The Federal Aviation Administration, as part of an effort to plan for the future of air transportation, is engaging in an Aviation Education Program designed to inform students, teachers, and parents about many aspects of the air transportation system, especially the opportunities for careers in air transportation. Aviation has progressed a long way since the 120-foot flight by Orville Wright on Dec. 17. 1903, at Kitty Hawk, N.C., and since the first U.S. airline began operating between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 1, 1914. Today, supersonic aircraft fly routinely across the oceans and more than two million people are employed in aviation, the aerospace and air transportation industries.
Aviation offers many varied opportunities for exciting and rewarding careers.
The purpose of this pamphlet, and others in the Aviation Careers Series, is to provide information that will be useful in making career decisions.