CEDAR RAPIDS — A passion for aviation basically runs in Jarrett Bohlken’s family. So when the 20-year-old learned Kirkwood Community College soon would launch a program for people seeking to get a ...

This article was originally published in Iowa Capital Dispatch. Adam Townsend has been a mechanic his whole life, and plans to turn it into a career upon completion of his training at Indian Hills ...

People walk through an aircraft hangar following a Wednesday news conference at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids announcing that Kirkwood Community College has received FAA approval for its ...

A new program to train aviation maintenance workers is coming to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, thanks to nearly one million dollars in funding. Those who complete the two-year program ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched the Aviation Workforce Development Campus (AWDC) in collaboration with Coe College and Kirkwood Community College to tackle critical ...

IOWA (KWQC) - The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $8.8 million for the fiscal year 2024 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms. The Airport Improvement Program, AIP, will ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Kirkwood college announced nearly one million dollars in funding for their new Aviation Maintenance Technology program today. The program is set to create around 100 new ...

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers from the Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guard honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June ...

The NBAA-BACE 2025 education program includes a maintenance track for the first time this year, and mechanics who hold inspection authorization (IA) can earn renewal credit by participating in five ...

SIOUX CITY -- Standing in the shadow of a turboprop jet Monday, Jim Sponder addressed a group of local leaders in the chilly hangar at Sioux Gateway Airport. "I closed this facility down twice," ...

The Iowa legislature has approved a tax break for the aircraft industry. The bill creates a sales tax exemption for aircraft parts and labor to repair planes. Representative Lee Hein of Monticello ...