Up-date from Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey has been blogging about life in the Airport Operations program for BCIT Life for just about a year now.  It's been interesting and exciting to learn about Ellie's experiences - like the SWIFT Scholarship that took her to Montreal, or the practicums that gave her the opportunity to coordinate the volunteers for the full-scale Emergency Exercise at YVR. Now that Ellie is about to graduate (February 26), she is hanging up her BCIT bloggers hat, and we are certainly going to miss her - but are looking forward to finding out where her career in aviation takes her next!  

To learn more about Ellie's journey, and read her farewell, please click here.  

Life at BCIT - Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey  

Airport Operations Class 20 has wrapped up their final presentations and are now getting ready to graduate on Friday February 26.  The graduation will be held right here at the Aerospace Campus where they have spent the better part of the last 18 months developing the skills and knowledge needed to take on a career in the aviation industry.

Click here to see Ellie Huey's perspective!

Life at BCIT Up-date - Ellie Huey

Brett Patterson (YVR) and Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey is the Class Representative for Airport Operations Class 20, and a blogger for the Life at BCIT Blog.  Through her blog posts, Ellie sheds light on the Airport Operations experience from a student perspective! 

Take a look at Ellie's latest post to see the Entrance Awards Fall Scholarships and Awards Ceremony for the Schools of Computing, Energy, and of course – Transportation.  Ellie was the recipient of the 2015 Vancouver Airport Authority Excellence in Airport Operations Award!  

Please click here to read Ellie's complete post!

Up-date from Ellie Huey

Airport Operations Diploma Promo!(Originally Posted on October 31, 2015 by Ellie Huey)

As part of our Public Relations in Aviation class, we were tasked with creating a short video promoting the Airport Operations program to the aviation community, showcasing our creativity and focusing on the skills, knowledge, and qualities that differentiate us from other graduates. Like I’ve mentioned before, I absolutely love the fact that we aren’t sitting behind a desk for the entire program – I had a lot of fun filming this video with my classmates and friends: Stephen Van Dolder, Benjamin Lai, and Kristian Cu (who edited the entire video)!  Click here to see Ellie's article - and the team's video.

Up-date from Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey

As both a member of AO Class 20 and a student blogger for the BCIT Life blog, Ellie Huey brings a student perspective to her experience in the Airport Operations program.  In late October, the class had the opportunity to attend a BC Aviation Council workshop and the Silver Wings Gala that same night!  Click here to see Ellie's article.

Up-date - Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey, Student Blogger

Ellie Huey, Airport Operations Class 20 class rep and student blogger for BCIT Life has an update from her most recent class, Community and Public Relations for Aviation. 

Ellie says that  "the Community and Public Relations for Aviation course in our program provides an introduction to public relations techniques and strategies in an aviation environment. We learn about theory and development, issues management, media relations, demographics, and public relations ethics, while examining communication with the various audiences of an airport or airline."  But what does that mean to Ellie?  Click here to find out!

Update from Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey is an Airport Operations student and a blogger for BCIT My Life.  In her latest blog post, Ellie discusses life at a satellite campus, such as the Aerspace Technology Campus - fondly referred to as the ATC.

Click here to find out more about the campus.  

Ellie Huey - Hope Air

Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey is the Airport Operations BCIT Life Blogger who has recently recturned from the SWIFT Conference in Montreal!  While in Montreal Ellie learned about a great aviation organization, called Hope Air.

Please click here to read all about it!

Blog Update from Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey, from Airport Operations Class 20, is in the final term of the 16-month Diploma program.  As a blogger for BCIT Life - she give us an insiders view of her student experience.  

Please take a look at Ellie's most recent posting about the WayPoint Connections event on September 28:  http://commons.bcit.ca/update/2015/09/waypoint-aviation-connections/

If you have an interest in aviation, this may be the networking opportunity you've been waiting for! 

SWIFT Conference 2015, Montreal

Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey was the recipient of the 2015 SWIFT Ambassador scholarship, representing the BCIT Airport Operations program at the four-day conference in Montreal.

SWIFT, offers a unique opportunity to the exchange of the latest technical information from airports, government and other aviation industries and features workshops, networking opportunities and top guest speakers in the field.

To read about Ellie's experience at the conference, please click here to see her latest blog post for Life at BCIT. 

Back to School with Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey

The first week of September has been an exciting one for the Aviation Operations programs!  We welcome back Airline and Flight Operations Classes 13 and 14, Airport Operations Class 20 and say hello to the new Airport Operations Class 21.

Ellie Huey, who is our BCIT Life blogger for Airport Operations, shares her optimism for the last term of the program in her latest blog post Back to School = Eustress

It will be interesting to see who shares Ellie's excitement as the new school year begins!

