National Aviation Academy - Florida:  On June 5, 2008 the Florida Campus launched 2nd Shift Classes with 29 new students. Their training runs from 4:30 PM to 11:30 PM Monday through Friday and they are lead by instructor Jeff Smith. This is an exciting time for the growth of National Aviation Academy and an exciting time for the new students as they train for their new careers. The next 2nd shift class start is scheduled for October 30, 2008. In recognition of strong growth in the Aviation Maintenance Industry, National Aviation Academy has completed the Acquisition of Wyotech's Bedford, MA AMT School on May 1, 2008! Click here for the full press release. GRADUATION DAY April 28th: Congratulations to our graduates! Graduation was held at the Largo Cultural Center on Monday, April 28th! Graduation Photos From April 28th A special thanks to Noah Lagos, A.A.E., Airport Director for St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, for being our keynote speaker. CONGRATULATIONS To Aaron Collaro and Christopher Hensley! On April 26th, our former NAA Graduates, graduated from St. Petersburg College with their A.S. Degrees in Aviation Maintenance Management. Christoper Hensley graduated Summa Cum Laude (Honors with greater than a 3.90 GPA). NAA Students enjoying a nice cook-out during lunch at the hangar on Friday, April 18th! Click here for photos from the hangar on April 18th NAA Students Made it out to Sun 'n Fun for a great time on Friday, April 11th! Click here for photos from Sun 'n Fun on April 11th Due to our involvement with the Tampa Bay Lightning, we decided to take a few photos! Click here for photos from the March 29th Tampa Bay Lightning Game Thank you to everyone that helped make our March 15th Open House a great success. Click here for photos from the March 15th Open House Thanks to Scott Baumeier,  Boeing Senior Manager for 787 Preflight and Delivery Operations, for being our Keynote Speaker for the February 11th Graduation. Mr. Baumeier was quite the inspiration to our graduates just starting out as AMTs. Click here for more information about Scott Baumeier GRADUATION DAY Feb 11th:  Congratulations to our graduates from the AMT program that started November 16, 2006! Graduation was held at the Largo Cultural Center. Annual Open House Results! - Our Annual Open House with Career Fair and Car Show in January was a great success! Click here for photos from the January Open House Career Fair Open House - 11 Jan 08:  Participants Included: Boeing, Cessna, Aerotek, American Eagle, ASA, MESA Air Group, CSC, URS, Empire Aero Center, AAR, PEMCO, TIMCO and Granite Services International for January 11th. The following organizations were also on site: NCATT ­ National Center for Aircraft Technician Training, AEA ­ Aircraft Electrical Association and St. Petersburg College ­ Continuing your Aviation Maintenance Education Our 2nd Annual Car Show & Open House on 12 Jan 08 raised over $3,000 to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Boeing’s Open House at NAA’s Career Fair and Open House, January 11, 2008 - (PDF) Download Open House/Car Show Poster (PDF) Career Development: Joshua Morales (NAA Alumni) from United Space Alliance recently visited the Academy to talk about his involvement with the Space Shuttle and Aviation Maintenance. Education: NAA has 5 Aviation Maintenance Technical Programs to choose from. - Find out now if you are a candidate for an Aviation Maintenance Career? NAA is offering it’s programs in a 2nd Shift schedule starting June 5, 2008 - Need to keep your day job? Want to upgrade your career? Exciting opportunities await you; call today to reserve your future: 800-659-2080 NCATT News with NAA’s Instructor Gary Monti "On April 2, 2007 in Orlando, Florida, at the annual meeting of the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) it was announced that National Aviation Academy’s Avionics Program was the first program accredited by the National Center for Aircraft Technician Training." Click here for the Full Story WikiPedia - We have been added as an article in WikiPedia's Encylopedia-  Learn more about us. MySpace - NAA now has a MySpace presence. - Are you an Alumni, current student or potential student? Become our Friend today! NCATT Accredited - NAA is the 1st NCATT Accredited Training Facility in the World!