Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is launching a national ‘Aero Club’ program to educate Indian school children, at selected schools, on the principles of aviation and aerospace modeling.
The pilot project begins today at Air Force Bal Bharti School (AFBBS) in partnership with Honeywell International India Private Limited (HIIPL). This initiative is an extension of Honeywell Hometown Solutions’ Science and Math education focus, a series of programs created to inspire the next generation of innovators by improving science, technology, engineering and math education around the world.
"Honeywell’s new Aero Club program demonstrates our commitment to developing future generations of aviation engineers,” said Pritam Bhavnani, President, Honeywell Aerospace India.
As part of the program, Honeywell Field Service Engineers will meet with students to enrich their theoretical knowledge in physics with practical aspects of flying and aerospace modeling. Honeywell’s first ‘Aero Club’ at AFBBS launches with a class of 40 students, from standard X to XII.
November 29, 2011