Ellie Huey - Airport Operations Practicum

Ellie Huey

Between Terms 2 and 3, and again between Terms 3 and 4, Airport Operations students have the opportunity to take skills and knowledge from the classroom to work in an industry setting through practicum experiences.  The practicums offer students a chance to expand their learning while working directly with key industry employers.

Industry employers also benefit by having students to help with defined projects that range from market research to drafting required manuals and maintenance issues.  Students and employers match needs with interests, abilities to ensure that everyone benefits from the practicum experience.

Ellie Huey, blogger for BCIT Life has had a busy summer practicum!  In four recent blog posts over the past several weeks, she talks about her practicum experience at YVR.  Take a moment to check out Ellie's experience:  Wildlife Management, Canadian Airports Safety Week, I love YVR , and Quest for AEDs    

Practicum Up-date from Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey,
My Life Blogger

Wildlife Management at YVR, 

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Ellie Huey

I’m very excited to be working on a project in the Wildlife Management Department (situated in the Airside Operations Building) as part of my five-week practicum at YVR.  As an introduction to the department, I had the coolest experience yesterday morning. I got to drive out onto the airfield with Wildlife Program Specialist David Bradbeer to collect a Barn Owl from a raptor trap.  Please click here to see the rest of Ellie's latest story!

My Life, by Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey, Nicole Gaudet and Viny Liu
Airport Operations Class 20 at YVR Baggage Tour

Ellie Huey shares her experiences at BCIT in the Airport Operations program, and you can follow her adventures through the year, inside and outside the classroom, on her blog at My Life.

Her latest blog features an awesome opportunity to check out YVR's baggage system...

As part of the IAAE FOAM conference (you can read my blog post about that here), we had the opportunity to attend one of two tours at YVR:

1. A tour of YVR’s Airside and their brand spanking new AOB
2. A tour of YVR’s baggage system

Read more!

Plane Pull for Sight

Maximum Altitude Plane Pullers

Orbis Canada would like to express most sincere thanks to the 16 teams, and 1,000 participants who joined us on the FedEx ramp at YVR on Sunday, June 28th, and to over 2,000 donors who supported the event.

Ellie Huey

Because of you, Orbis raised over $110,000 from the Vancouver and Toronto events to enable vision saving efforts around the world; because of you, Canadian volunteer doctors may help training the next generation of eye doctors and nurses in developing countries; because of you, thousands of children and adults may share our vision, start a life, and embrace a bright future. THANK YOU!

Read more about the event from the blog of Ellie Huey, team lead of BCIT ATC and Maximum Altitude. 

Airplane Pull at YVR

Ellie Huey,
Airport Operations  

2015 Orbis Plane Pull for Sight

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Ellie Huey

Did you know that 80% of visual impairment can be avoided or cured?

Globally, millions of people live in darkness, often unable to work, play, and connect with their families and communities. In Canada, we are lucky to have access to world class eye care, but this is not the case in many countries.I recently created a team for a fun and charitable event: the 2015 Orbis Plane Pull for Sight! 

To learn more, please click here

My Life at BCIT - Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey

Airport Operations student and blogger for My Life at BCIT, Ellie Huey, shares a little insight into learning and using AutoCad in the program. Please click here to find out what she has to say about this somewhat mysterious program.

Note:  To find out which career postings list Auto Cad as a requirement or an asset, type AutoCad into the search function on the right hand column of this blog.  And to see an example of one student who has successfully put this skill into practice, please click here!  

Life At BCIT - Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey, Airport Operations

Life at BCIT blogger Ellie Huey gives us the inside view of the life of an Airport Operations student, and this time she shares her practicum experience at YVR in Emergency Planning.

A lot happened in three weeks, so make sure you click on all the links to find out the whole story:
Part One 
Part Two
Part Three

Note:  There are two practicums in the Airport Operations program.  The first is three weeks and falls between term two and three.  the second is five weeks long and falls between terms three and four. For more information about hosting a practicum student and other types of practicum projects students have successfully completed, please click here

My Life at BCIT, byEllie Huey

Denis, Viny, Nicole and Ellie at WAI event

Ellie Huey (far right in photo), from Airport Operations Class 20 has just posted a new article to her Life at BCIT blog about the Women in Aviation International (WAI) event she attended with a few classmates.  

As Ellie points out, "Since enrolling in the Airport Operations program and attending various events, forums, and conferences, networking in aviation has become increasingly comfortable (even as an introvert). The more you know, the more there is to talk about – and we have gained a lot of aviation knowledge and experience through the diploma program and our workplace practicums. I’ve been seeing more and more familiar faces every time I attend an event."  Click here to read all about it!

My Life Blog - Ellie Huey

Ellie Huey, My Life Blogger

Ellie Huey of Airport Operations Class 20, is a My Life blogger who shares her insights and experiences during the Airport Operations program.

Click here to read Ellie's latest posting about environmentally friendly airports.

To see more of Ellie's take on life at BCIT through her posts, click on the label at the bottom of this article, or the link in the right hand side bar.