Early last month, the FAA announced that the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City would soon be the recipient of its largest solar panel project to date.
No matter where you want to go or how you’d like to fly, Oklahoma City has great options to get you to your desired destination.
What began in 1941 as the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) Standardization Center in Houston, has now grown and transformed in Oklahoma City as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC).
Established in 1929 by 99 women, The 99s is an international organization of women pilots who formed to promote the “advancement of aviation through education, scholarships and mutual support while honoring our unique history and sharing our passion for flight.”
Having an available pipeline of workers is critical to the long-term growth and viability of the state's aviation and aerospace industry. To that end, Norman Public Schools launched the Oklahoma Aviation Academy this fall as a way to expose more high school students from across the state and metro to STEM and to encourage them to consider aviation as a career choice.
The Chamber’s Economic Development staff is on a constant mission to grow existing industries, recruit new companies and develop an active entrepreneurial environment, with the goal of creating quality jobs and a diverse economy for the region; in other words, bring new investment to the city.
Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell recently announced that Oklahoma is first in the nation for the number of schools approved to teach the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association high school aviation curriculum starting this fall. The 57 school districts across the state that have signed onto the program moved the Sooner State into first place in the United States.
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, executives from Wilder Systems, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based robotics manufacturer, will make a presentation before the Oklahoma City Council to request funding from OKC’s Strategic Investment Program (SIP) that would be used to help the company enlarge its footprint in the Sooner State.
