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County Commissioner’s Message
Heather Moraitis
District I Commissioner
CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE
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From the Desk of District 1 Commissioner Heather Moraitis
istrict 1 is home to the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) and FXE is
addressing the issue regarding the aviation workforce skills gap. There is a
Dgrowing demand for workers in the aviation industry and the Executive
Airport is home to a variety of businesses working hard to train a talented workforce.
Over the next 20 years, statistics show that globally there is a need and opportunity
for people to pursue aviation careers:
• Almost 40,000 new airplanes will be built in the next 20 years
• Highly trained workforce will be needed – over 2,000,000 new
aviation personnel
• 617,000 new pilots will be needed
• 670,000 new technicians will be needed
• 814,000 new cabin crew members will be needed
Students interested in careers in aviation can learn more from Broward College (BC):
www.broward.edu/academics/programs/aviation/Pages/default.aspx. BC has a
comprehensive program in a number of areas, which can provide students with
information they can use to pursue aviation training.
I recently hosted an Aviation Career Night for high school students interested in
aviation careers at FXE in partnership with Broward College and Banyan Air.
Please contact my office if you would like to have more information from this forum.
Sincerely,
Heather Moraitis
District I Commissioner
Upcoming Meetings:
Please join me from 6:00PM – 7:00PM for a District 1 Pre-agenda Meeting:
• April 30th at Beach Community Center, 3351 NE 33rd Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308
• May 14th at George English Community Center, 1101 Bayview Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
For More Information:
• An overview of current District 1 and Citywide Public Works Projects, including
water & sewer infrastructure, can be found at gis.fortlauderdale.gov/LauderWorks.
• Sign-up for Email Updates/Newsletters to get additional links to important city
information, upcoming events, photos, commission agendas and meeting
reminders for district meetings. Please contact District 1 Assistant Melissa
Coningsby, MConingsby@fortlauderdale.gov or 954-828-5033, to receive emails
or to schedule an appointment.
• Follow Commissioner Moraitis on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn @heathermoraitis
• Learn more about District 1 at fortlauderdale.gov/moraitis
Executive Airport Noise Abatement Reporting Line:
Neighbors may call a 24-hour Aircraft Noise Abatement Reporting Line at
954-828-6666 to report excessively loud aircraft.
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