Students will explore career paths in the aviation industry

About 200 high school students from Washington, D.C., Arlington and Fairfax County public schools will visit Reagan National Airport on Thursday to explore potential career paths within the airport and in the aviation industry. In collaboration with the American Experience Foundation, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Impact is hosting the Workforce Development Expo to inspire the next generation of airport professionals and showcase the Airports Authority’s job opportunities and the Skilled Trade Apprenticeship Program.

Students will hear from representatives from the Airports Authority, the Federal Aviation Administration and other companies that operate within the airport. They’ll also have the chance to visit the airport’s fire station for demonstrations by the public safety team, featuring the SWAT and motorcycle units, and special fire apparatus unique to the airport.

Through its outreach events, the Airports Authority is committed to promoting access to career opportunities within the transportation and aviation industry.

Details for media coverage:

WHAT: Workforce Development Expo and facility tours

• Discussion of airport career opportunities
• Airport operations tour
• Public safety demonstration

WHEN: 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024

WHERE: Reagan National Airport, Historic Lobby, Terminal 1

WHO:

• Approximately 200 high school students from area schools
• Business and industry leaders, managers from various airport offices, and Skilled Trades Apprentices
• Jack Potter, President and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• Venus Thompson, Management Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration
• Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor, D.C. Public Schools

About the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority operates the U.S. Capital Region’s gateways to the nation and the world, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Airport Access Highway and the Dulles Toll Road. The Authority also managed construction of the Silver Line, a 23-mile extension of the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system through northern Virginia, which began service to Dulles International in 2022.