EXPAND-VO
A school teaching the next
generation of airline mechanics
is celebrating some
growth in the Valley.
Executives with the Pittsburgh
Institute of Aeronautics..along
with directors with the
Western Reserve Port Authority
and the Regional Chamber cut a
ceremonial ribbon
this morning for the school's
newly expanded campus -- which
sits at the
Regional Airport in Vienna. Last
year..P-I-A paid $1-point-3
million to purchase an old
hanger and build new classroom
space to offer an excelerated
training program. The students
we spoke with say the
school also helps find job for
those who graduate.
ZACH WILSON: SIXTEEN
MONTHS..COULDN'T BEAT IT..THEY
HELP
YOU GET A JOB..THEY REALLY
DO..THEY HAVE PEOPLE COME IN
AND INTERVIEW..
ANDREW BROCKWAY: THE SCHOOL HAS
AN EXCELLENT
PLACEMENT..I MEAN..LAST SEMESTER
I WATCHED ALL MY FRIENDS GET
JOBS..AND THEY WERE ALL CHOOSING
TOO..IT
WASN'T WHERE 'HERE'S WHERE I'M
PIGDEON-HOLED..ITS 'I HAVE
OFFERS FROM X, Y AND Z..
Executives with the school say
between now and the year
20-35..the aviation
industry will need nearly
700-thousand new aircraft
technicians
worldwide..... [F9]530 TEASE2
