More than a thousand local high school students got a peak at their potential futures in the aviation field on Wednesday, Oct. 25, during the Los Angeles International Airport’s eighth annual Aviation Career Day.
The event, hosted at the airport’s Flight Path Museum and Learning Center, featured representatives from various commercial airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration and more.
Students board an airplane during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Students board an airplane during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Connor Subrize of Canyon High School checks out a helicopter during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Jefferson Ramirez poses for a 360 degree image during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Isabelle Hylton from Da Vinci Communications High School sits in an airplane for the first time, during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
L-R Favour Chukwu of Morningside High School chats with JetBlue pilot, Eric Wiskus, in the cockpit of a passenger airliner, during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Jesus Hernandez of Inglewood High School looks in the cockpit of a NASA T34 airplane during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Douglas G. Webster, LAWA Deputy Executive Director for Operations, welcomes stunning to the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Washington High School students pet Hugo Maxwell and LAX Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUP) Golden Retriever, during the eighth annual LAX Aviation Career Day in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Los Angeles World Airports welcomed more than 1,000 high-school students from LAUSD and other area districts to explore careers in airlines, piloting, flight attendants, mechanics, public safety personnel and more. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Students got an inside look at various aircraft, learned about the myriad types of jobs available within the aviation field, and chatted about the industry with flight attendants, mechanics and public safety personnel, among others.
The students hailed from the Los Angeles Unified School District and other local school districts.
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