JULY 16, 2024 — UTSA is hosting a dozen students who are enrolled in a free Air Force-sponsored program that inspires young people to explore careers in aviation. The AIM High Flight Academy offers students a chance to receive personalized training from the U.S. Air Force and certified flight instructors.

“Hosting the AIM HIGH Flight Academy allows us to showcase UTSA and our programs to a group of prospective students while also raising the university's profile,” said Chris Combs, the Dee Howard Memorial Endowed Faculty Fellow in the UTSA Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering Program director. 

The flight academy is part of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC), which is headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. San Antonio International Airport (SAT) facilitates agreements between the AETC programs and participating universities. This is the first year UTSA has participated.