“FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines today announced nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs and additional lines of heavy maintenance work at the carrier’s maintenance bases in Charlotte, North Carolina; Pittsburgh; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The added headcount will allow the airline to perform additional heavy maintenance check work at these locations.” Read full article
“With an innate human desire to explore the unknown, aviation is an exciting career prospect for many. Fortunately, there are several promising aerospace and defense career paths. “The various jobs in the aviation sector require different domains of knowledge and degrees, ranging from experience in manufacturing, materials science, air regulation, mathematics, engineering, electrical work, and aerodynamics to intimate knowledge of…
Hannah Baldwin, an Aviation Maintenance Technician student at North Central Institute (NCI), has been awarded the mikeroweWORKS Foundational Work Ethics scholarship. The mikeroweWORKS Foundation is one of the largest trade school scholarship funds in the country, awarding $2.4 million this year. Receiving the $7,000 scholarship in August, the soon-to-be 2025 graduate says she worked hard…
Robert McCullough was awarded the John D. McCurdy scholarship for his outstanding academic achievements at North Central Institute. Mr. McCullough is enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Technician program. He will graduate in September 2024; Congratulations!
Christian Smith was awarded the Freedom Alliance Scholarship. The Scholarship is in the amount of $4,000. We are proud of his dedication and hard work. His anticipated graduation date is December 19, 2024.
NCI strives to offer affordable aviation programs to its students. We are committed to providing an affordable and accessible pathway for a diverse group of individuals to pursue a career in aviation. The tuition and costs are reviewed annually to provide the most accurate costs for training, tools, textbooks, supplies, uniforms and fees.
A Celebration of Life was held February 10, 2024 in Lexington, Tennessee. Alan’s most recent role in the Aviation Maintenance industry was as a DME (Designated Mechanic Examiner). To sum up what a DME does in layman’s terms, a DME holds the responsibility of ensuring one takes their oral and practical exam, and after successfully…
Applications for 2024-25 school year are now available from the Aircraft Electronics Association! Visit the AEA scholarships page to learn more about the different scholarships that are available and to apply!
We are excited to share our news with you….. this year NCI was nominated in three areas of the Clarksville’s Best and we are taking home a Gold and Silver! NCI could not do what we do without each of you. Thank you for your continued support, guidance and assistance within the aviation education arena.…
