Aviation
School of Transportation Technology
Lumley Aviation Center, Montoursville, PA · (570) 320-8037
Located at the Williamsport Regional Airport, just seven miles east of the main campus, Pennsylvania College of Technology's Lumley Aviation Center offers one of the finest aviation instructional facilities in the nation. It is also home to the world's only authorized training facility for employees and clients of aviation leader, Textron Lycoming.
The Aviation Department offers:
- a bachelor's degree that combines the airframe and powerplant subjects with avionics enabling the graduate to work on the integrated systems found on today's modern aircraft
- FAA-approved associate's degree and two-year certificate in aircraft maintenance and repair
- a state-of-the-art Aviation facility, completed in 1993, with $1 million invested in the aviation electronics lab
- a fleet of College-owned aircraft and a licensed repair facility for private aircraft
- faculty with a wide range of experience, recently honored with the FAA's diamond award (the highest level award based on faculty training)
Aviation News
Six Students From Ireland Receive Aviation Instruction
June 2009
Penn College recently hosted six students and a faculty member from the Institute of Technology Carlow in Ireland. The group took a three-credit class, specifically the Lycoming Engine Service School and Disassembly/Reassembly course taught by associate professor Jim E. Doebler. The students were accompanied by Paul Gibbons, who visited in February. The group stayed in the Village at Penn College, going to class at the Lumley Aviation Center in Montoursville and having some Susquehanna Valley-specific fun while here. They attended the Piper Fly-in in Lock Haven and the Crosscutters home opener, rode the Hiawatha and visited Knoebel’s Grove. The International Programs Office is thrilled that a trip to their school in November and Gibbons' visit to Penn College has yielded a successful experience for a group of IT Carlow students.Photos by Shanin L. Dougherty, international programs specialist
Aviation Students Attend 2009 Helicopter Expo
May 2009
Three sophomores and two graduates in the aviation maintenance technology major at Penn College attended the 2009 Heli-Expo held Feb. 22-24 in Anaheim, Calif.. Attending were students Nathaniel A. Seacat, Lititz; Joshua E. Swanger, Northumberland; and Miles H. Weston, Newport, Va.; and alumni Wesley C. Miller, Reading, and Daniel C. Fantoni, Nottingham. Miller and Fantoni are employed by Keystone Helicopter, a division of Sikorsky Global Helicopters, in Coatesville. They participated in manufacturers' technical briefings and a job fair. William Stepp III, associate professor of aviation, also attended.Photos provided by William Stepp III
Impressive Corporate Aircraft Returns to Aviation Center for Career Fair
April 2009
Philip Morris International brought its 2007 Gulfstream G-550 to the Williamsport Regional Airport on Thursday to attend Penn College's Aviation Career Fair. Students toured the aircraft, which first visited the Lumley Aviation Center in 2007, when it was brand-new. During the Career Fair, Jim Delamater and Brian F. Popeck (a 2007 aviation maintenance technology graduate of Penn College) interviewed candidates for a maintenance internship. Air Wisconsin, Duncan Aviation (Battle Creek) and Sterling Helicopters also attended the career fair. Although economic conditions prevented a large number of companies from recruiting at the career fair, the attendees' needs accounted for more openings than than there are graduates.Information and photos provided by Thomas D. Inman, associate professor of avionics; additional photo from Kenneth L. Barto, student photographer
Visiting Irish Professor Meets Penn College Faculty, Students
February 2009
A professor at the Institute of Technology in Carlow, Ireland,
recently spent two days with faculty and students at Penn College.
“Penn College’s aviation facilities are top-notch," said Paul Gibbons, who also met with faculty from the institution’s School of Business and Computer Technologies. The colleges are investigating a collaborative educational project. Corporate Partner to Be Featured on Science Channel
January 2009
Lycoming Engines, a longtime partner of Penn College's aviation program – providing scholarships to students and jobs to graduates – will be featured on the “How It’s Made” show at 9 p.m. Friday on The Science Channel. "Our engines are always in high demand in the general aviation market because of our technology, commitment to quality and continuous improvement," said Ian Walsh, Lycoming's senior vice president and general manager. "The transformation of our operations has given us a world-class facility to go with our premier workforce and processes. We are a natural fit for ‘How It’s Made’ and we are proud to have taken part in it." (In the Williamsport area, The Science Channel is on Comcast channels 110 and 194, Dish Network channel 193 and DirecTV channel 284.) More about Lycoming's participation in the program, which will be rebroadcast on The Science Channel and The Discovery Channel, is available online.