The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) today announced the winners of the 2016 RAAA Scholarships.
Three companies, Ansett Aviation Training, Hawker Pacific and Jeppesen, all provided scholarship funding for candidates to continue their aviation training.
The scholarships and winners for 2016 are:
RAAA Ansett Aviation Training Scholarship
Funded by Ansett Aviation Training, with a total value of $22,000. The scholarship winners will together undergo a complete endorsement on either the Beechcraft Super Kingair B200 or Fairchild Metroliner III/23 aircraft types.
Brenton Anderson from Airline Academy of Australia
James Trudgett from Moorabbin Flying Services
RAAA Hawker Pacific Avionics Scholarship
Funded by Hawker Pacific with a value of $5,000. Funds are to be used to assist the recipient to attend the AEA International Convention and Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana from 13-16 March 2017.
Karl Spiessl from Aviation Training Services Victoria
RAAA Hawker Pacific Airframe Scholarship
Funded by Hawker Pacific with a value of $5,000. The recipient receives a cheque which is to go towards the ongoing costs of their training.
Alexander Blanch from Sharp Airlines
RAAA Jeppesen Pilot Scholarship
Funded by Jeppesen Australia with a value of $5,000. The recipient receives a cheque which is to go towards the ongoing costs of their training.
Jack Wilson from University of New South Wales
RAAA Jeppesen Avionics Scholarship
Funded by Jeppesen Australia with a value of $5,000. The recipient receives a cheque which is to go towards the ongoing costs of their training.
Karl Spiessl from Aviation Training Services Victoria (also a winner of one of the Hawker Pacific Scholarships)
RAAA CEO, Mike Higgins, said “the scholarships administered by the RAAA are very prestigious awards. For our industry to flourish we need dedicated engineers and pilots and this year we were delighted with the quality and detail included by all the applicants.
"This made it very difficult to pick the winners but nevertheless this is what we had to do.”
Presentations were made officially at the RAAA convention in the Hunter Valley last week.