![]() ![]() Morningside University has opened its enrollment for the flight program and will begin accepting students as early as the fall of next year.Learn and grow your career with one of the nation’s fastest growing grocery stores. The 40,000 square-foot facility will include the training classrooms, hangar space and offices. “The fact that we're now able to train pilots and mechanics, both combined, is a big deal.”Ĭity and community partners estimate the new facility’s construction will require a $10.7 million investment. “One of the first questions asked of our economic development department when they have a lead is ‘Do you have an airport?’,” he said. Collett sees the program as a major opportunity for economic growth in the community. In addition to educational opportunities, Assistant City Manager Mike Collett said the aviation center will also help prop up business in the Siouxland area. WITCC will use the aviation facility to provide an associates of applied science in aviation engineering to help combat the shortage. Western Iowa Technical Community College President Terry Murrell said there’s also a pressing need for maintenance engineers. City of Sioux City City officials and business leaders broke ground on the aviation center on Tuesday.Įarlier this year, Sioux City Gateway Airport’s commercial carrier, SkyWest, pared down its flight schedule due to a pilot shortage – decreasing the number of flights out of the airport from 12 to just seven.
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