR Corp

College of Aviation

… An "AAR"guably Great Experience - Will Wales Internship with AAR Corp Submitted by Tom Thinnes on This summer I … delivering increased competitiveness so that their partners can focus on delivering passengers, cargo, and parts around … we are supplying parts for. The C-130 Hercules is an American, military four-engine turboprop aircraft designed for …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/09/walesaar-0

Friday Feature: Chris Desmond

College of Aviation

… it may be one of the largest flight programs in the country you can still know people on a first name basis.” He says WMU’s … flight planning, loading, safety briefings and you do a lot with limited resources, like looking at a camera that takes …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/11/desmond

Making his Mark – Matthew Pruitt’s March into Aviation Management

College of Aviation

…  He's now a major in aviation management and operations with a double minor in general business and tourism. "I … they also create ties for students to industry partners who can guide and mentor them in their early careers." Aviation … details of airport operations and management.  "It gives you a leg up over other candidates in the job-application …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/pruitt

Aviation Management leads to Philip Kroll’s One Constant – Change is Part of the Journey

College of Aviation

… in the face of author Thomas Wolfe's premise in his novel " You Can't Go Home Again ."  In Wolfe's book, the main character, … for Kroll, a 2010 graduate of the WMU College of Aviation with a degree in aviation management and operations .  He …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/03/kroll

Career Cruising with Kurt Kraczon – Laying the Foundation for a Successful Career in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… Career Cruising with Kurt Kraczon – Laying the Foundation for a Successful … Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Like for many Americans, Covid 19 did a pretty good job of "taketh away" for … Airport in Lansing as a package handler.  "I was the youngest employee ever hired there," he says.  "It was …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/kraczon

It’s the Mainline for Hainline – Rebekah Pursues the Path with Allegiant Air

College of Aviation

… It’s the Mainline for Hainline – Rebekah Pursues the Path with Allegiant Air Submitted by Tom Thinnes on   Rebekah … family during a trip to Rome, Italy visiting the Vatican museum A member of the 2017 graduating class of Harper … family members on their first flights.  "It is always so joyous to see their shocked and excited faces when we get to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/hainline

The ABCs of Braden Wilson: Aviation, Broncos, and Camaraderie

College of Aviation

… Broncos, and Camaraderie Submitted by Tom Thinnes on If you think the epitome of college life is shuttering in your … When he wasn't rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, summiting 14,000-foot peaks or finishing third among … airports, met industry leaders, and talked one-on-one with airport executives, planning firms and leaders of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/braden