Universities

Elevate, an educational initiative from Amazon Prime Air, DroneDeploy, and other partners, aims to train a new generation of Part 107 remote pilots.

University of North Dakota’s Aviation Program is bigger than you think.

The funding is broken up into a total of 43 grants that research teams at the selected universities will be able to leverage for their work.

Purdue and Rolls-Royce signed a testing agreement Wednesday that will give the university more than $75 million over the next 10 years.  The new agreement will fund testing and research targeted to the areas of gas turbine technology and electrical and digital technology. It’s the largest deal with an industry partner in Purdue’s history.   Purdue […]

In conjunction with Waco Regional Airport and an NTSB investigator, students could soon have the opportunity to study real-life aviation accidents up close.

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus began accepting delivery of its new Cirrus training aircraft this week.

Five of the nation’s top research universities were selected to analyze regional feedstock and understand environmental impacts of SAF production.

Metropolitan State University of Denver gained approval from the FAA to allow eligible students the ability to pursue their restricted airline transport pilot (R-ATP) certificate at 1,000 flight hours—which is 500 hours fewer than the requirement for students not attending an FAA-certified ATP training program. .  This also makes MSU Denver the only four-year, FAA-approved […]

The National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) kicked off the next round of its Safecon events in region 8 on Tuesday. The competition is being held at Terre Haute International Airport (KHUF) in Terre Haute, Indiana. NIFA serves as a forum for competitive and non-competitive collegiate aviators. The goal is to help them expand their studies […]

Florida Tech has purchased a Velis Electro from Slovenian company Pipistrel. The purchase makes the school the first U.S. college to own and fly an electric airplane. “While we can teach students flight test techniques using older aircraft, having them test an airplane with the latest technology prepares them for contemporary designs,” said Brian Kish, […]