
We are honored to offer scholarships to support our members, their families, and future aviation leaders in achieving their academic and professional goals. Since 1989, the AAAE Foundation has issued more than 3,540 scholarships totaling more than $6.83 million.
Application Deadline: March 14, 2025


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Upcoming Events

South Central Chapter AAAE Southwest Airports Partnership Conference

Airport Certified Employee (ACE) Lighting Virtual Training

Airport 101 Virtual Training
Since 1989, Airport Safety and Operations Specialist (ASOS) Schools have become a regular and recurring part of virtually every airport's training program for operations personnel. These professional schools are specifically tailored to airport personnel responsible for the day-to-day operations of public-use and shared-use airports throughout the United States.
February 10-11, 2025| 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST Daily | Live ONLINE Training
February 12-13, 2025| 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST Daily | Live ONLINE Training
March 1-2, 2025 | Hershey, PA
April 26-27, 2025 | Buffalo, NY
April 26-27, 2025 | Buffalo, NY
Interactive Employee Training
Our Interactive Employee Training (IET) provides engaging, high-quality training content to airports and aviation firms. Courses may be hosted using our web-based Learning Suite for tracking and reporting training results or content may be produced for an organization’s existing LMS.
Why Choose IET?
IET Is Flexible: Regulations, airport layouts, and badge colors change over time, so IET has been built to accommodate quick and easy changes. | |
IET Is Scalable: IET runs on multiple platforms, allowing employees to train in a variety of ways away from the training room. | |
IET Is Customizable: IET supports custom training content to fulfill each unique need. |
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International Association of Airport Executives
The International Association of Airport Executives (IAAE) was created to effectively address the challenges of managing airports in a global economy by providing advanced airport management education and professional development around the world.


“There is SO much that AAAE provides/makes available to our industry. I always say, ‘AAAE provides me with the opportunity to show my competencies through tangible means’. Without the certification programs and achievements available through AAAE, those that really want to stand out – wouldn’t be able to. Thank you so much for all that the AAAE staff does for our industry."

"Personally, I attribute a lot of my growth in this industry to my early and often engagement with the association. The events, the networking opportunities, and the programs all have been able to put us in a place of direct access to airport leaders and partners and allowed us to share our thought leadership and expertise."
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"The professional development grant from AAAE was quite beneficial to me...The workshop '123, A.A.E.' has helped to renew my interest in pursuing my accreditation. I can't thank AAAE enough for the opportunity to attend the Annual Conference and will look forward to attending future conferences through my organization."
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