UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Flying High Again Students in MTSU’s Aerospace Maintenance Management program also will be taking their training to new heights thanks to Southwest Airlines’ generous donation of a turbofan airplane engine. The 4,300-pound CFM56 engine, which was used on flying aircraft, rules the skies today with regard to commercial transportation. The donation has an estimated market value of $100,000, though such engines can cost millions of dollars brand new. As a result of another Southwest-related gift in the fall of 2016, MTSU’s Aerospace students also now have access to an industryleading aviation operations management solution, WSI Fusion, in their simulation lab. Weather plays a critical role in aviation, and this state-of-the-art software (also used by Southwest Airlines) will better prepare and equip MTSU students for their future careers in aviation. The gift makes MTSU the first educational institution with the capability to use this product. The College of Basic and Applied Sciences’ Aerospace Department secured the donation of WSI Fusion from The Weather Co., an IBM Business, through an ongoing partnership with Southwest Airlines.
MTSU is the first educational institution with the capability to use this product.
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