LeTourneau University (LETU) is hosting a day of exploring careers in the aviation industry for high school students from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at its educational center at the McKinney National Airport, 1500 Industrial Blvd. in McKinney.

The event will feature free airplane rides, on a first-come, first-served basis, for high school students with parental permission. 

Display aircraft will include an LETU Citabria, an aircraft from DFW-based regional carrier Envoy Airlines, an aircraft from Wichita, Kansas-based manufacturer Cessna, and an air ambulance from the McKinney-based First Flight. The Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) also plans to bring an aircraft for display.  

Click here to register for this free event.  For more information, email Cullen Hippler, student services coordinator, or call 214-932-1169.

LeTourneau University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across a range of disciplines and delivery models at LETU’s residential campus in Longview, Texas, and in hybrid and fully online options at centers in Dallas, Houston and McKinney.  For additional information, visit www.letu.edu.