Orlando
Your career in aviation is ready for take off
It’s not up in the air why Orlando is the best place to continue your career in aviation and aerospace – with clear skies and lots of pilot schools in the region, it’s safe landing here.
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#1 for STEM Job Growth in the U.S.
Forbes, 2018
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75 Million Annual Visitors
Visit Orlando, 2019
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UCF is the Nation’s No. 1 Aerospace and Defense Workforce Supplier
Aviation Week, 2015-2019
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Orlando Averages 233 Sunny Days Per Year
National Climatic Data Center, 2019
WHERE LOW COSTS OF LIVING AND HIGH-PAYING JOBS COLLIDE
Companies hiring Aviation Professionals
Orlando has the second highest flight training employment in the country, with almost four times the amount of flight training jobs as the national average.
Aerojet Rocketdyne
Aerojet Rocketdyne
Company: Aerojet Rocketdyne
Industry: Aerospace
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 1000-5000
Top Job Categories: Inspectors, Engineers, Assemblers, Technicians
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-class developer and manufacturer of advanced propulsion and energetics systems for customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and other agencies and companies, both in the United States and abroad.
Delta Airlines
Delta Airlines
Company: Delta Airlines
Industry: Aviation and Airlines
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 1000-5000
Top Job Categories: Flight Attendent, Airport Customer Service, Flight Operations
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Delta Air Lines is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier.
JetBlue
JetBlue
Company: JetBlue
Industry: Aviation and Airlines
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 1000-5000
Top Job Categories: Engineers
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: JetBlue operates one of its three national training centers at Orlando International Airport (MCO), called its Orlando Support Campus.
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Company: Lockheed Martin
Industry: Aerospace
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 5000-10000
Top Job Categories: Software Technicians, Organizational Development & Change Management Consultant, Systems Engineer
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Lockheed Martin operates its Missiles and Fire Control research and development and manufacturing as well as its Training and Logistics Solutions facility focused on simulation-based training in the Orlando region.
Leidos
Leidos
Company: Leidos
Industry: Aviation, Aerospace and Defense, Energy
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 500-1000
Top Job Categories: Software Developers, Software Engineers, Project Managers
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Leidos is an American defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research company.
Allegiant Airlines
Allegiant Airlines
Company: Allegiant Airlines
Industry: Aviation and Airlines
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 500-1000
Top Job Categories: Flight Services
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Allegiant Air is an American budget airline that operates scheduled and charter flights.
FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International
Company: FlightSafety International
Industry: Aviation and Airlines
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 0-50
Top Job Categories: Simulator Instructor, Second in Command, Human Resources Generalist
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations.
Signature Flight Support
Signature Flight Support
Company: Signature Flight Support
Industry: Aviation and Airlines
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 0-50
Top Job Categories: Line Service Technicians, Fuel Operations, Analysts
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Signature Flight Support is a network of Fixed Base Operators, with over 100 locations. Signature’s worldwide compilation of FBOs deliver support services for business and private aviation, including refueling and hangarage.
Orlando Makes Cents
Living in Orlando serves up savings like sunshine – there’s plenty of it.
“To stay in Central Florida is the best decision I ever made….”
– Diedra Toye
CEO at Aerostar Training Services
Continue Your Career
Orlando universities have dedicated degrees and programs in aerospace, avionics, and aviation maintenance. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona campus produces hundreds of aviation-related graduates each year.
University of Central Florida
Avionics Technician Program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
College of Aviation
Florida Tech
F.I.T. Aviation
Valencia College
Aviation Maintenance Technician Program
Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE) estimates that the global commercial fleet will need 440,000 active pilots by 2027. Getting certified as a commercial pilot has never been easier in Orlando.
AeroStar Training Services
Located at Kissimmee Gateway Airport
FlightSafety
Orlando Learning Center
L3 Harris Airline Academy
Professional Pilot Program
SIMCOM Aviation Training
Located in Lee Vista and Parksouth
Stay In The Know
Aviation Training Firm SIMCOM Expands Headquarters in Orlando
Why JetBlue Trains its Pilots in Orlando Success Story
Aerostar’s Deidra Toye Takes Pilot Training to New Heights in Central Florida
Orlando: A World Leader in Simulation Technology
Aviation Training Takes Off in Orlando
Allegiant Breaks Ground on Training Center in Orlando
#ThisIsOrlando
Become part of Orlando’s Story
“This community is filled with smart people making it their goal to make Orlando the place to be – it’s cool to be part of that.”
“To stay in Central Florida is the best decision I ever made.”
“Orlando is the epicenter, for the whole world, in simulation and training. And thats pretty exciting.”
“When it comes to schools, church and community, there lots of different offerings here in Central Florida.”
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