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John Goglia ’62 to Be Inducted into National Aviation Hall of Fame
John Goglia, English High Class of 1962
English High Alumnus John Goglia ’62, President of the Aerospace Maintenance Council and former National Transportation Safety Board member, has been announced as one of six inductees in the 2025 class of the National Aviation Hall of Fame. There he will join the likes of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, William Boeing, James Dolittle and Amelia Earhart, as a leader in American Aviation. The enshrinement ceremony will take place September 19, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas.
John’s profile on the enshrinement ceremony website cites many accomplishments from his decades-long career in the aviation industry as to why he deserves this honor. This includes his distinction as the first NTSB member to hold an FAA Airframe & Powerplant mechanic license, as well as his notable compassion for accident victims’ families that was the cornerstone of his time on the board.
“I was totally speechless, probably for the first time in my life,” Goglia said. “For a mechanic like me to be selected is amazing. It’s a guiding light for all the young people coming into the business. I came to the table as a mechanic. I am a mechanic. It’s unbelievable we can get up to that level. Those certificates can carry us a long way.”
John also founded The Competition, an aviation maintenance skills competition that has become the premier event to celebrate and honor aviation technicians from around the world.
John Goglia has been an active supporter of The English High School Association. We all congratulate John Goglia on this honor and for his embodiment of the English High School motto: A man of honor and achievement and service to mankind.
