Provided by Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP/Globe Newswire
TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP (Nieuport) is pleased to launch the Future Leadership for Youth (FLY) Program by hosting an aviation education day for 15 youth from the local community. Nieuport is owner and operator of the Passenger Terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, which is the ninth busiest airport in Canada serving over 2.8 million passengers annually.
“Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is situated in downtown Toronto, where there is tremendous potential to introduce young people to a career path in aviation and an airport environment – and as the Terminal Owner we can help to facilitate that,” said Neil Pakey, CEO of Nieuport. “Our goal with the Future Leadership for Youth Program is to introduce young people to career opportunities that would help them soar to new heights.”
To launch the first education day, Nieuport partnered with a registered charity, Broad Reach Foundation For Youth Leaders – a local community organization working with over 300 youth annually that Nieuport Aviation has proudly sponsored since 2018.
During the education day, students listened to presentations and received a behind-the-scenes tour of the Terminal led by Nieuport staff specializing in airport operations, safety and security, terminal planning, facilities management, project management and commercial management.
Nieuport has more FLY education activities planned, including presentations at Ontario colleges and universities to discuss aviation and airport careers and to raise awareness of the opportunities with Nieuport. Community outreach and engagement programs are part of Nieuport’s plan to strengthen its partnership with the local community and promote its values of collaboration, excellence, and integrity.
“The slogan of this new program is ‘taking your future to new heights.’ We have a great plan in place to continue showing to youth and students that the sky is not the limit in the world of aviation,” Pakey added.