Flight Works Alabama’s learning programs providing spark for aviation careers

By: Jerry Underwood

Flight Works Alabama — an institution set up to stimulate interest in aviation careers among young people — is delivering on its mission as its education and workforce development programs generate international attention.

The facility in Mobile, created as a partnership between the state of Alabama and Airbus in 2017, is serving as a valuable workforce pipeline for the aircraft maker through FlightPath9 (FP9), a pre-employment training program for high school seniors that covers skills and certifications for an aviation career.

Meanwhile, Flight Works Alabama’s educational programs for middle school and elementary school students have already been adopted by instructors in numerous U.S. states and debuted in the U.K., reaching more than 50,000 students.

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