Chicago, IL - More than fifteen hundred aviation and aerospace professionals will gather August 10 - 12, 2016 for the 40th Annual National Convention and Career Exposition at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, Illinois. The convention, presented annually by the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP), will feature notable speakers including Captain Howard Attarian, Senior Vice President, Flight Ops, United Airlines, Louis Smith, President, FAPA.aero, Bart Roberts, Vice President, Flight Ops, JetBlue, Captain Jim Bowman, Senior Vice President, Flight Ops, FedEx Express, Dr. Aprille J. Ericsson, Astronautical/Aeronautical Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Bill Pritchett, Director of Education, Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) throughout its three-day program.
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