Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Brings 34th Annual Convention to Downtown Memphis

Aug. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- MEMPHIS, Tenn., August  2010 – The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) held its 34th Annual Convention and Career Exposition at the Marriott Memphis Downtown Hotel and Memphis Cook Convention Center August 2-6. Memphis-based FedEx Express was the primary sponsor of the convention that  included the Black Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony  and concluded with the annual black tie awards gala on Friday evening, August 6. A major highlight was the presentation by FedEx Express and OBAP of a 727 aircraft to  Western Michigan University.
   
Highlights of the convention and expo, whose theme was "Preparing to Soar," included events that were open to the public and held at the hotel and convention center and various other locations throughout the city. Some of these unique events further OBAP’s mission of motivating youth to become educationally prepared through Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs.
   For additional information please contact the Organization of Aerospace Professionals at 1-800-jet-obap, nationaloffice@obap.org  or www.obap.org

About The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
OBAP, formerly the Organization of Black Airline Pilots is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and was founded in 1976 to increase the number of African-American pilots and women employed by major U.S. airlines. The mission of OBAP focuses on preparing young people to realize a successful future in aviation through educational opportunities, mentoring, and aviation projects. For more information visit www.obap.org

About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world's largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back guarantee .

About FedEx
FedEx Corp.  provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services.  With annual revenues of $35 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 280,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.  For more information, visit news.fedex.com.

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OBAP, formerly the Organization of Black Airline Pilots is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and was founded in 1976 to increase the number of African-American pilots and women employed by major U.S. airlines. The mission of OBAP focuses on preparing young people to realize a successful future in aviation through educational opportunities, mentoring, and aviation projects.