TWENTY STUDENTS FROM FRANCIS POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL SHADOWED VNY AVIATION EXPERTS
Twenty Students from Francis Polytechnic High School Shadowed VNY Aviation Experts
(Van Nuys, California – February 6, 2014) Today, twenty high school students learned about aviation careers from hands-on activities at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) during Groundhog Job Shadow Day in partnership with Junior Achievement.
Students were first treated to an airport tour before shadowing various businesses on the airfield including Aerolease, Bob Hoover's Jet Center, Castle and Cooke Aviation, Clay Lacy Aviation, Fire Station #114, MP Aero, North Valley Occupational Aviation Center, ROTOR FX, Skybird Aviation, TWC Aviation, and various airport departments including facilities maintenance.
"The event was absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed sharing my personal experiences and showing the students the various jobs available in aviation," said Cindy Goodfellow of Aerolease. Lety Miranda, MP Aero, added "We not only need to educate younger generations about how vital the aviation industry is to the Los Angeles region, but to also expose students to the myriad of career opportunities available to them."
About Van Nuys Airport:
VNY is one of three airports owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a self-supporting branch of the City of Los Angeles, governed by a seven-member Board of Airport Commissioners who are appointed by the mayor and approved by the Los Angeles City Council.
One of the world's busiest general aviation airports, VNY serves as a valued San Fernando Valley resource, providing ongoing leadership in general aviation, business and community service. Dedicated to noncommercial air travel, VNY had over 270,000 operations in 2013. More than 100 businesses are located on the 730-acre airport, including four major fixed-base operators and numerous aviation service companies.
Annually, the airport contributes approximately $1.3 billion to the Southern California economy and supports over 12,000 jobs. In addition, VNY provides programs to benefit local residents, along with educational initiatives and aviation-related career and training opportunities. For more information, visit
www.lawa.org/vny , like us on Facebook.com/VNYOfficial or follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/VanNuysAirport.LAX, the sixth-busiest airport in the world serving nearly 66 million guests in 2022, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international guests that travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its entire campus. Initiatives underway include an Automated People Mover, a Consolidated Rental Car Facility and two projects that will each add over one million square feet to the airport's existing property: Terminal 9 and Concourse 0. For more information about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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