Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority

First class graduates from control tower program in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The first graduates of a new Control Tower Operator Partnership Program in Selma — are now ready to start careers in the aviation industry. Drew Pacer of Ohio is one of seven new graduates of Advanced ATC’s CTOP program. “This program is specifically designed to help the FAA staffing levels in the federal contract world,”…

Rural Aviation Consortium provides pathway to aviation career

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A partnership between Wallace Community College Selma — the Craig Field Airport Authority — and Marion Military Institute — aims to transform the Black Belt region — through aviation. It’s called the Rural Aviation Consortium. And its goal is to provide students with a pathway to a career in aviation. Officials say the new program…

WCCS Aviation Day returns to Craig Field Airport in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Hundreds of students from around the Black Belt were at Craig Field in Selma yesterday — for Aviation Day 2024. Aviation Day is sponsored by Wallace Community College Selma — and Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority. Students got a chance to tour and explore over a dozen different planes and helicopters. There were also…

Manufacturing company bringing high-paying jobs to Dallas Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– New high-paying jobs are on the way to the Selma and Dallas County area. Colclasher Enterprises is opening a new multi-million dollar plastic pipe manufacturing facility at Craig Field Industrial Park. The site for the new plant features a roughly 40,000 square foot building — sitting on about a 19 acre plot of land. “We’re…