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Discover Your Potential

Kentucky is home to a thriving aviation community and serves as a key player in our nation’s aviation and aerospace industries. Whether you are looking to fly for fun or are interested in a career, DREAMFLIGHT CHARITIES is here to help you take the first step!

Discover Your Potential

Kentucky is home to a thriving aviation community and serves as a key player in our nation’s aviation and aerospace industries. Whether you are looking to fly for fun or are interested in a career, DREAMFLIGHT CHARITIES is here to help you take the first step!

AVIATION CAREERS

Commercial
Airline Pilot

The commercial airline industry is showing no signs of slowing, and demand for pilots has never been greater!

Licensed
Drone Operator

From real estate imaging to agricultural spraying operations, more and more of everyday life is being impacted by the use of manned and automated drones.

Flight
Attendant

Looking for a job that will allow you to travel and see the world? In addition to pilots, commercial airlines are on the lookout for capable flight attendants!

Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic

Enjoy tinkering and fine-tuning engines? There is a growing need for Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics to keep our planes in the sky!

Certified
Flight Instructor

Enjoy teaching and enabling others? Plenty of opportunities exist to combine your passion with the growing and exciting world of aviation.

Aerospace
Engineer

Put yourself on the front line of innovation, designing the next generation of aviation and aerospace components.

Industry Demographics

KENTUCKY AEROSPACE & AVIATION
EMPLOYMENT BY AGE

KENTUCKY AEROSPACE & AVIATION
EMPLOYMENT BY GENDER & ETHNICITY

KENTUCKY AEROSPACE & AVIATION
EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

*Information from the 2017 Kentucky Aerospace & Aviation Industry Study

AT A GLANCE:

At first glance, there are numerous telling indicators of the current state of Kentucky’s aviation industry:

    • The current industry workforce is aging, and there is a disproportionately small developing workforce in order to replace it.
    • Much can be said about the lack of inclusivity and diversity within Kentucky’s aviation industry in regard to gender and ethnicity.
    • Barriers to Kentucky’s aviation industry are generally moderate.

Industry Demographics

KENTUCKY AEROSPACE & AVIATION
EMPLOYMENT BY AGE

KENTUCKY AEROSPACE & AVIATION
EMPLOYMENT BY GENDER & ETHNICITY

KENTUCKY AEROSPACE & AVIATION
EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

*Information from the 2017 Kentucky Aerospace & Aviation Industry Study

AT A GLANCE:

At first glance, there are numerous telling indicators of the current state of Kentucky’s aviation industry:

    • The current industry workforce is aging, and there is a disproportionately small developing workforce in order to replace it.
    • Much can be said about the lack of inclusivity and diversity within Kentucky’s aviation industry in regard to gender and ethnicity.
    • Barriers to Kentucky’s aviation industry are generally moderate.

Join the
Community

We are happy to announce our partnership with Wings Flight Club, bringing an amazing lineup of speakers that exemplify the endless possibilities of careers within aviation. Be sure to check our event calendar for our next meeting date and for more details!

Join the
Community

We are happy to announce our partnership with Wings Flight Club, bringing an amazing lineup of speakers that exemplify the endless possibilities of careers within aviation. Be sure to check our event calendar for our next meeting date and for more details!

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