Rising Aviation High School
In The Media
June 6, 2026
Incoming RAHS Student Alessandro Yllescas Shares His Experience Flying
In the recent EAA Chaper 168 Newsletter Alessandro shared his love for aviation and excitement to soon start attending Rising Aviation High School for the 2026-2027 school year. Alessandro has already logged five hours of flight time before starting 9th grade and loves flying a variety of aircraft in flight simulators while he waits until he’s old enough to earn his private pilot certificate. Click the image to read his full article.
June 1, 2026
Aviation Technician Education Council: Pathway Partner Spotlight
The Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) featured Rising Aviation High School as one of their pathway partners, leading high school students to careers in aircraft maintenance. ATEC was founded in 1961 with a mission to promote and support aviation maintenance technician education. They recognized RAHS for strengthening the AMT pipeline and being a “valuable example of how education and industry can work together to prepare future aviation professionals.”
May 19, 2026
Choose Aerospace Featured Program: Rising Aviation High School
Choose Aerospace is a nonprofit organization focused on increasing the aerospace workforce pipeline. They operate a number of programs, including the Choose Aerospace curriculum that Rising Aviation uses with their aircraft maintenance program. Rising Aviation was recently featured on their website after winning the AMC-Verticon competition.
May 10, 2026
Rising Aviation High Schools Students Win Maintenance Competition
Rising Aviation High School maintenance students won 7 out of 9 events at the Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition during VERTICON 2026. The RAHS team also won the Top Overall spot, beating out professional military, commercial, and university teams from across the country. Students had to complete 9 different real world aviation maintenance tasks and were then scored by a panel of judges. Book a tour today to see our award winning aircraft maintenance program.
April 2, 2026
Rising Aviation High Schools MRO Students in Aviation Week
“A new generation of aviation maintenance technicians outshone even seasoned professionals at the Aerospace Maintenance Council’s recent competition at Verticon in Atlanta. A team of high school students from a recently established aircraft maintenance technology (AMT) program beat out 22 teams—including ones from university-level programs, the U.S. Air Force and an airline—to win the competition.”
July 25, 2023
Airlines Struggle to Recruit New Hires Amid Travel Surges
Training the next generation of aviation professionals, Rising Aviation was featured in the following CBS News story. You can see us at the 2:55 mark!
With a record-setting summer for travel at the nation’s airports, an employee shortage threatens delays and cancellations. In this special joint investigation, CBS News’ senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave teamed up with CBS Stations’ national investigative correspondent Stephen Stock to look at what’s being done to solve the staffing shortage – including taking a look at the tremendous opportunities available to high school-aged teens at Rising Aviation.
July 6, 2023
Rising Aviation High School at the Heart of Addison Airport Receives Plano Mom Seal of Approval
Rising Aviation High School, located near Addison Airport in Plano, Texas, has proudly received the esteemed Plano Mom seal of approval. With its specialized curriculum in aviation and aerospace sciences, the school offers students unique opportunities to learn in a dynamic environment. The recognition signifies Rising Aviation High School’s commitment to academic excellence and its ability to provide a supportive and enriching atmosphere where students can thrive. Parents in the Plano community can trust in the quality education and future career prospects their children will receive at Rising Aviation High School, further solidifying its reputation as a premier institution in the area.
June 28, 2023
Addison Mayor Bruce Arfsten Visits RAHS Summer Camp
Mayor Arfsten, along with airport officials, visited Rising Aviation High School’s summer camp program, which is gaining national press coverage for its aviation-focused curriculum. The visit aimed to engage with students and faculty, highlighting the importance of their aviation aspirations and their potential positive impact on the town and industry. To learn more about Rising Aviation’s efforts in educating the next generation of aviation enthusiasts, visit their website.
May 1, 2023
Thrust Flight Announces Partnership with RAHS
Our Airport neighbor, Thrust Flight has partnered with Rising Aviation High School to provide flight training to students starting in their junior year. This collaboration will integrate flight training into the school’s curriculum, better equipping students for future success in the aviation industry. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to enroll in Thrust Flight’s Zero Time to Airline program. More information to come!
September 8, 2022
Texas high school turns into flight school, focuses on aviation careers
FOX Business’ Connell McShane reports from Rising Aviation High School in Addison, Texas, where students aim to ‘inspire’ their peers to become pilots.
June 23, 2022
Texas high school’s flight lessons may help solve pilot shortage
Raising the next generation of pilots. Several airlines are struggling with staffing shortages, which could make flights this summer more expensive. Rising Aviation High School in Addison, Texas, could help with the pilot shortage.
June 22, 2022
Galaxy FBO hosts Rising Aviation Summer Camp at Addison Airport
On Wednesday, June 22nd – Galaxy FBO team hosted the summer camp at our temporary hangar at the Addison Airport, to educate the students on Fixed Base Operations, from ground support line services to customer support. Students enjoyed checking out…
Rising Aviation Celebrates New School
The Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially welcome Rising Aviation High School to the Addison community. Mayor Joe Chow and Mayor Pro Tempore Guillermo Quintanilla helped welcome the school to Addison. They were joined by Airport Director Joel Jenkinson, Economic Development & Tourism Director Orlando Campos, Economic Development Manager Wilson Kerr, and Tourism Manager Alisha Holmberg.
Located on the west side of the Addison Airport, Rising Aviation educates high school students who have career aspirations in aviation, wish to expand their aviation industry skill set, or simply want a challenging educational experience in a safe and secure private school setting. The school utilizes 20+ years of alternative educational expertise and has created a unique blended learning model that they call STEAM – Science Technology Engineering Aviation Math.
April 21, 2022
New North Texas high school focuses on aviation and aerospace training
There’s a new high school in North Texas teaching the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals. It’s called Rising Aviation in Addison. It’s our area’s only aviation and aerospace-centric high school.
April 21, 2022
First-ever North Texas aviation school holds grand opening at Addison Airport
The first aviation and aerospace school in North Texas celebrated its grand opening at Addison Airport. One goal of Rising Aviation High School is to get more students interested in high-demand aviation careers.
June 15, 2022
New School in North Texas Could Be Key to Solving Staffing Issues in Aviation Industry
Rising Aviation High School in Addison is literally a high school for students who want to fly straight into a career in the aviation industry.
