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2024 KSU Flight Team

Last year, the The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Flight Team brought home an impressive collection of competition trophies and the pilots are is ready to take flight to bring in even more wins this year.

Sophomore Cole Dockus and junior Haley Dees, and sophomore David Hackett and junior Jaden Lepp

Hosted annually, the competition challenges undergraduate teams to present solutions to complex cases involving ethical, business, and engineering dilemmas. Representing Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Aerospace Engineering program were two teams: sophomore David Hackett and junior Jaden Lepp, and sophomore Cole Dockus and junior Haley Dees.

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Planes lined up at an airport terminal

Republic Airways became an Official Corporate Partner of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the 2023 fall semester. Republic Airways supports Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State through numerous sponsorship elements including being one of KSU’s premier professional pilot pathway partners.

Group portrait of the KSU chapter of Women in Aviation International

The Women in Aviation International (WAI) Chapter at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has received a $5,000 donation from Republic Airways, an official partner of the university's College of Aeronautics and Engineering's (CAE).

Olivia Carnprobst standing next to a Piper Seminole aircraft

Olivia (Semon) Carnbprobst’s (’22, ’23) journey from a high school junior at the Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aviation Camp (NKMAC) to a first officer at Endeavor Air epitomizes the camp's impact on young women's careers in aviation.

FAA Erik Amend talks with students at the KSU airport

The visit highlighted the college’s current capabilities and plans for additional expansion and growth, particularly in advanced air mobility and aviation maintenance, and capabilities in workforce talent training and development.

A student observes a drones flight through a video headset

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has been selected as one of thirty-two schools nationwide to receive a significant grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aimed at fostering the development of the future workforce in the aviation industry.

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"The Spirit of the Flying Deuce" at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport

A future Golden Flash visiting from Niles, Ohio, shared his photos taken at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport. 

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A red-orange moon rises over the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport.

A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State staffer captured spectacular views of a red moon over the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport.

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Air Force reserve soldier observes a radar readout

The Air Force Reserve served as an Official Corporate Partner for the ’23-24 school year and returns this fall as an Official Corporate Partner for the current ’24-25 school year at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.