Aviation Program

Program Mission

The Aviation Program provides baccalaureate and graduate degree options to a wide population which includes the state of Arizona, and the national and international air transportation community for those who intend to pursue a career in aeronautical management technology and desire a technical education foundation for a lifetime of continued learning and professional development. Faculty expertise supports scholarly activities in the aeronautical profession and service to the profession.

Mission statements for:

• Air Traffic Management
• Air Transportation Management
• Professional Flight

Program Goals and Objectives

The Aviation Program is striving to be nationally recognized as the leading academic program in aeronautical management technology by providing students the highest quality education available in both the flight and management areas at the undergraduate level, and in aeronautical management and aviation human factors at the graduate level. View a detailed listing of the programs goals and objectives.

Student Resources

• Flight Training Costs (effective July 13, 2009)
• Internships
• Student Handbook
• Student Clubs
• Flight and Airline Links

Facilities

Students enrolled in Aviation Program have access to state-of-the-art flight simulators, and one of only three altitude chambers in the United States associated with a university.

• Flight Simulators
• Ottosen Air Traffic Control Simulation Laboratory
• Del E. Webb Foundation High Altitude Chamber Lab

Partnerships

Mesa Air Group/Mesa Pilot Development: Airline Bridge Training Program
The Aviation Program, along with flight provider Mesa Pilot Development, a Mesa Air Group company, has developed the Airline Bridge Training Program with Mesa Air Group, one of the largest regional airlines in the country. Visit the Mesa Pilot Development Web site for more information about the Airline Bridge Training Program.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
The Aviation Program has a partnership with Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. This partnership has led to the ASU/Mesa Air Hangar and Training Center. The facility, which is a joint project among ASU, Mesa Air, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority and Arizona Department of Transportation, is located at the airport and is used for conducting general aircraft maintenance, sheltering many of the aircraft and preparing pilots before they take a plane up in the air.