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Fargo Air Museum Holds Youth Camp on Aviation Electronics

The camp is designed to get kids interested in aviation

January 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — A camp at the Fargo Air Museum lets kids get a taste of aviation electronics. About a hundred kids from elementary to high school go to the camp. They do activities like building circuits and computer programming. The program has been running for several years, and they often bring in experts from different fields. “We find if you’re…

Fargo EAA Provides Free Flights to ROTC Students In Efforts to Stop Pilot Shortage

The organization provides flights to different groups around the community four to five times a year

June 4, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — School’s out and summer vacation has begun. But for those in Fargo Public School’s Air Force ROTC program, that doesn’t mean they get a break. It means they are taking their lessons to new heights. It wasn’t the halls of the new school she was in or all the faces Ella Trautmann saw on her first day of…

Fargo Jet Center Named Top Aviation Service Company

The Center landed in the top five percent of all businesses

May 1, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Jet Center has been ranked one of the top aviation service companies in the world. The ranking is based on a survey from the publication Aviation International News. The survey asked people to rate fixed–based operators in categories including flight line service, amenities, and customer service. Fargo Jet Center’s overall score was 4.69 out of…

UND Aviation Students Recruited by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The program is open to sophomores and juniors at UND

December 22, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is turning to UND for help with their pilot shortage. Under the Pathways Program, the government agency is offering part-time jobs to underclassmen, hoping to entice them into full time work for the agency when they graduate. Students will be able to earn $14 an hour and work as…

9th Grade Students are Getting Some Hands-on Career Experience

The expo is geared at teaching students about professions they can pursue without going to a four year college

November 30, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Ninth graders from around the region are getting exposed to a variety of job opportunities. For the last 15 years, the Health, Tech and Trades Career Expo has brought in thousands of students to explore the healthcare, construction, concrete, aviation and machinery industries. The students get a hands–on experience with experts. The expo is geared at teaching…

UND Aerospace Program Helps Place its Students with Aviation Companies

The Envoy Airlines visit to the Grand Forks campus is one of several campus events during the school year

November 16, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A representative of Envoy Airlines stopped by UND’s School of Aerospace Sciences. The visitation was one of a number of events the school organizes to help its students find jobs in the aviation industry. Students in the program become acclimated with airplane cockpits early in their freshman years. College officials say the school is one of…

UND, SkySkopes and Grand Sky Team Up to Find Ways Drones Can Improve Lives

June 14, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — UND students are working to improve lives by using drones. The nation’s first unmanned aircraft aviation park teamed up with the university. Drones are widely used for cinematography and military operations, but some engineering master’s students at UND are using them for research. “Using drones, I’m able to fly lower and get even higher resolution data,” said…

Fargo Jet Center Ranks in Top Five Best Aviation Services in the World

The Fargo Jet Center is one of the 913 Fixed Base Operators ranked in this survey

May 17, 2017

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FARGO, ND — A Fargo aviation center is being internationally recognized. The Fargo Jet Center was ranked the third best aviation service in the world by a yearly survey by the Aviation International News trade publication. They were evaluated for their customer service, facilities and the amenities for passengers and pilots. The jet center’s president, Jim Sweeny, says the collaborative…