Aviation

George Mason's top-ranked aviation program allows students to earn a pilot's license while completing their degree.

Students from George Mason University's data analytics engineering program competed in the 2023 FAA Data Challenge Forum, using AI strategies to navigate air travel solutions and improvements.

Mason CEC SEOR student Darius Jack is often the youngest person landing a plane at one of Virginia’s 65 airports. Having gotten his pilot’s license as a teenager, Darius combines his interests in aviation and engineering when he’s in the cockpit.

Mason College of Engineering and Computing students fly planes and learn about air transportation in the aviation and flight training minor offered by the Systems Engineering and Operations Research department.