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How ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State Prepares Pilots to Master the Skies … Even the Blimp!

Graduates Adam Basaran and Jessica Milandinovich speak highly of the training they received at ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering and how it thoroughly prepared them for successful careers in aviation
Airship pilot Jessica Miladinovich, a ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State graduate

 

 

β€œI would 100% recommend the ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State aviation program,” said 2023 ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ graduate Jessica Miladinovich during a recent interview at her alma mater. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics, Miladinovich is now an airship pilot for The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

That’s right. This ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State alumna flies the iconic Goodyear Blimp. 

ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State Works spelled out in bold lettering against a blue background.

She works alongside 2003 graduate Adam Basaran (pictured above), who serves as assistant chief pilot for Goodyear.

Both speak highly of the training they received at ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering and how it thoroughly prepared them for successful careers in aviation – whether that means piloting a fixed-wing airplane or one of America’s most beloved aircraft. 

β€œAmongst the different pilots that I meet, when I run into a pilot who went through the ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State flight program, often, there’s a high degree of consistency in how they develop as a professional pilot; [they are] somebody who is not just operating the machine but can work with the customers and the public. That has been really consistent over time,” Basaran said.

See how ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State prepared Adam and Jessica to fly America’s most iconic aircraft.

Top image: The Goodyear Blimp is reflected in airship pilot and ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ State graduate Adam Basaran's sunglasses.

POSTED: Monday, March 17, 2025 11:03 AM
Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:21 AM