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US University Southern Illinois University Carbondale to Support Flight Training Activities for People with Physical Disabilities
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Aviation recently entered into a partnership with Able Flight, an aviation nonprofit for people with physical disabilities to receive intensive flight training from SIU Aviation instructors starting in late May 2024. The agreement continues the university’s longstanding commitment to providing accessibility for people with disabilities.
Reporters, photographers and news crews met with SIU officials and Charles Stites, the executive director of Able Flight, on Friday, March 29, at the Glenn Poshard Transportation Education Center at the Southern Illinois Airport to discuss the unique program that makes it possible for people with physical disabilities to become licensed pilots.
The five student pilots who have received Able Flight Scholarships to learn to fly at SIU will train in the new specially adapted Vashon Ranger Light Sport Aircraft, which arrived on March 28, with formal training on the aircraft for SIU aviation faculty, which began on the following day. The special controls to be used on the planes will be installed in late April before the students arrive in May.
Among SIU officials present were Robert D. Morgan, dean, College of Health and Human Sciences; Matthew Giblin, interim director, School of Aviation, and Steven Goetz, chief flight instructor and associate professor in the SIU Aviation program. Stites founded the incorporated nonprofit Able Flight in 2006.
Source: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Photo Credit: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Greek Pilot Training Organisation Egnatia Aviation Signs MoU with Dubai University
United Arab Emirates based Amity University Dubai has recently announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egnatia Aviation, one of Greece’s largest flight training organisations headquartered in Kavala.
“Cooperation related to Student training and learning on Aviation technologies, Onsite student internship opportunities, Student industry visits –Flight test experience, Airport operations and planning, Teaching Faculty Exchange on Aerospace Engineering” shared Dr. Sathish Kannan, Dean of Engineering.
The signing was attended by Egnatia’s CEO and Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. George Zografakis and Mr. George Triantafyllidis, along with representatives from Amity University: Dr. Vajahat Hussain, CEO, Prof. Fazal Malik, Pro Vice Chancellor, and Dr. Efstratios, Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering.
Source: Dr. Sathish Kannan (Amity University Dubai)
Photo Credit: Dr. Sathish Kannan