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... 1 The aviation industry, now just short of 120 years after the Wright Brothers' epic first flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, enplanes about 858 million passengers annually,1 drives employment for more than 10 million people,2 provides almost 20,000 landing facilities,3 and contributes more than $1.5 trillion to the U.S. economy.4 Ironically, the industry's strength has now become its weakness.
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... 2 Promoting Aviation Career Education in High Schools and Community Colleges 3. The development of more partnerships between community colleges and airports would not only prove beneficial to students, but also serve to strengthen community colleges and their relationships with the airport industry.

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