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Embry-Riddle, NAFA Foundation Partner on Aircraft Financing and Leasing Excellence

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the NAFA Foundation are partnering on aircraft financing and leasing excellence, with funds being used to support the school’s David B. O’Malley College of Business.

Archer Aviation Picks Billy Nolen as New Chief Safety Officer

Former acting FAA Administrator is tasked with helping the company through the eVTOL-certification process.

Visa Rule Changes Enhance Flight Training Options for International Students

Previous restrictions were unwelcoming to pilot candidates from overseas.

Ned Parks Honored with Service Award from National Association of Flight Instructors

NAFI president Paul Preidecker called Service Award winner Ned Parks “a friend and colleague of the industry” and said, “when I think of role models, Ned is at the top of the list.”

Virtual Reality’s Impact on Flight Training Continues to Grow

KLM Airlines and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are two entities using this new technology.

Seven Schools Receive FAA Funding for Drone Research

The universities will split $4.4 million to perform a range of specific research initatives.

Two Embry-Riddle Students Assist a Distressed Pilot During an Engine Failure

Chris Shields and Connor Cvetan jumped into action after hearing an emergency call on the radio.

Augmented Reality Brings Jets Into The Classroom

Holograms, used for decades in the entertainment industry, may soon become part of the aviation training environment thanks to a team of students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott. The students are part of ERAU’s Simulation Science, Games and Animation program. Over the summer, the student team developed augmented-reality (AR) holograms, creating 3D models of the […]

Frontier Airlines and ERAU Cultivating the Next Generation of Pilots

Frontier Airlines and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have teamed up to help meet the challenge of the once-again-growing pilot shortage. In a news release, Frontier’s vice president of flight operations, Brad Lambert, said, “As many pilots across the aviation industry approach retirement age, Frontier expects to hire hundreds if not thousands of aviators during the next […]

Embry-Riddle Golden Eagles Win 13th NIFA SAFECON Title

The pandemic forced the 2021 NIFA SAFECON (National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference) Championship to be held virtually this year without the flying segments. After completion of the online events, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Golden Eagles Flight Team from its Prescott, Arizona, campus won the event, making them 13-time national SAFECON champions and […]