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    CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT HOSTS STUDENT AVIATION CAREER EXPO (ACE)

    Prospective students can visit with Aviation industry professionals and meet with the Nation's top schools, tour aircraft display and more at Chicago Executive Airport, Signature Flight Support, 1071 South Wolf Road, Hangar 10, Bays 1 & 2 Wheeling, Illinois 60090 on Saturday, September 19, 2009, from 10:00am to 3:00pm at Chicago Executive's Aviation Career Expo (ACE).

    Representatives from Aviation Explorers, Civil Air Patrol, Daniel Webster College, Indiana State University, Kent State University, Kishwaukee College, Palwaukee Flyers, Parks Aviation - Saint Louis University, Purdue University, Southern Illinois University, University of Dubuque, Lewis University, United States Air Force and ROTC, United States Army ROTC, United States Marine Corp, The 99S - Chicago Area Chapter, Flight World, University of North Dakota, Western Michigan University, Windy City Flyers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, PAPA at Chicago Executive, Institute of Aviation at the University of Illinois, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and Leading Edge.

    The event will feature keynote speaker, JAMAIL LARKINS, Chairman of the Board for Careers in Aviation at 1pm.

    From the ripe age of 12 when Jamail Larkins stepped inside an airplane and co-piloted his first flight with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Program, he was hooked for life. Falling in love at first flight, Jamail decided he would do whatever it took to continue flying, including petitioning the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to let him fly solo at the age of 13. He didn't get the answer he was looking for, so he headed to Canada where the age requirement was only 14. It was there he became one of the youngest American pilots to solo a powered aircraft in Canada. A few years later at the age of 16, Jamail became the National Spokesman of the EAA Vision of Eagles Program, a youth education initiative of the EAA Aviation Foundation. In this role, Jamail was able to use his passion to promote the career possibilities available to aviation enthusiasts, young and old alike.

    In 2002, Jamail became the National Spokesman for Careers in Aviation, a non-profit organization that promotes and provides aviation opportunities to young people. Because of his passion for flying, ability to connect with youth and his role with Careers in Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), the top aviation school in the country, recruited Jamail to bring attention to the exciting yet declining industry of aviation. Together they founded the Dream Launch Tour, a national tour designed to educated students about career opportunities in the aviation industry and to motivate students to reach for their dreams. Today, at 25 years old, Jamail serves on the board of two large aviation non-profit organizations and is the Chairman of the Board for Careers in Aviation. He continues to grow his primary company, Ascension Aircraft, Inc., and hopes to double the amount of planes the company currently owns, in the next year. www.jamaillarkins.com

    Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Attendance and parking are FREE!

    The Aviation Career Exposition (ACE) is sponsored by Chicago Executive Airport, Public Awareness for Chicago Executive Airport (PACE), CABAA, Signature Flight Support, Atlantic Aviation, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., The City of Prospect Heights and The Village of Wheeling.

    Chicago Executive Airport is a powerful economic engine for the City of Wheeling, the Village of Prospect Heights the surrounding communities, the region and the entire Midwest. In addition to the firms profiled here, dozens of other enterprises contribute to the economic vitality of the airport. Aviation related businesses, both on and off the field, employ hundreds of technical experts, managers, pilots, mechanics and support staff. The airport produces direct and indirect economics benefits including sales tax revenue, increased business activity for local industry and retail operations including hotels, restaurants, and a wide range of aviation related and not-related enterprises. Chicago Executive Airport, an intergovernmental cooperative of the City of Prospect Heights and the Village of Wheeling, is a major aviation facility catering primarily to general aviation and the corporate aviation user.

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