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High Schools Prepare Students For Aviation Careers As Demand Soars
As the aviation industry faces a critical shortage of workers, high schools in metro Atlanta are stepping up to train the next generation of pilots and aviation professionals. Through programs like Maxwell High School’s flight operations course, students are gaining hands-on experience with FAA-approved flight simulators, which can count toward earning their pilot certificates. Graduates of these programs have gone on to secure jobs as commercial and military pilots, engineers at major companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and technical operations employees at Delta Air Lines. With Boeing projecting a need for nearly 2.5 million new aviation professionals by 2045, these high school programs may play a crucial role in addressing the industry’s workforce needs, as reported by CBS Atlanta.