RUSTON, La. (KNOE) - Louisiana Tech is hosting the SAFECON Regionals, where the school’s aviation students compete against other universities across the South.

One of the competition’s judges, who is a certified instructor at LA Tech, Gabriel Freeman, says this provides unique opportunities that he hopes will bring more people into the airline industry.

“As airliners with captains and the older people, such as 50 plus, 60 plus years old, they’re approaching retirement age,” Freeman said. “So, we’re going to have a gap in those captain roles, where then the younger airline pilots that move up in captain roles, now there’s a gap in the younger airline first officers. So, people like us and collegiate programs are next in line for those seats. We encourage students to get involved in aviati

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