From the West Alabama Newsroom– Wallace Community College Selma — and Craig Field Airport & Industrial Authority — partnered to host the 14th Annual Aviation Day in Selma. Aviation Day brings students from all over the Black Belt — out to Craig Field — to learn about the aviation industry. Students get an up-close look into the industry at the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority in Selma announces a changing of the guard in the organization’s leadership. Air Force Colonel Ryan Corrigan will take over as the executive director of the authority — on November 1st. His 25 year aviation career includes experience as an international airline pilot — and an F-16 fighter…
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,”…
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…
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…
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…
