The Aviation Management program equips students with a comprehensive understanding of airport management responsibilities and procedures. The program will promote a solid understanding of operational, economic, and legal influences on airport operations. Additionally, the program will simulate excellence and self-improvement, maintain uniform educational quality with industry standards, and increase the credibility, integrity, and acceptance of collegiate aviation programs among industry, government, and the public. Students will demonstrate leadership capabilities and high moral values. The Hampton University Aviation program is and will remain accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).

Students in the Aviation Management major will: 

1) Have a strong liberal arts background; 

2) Be able to effectively communicate through written and oral methods; 

3) Understand the operational, economic, political, legal, and community influences on airport operations;

4) Have established a culture and appreciation of aviation safety, including human factors and CRM; 

5) Know how the aviation industry and the governing agencies are organized so graduates can navigate their careers;