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Janco Receives Coveted Aviation Education Award

On July 3, the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) announced the induction of Tony Janco into the Crown Circle, an award recognizing excellence in leadership and innovation in aerospace education.

Janco, the 2011 recipient of ARSA’s Leo Westin Award, has more than 35 years of experience in aviation maintenance and now advises the FAA Aircraft Maintenance Division. Over the past four decades, he has developed programs to provide hands-on maintenance experience for kids and worked to draw more students into aviation repair careers.



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