For Immediate Release

July 27, 2018

Contact:

Elise Durham
Director of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0085
elise.durham@atl.com

Andrew Gobeil
Deputy Director of Communications
(404) 227-2884 
andy.gobeil@atl.com

Hartsfield-Jackson to Sponsor Hank Stewart Foundation Youth Career Expo

Expo will host 250 metro Atlanta high school students

ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), in partnership with the Hank Stewart Foundation, will host a career expo to offer 250 metro Atlanta high school students insight on careers in aviation and technology. The July 27 event will include three major elements: a career expo for students to engage in one-on-one dialogue with aviation professionals, a teen talk show where students will interview industry professionals about their careers, and a helicopter landing to inspire students about the fascinating world of flight.

WHO:                            Shaylyn Estelle, President, Hank Stewart Foundation

Julie Alexander Nixon, Flight Attendant, Delta Air Lines   
Jennifer Ogunsola, Communications Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 
Joshua Herring, Licensed Pilot and Student, Arabia Mountain High School

Andrew Kazemian, Aviation Engineer, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 
Lillie Echols, Utility Electrical Specialist, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

WHAT:                          ATL sponsors aviation and technology-focused youth career expo  

WHEN:                          Friday, July 27

 Expo: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
              Helicopter Landing Experience: 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:                     Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW

                                      201 Aberdeen Parkway

                                      Peachtree City, Georgia 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com.

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