BSU Aviation Plans Career & Info Expo

New Bedford – Recruiters from more than a dozen airlines and the will be featured at a spring Career & Information Expo at BSU Aviation on Saturday, April 14 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

The inaugural event is open to Bridgewater State University students – current and future – and to the general public. Participation will count for FAA Wings credit.

The event, at BSU Aviation in the New Bedford Municipal Airport, will include presentations, tours of the facility at 1852 Shawmut Ave., the university’s 11 aircraft and hands-on flight simulators.

Domenic LaFauci, staff assistant for records and compliance at BSU Aviation and Master CFI, will be among a series of presenters that include AcroJet LLC and James Albright.

Participating airlines and vendors are: Republic Airline, PlaneSense, CommutAir, ExpressJet Airlines, Wiggins Airways, Cape Air, Endeavor Air, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Skyline Flight, US ANG, Textron, LinearAir, AOPA, FAA, Tradewind Aviation and Gama Aviation.

In addition to the flight track, BSU Aviation offers a track in management, where graduates qualify for positions in airport management at sites both large and small as well as the Federal Aviation Administration. Both the flight and management tracks in the bachelor’s degree program are designed to be completed in four years.

For more information visit Facebook.com/BSUAviation, mybridgew.edu/departments/Aviation, or email dLaFauci@bridgew.edu/. BSU Aviation is AABI (Aviation Accreditation Board International) accredited.