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Interdisciplinary Student Reflects on Pursuit of Passion, Internship Amid Pandemic
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior Rory Maher-Siems wasn’t the type of kid who grew up knowing exactly what career he wanted to pursue when he got older – but he…
Posted In: Aviation | Engineering | Unmanned Systems
Airline Executive: Smartest Carriers Will Emerge from Pandemic Stronger
Longtime airline executive Ben Baldanza isn’t afraid of adversity.
Former CEO of Spirit Airlines, Baldanza is credited for bringing the “ultra-low-cost carrier” model…
Embry-Riddle, Verizon Partner to Use Drones for Marine Mammal Rescue
In an effort to safely and humanely rescue marine mammals, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with marine biologists and a Verizon drone-management platform to monitor…
Posted In: Aviation | Research | Unmanned Systems
NTSB Chair Reflects on Investigating Accidents in a Virtual World
The Covid-19 pandemic has altered the way that organizations around the world do business — and that holds true even for investigative agencies like the National Transportation…
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Embry-Riddle Students Judge Children’s Paper Plane Creations
Little planes, big planes, colorful planes, plain planes. Judges had a variety of paper airplanes to critique in the first ever Kids’ Paper Airplane Challenge hosted by Daytona…
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Embry-Riddle Works to Advance Sustainable Environmentally Friendly Urban Air Mobility Vehicles
A newly developed hybrid power plant promises a ratio of electric power-to-weight that is 4.6 times better than any existing battery system, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers…
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Space Workers: ‘Run Toward Difficult Problems’
For husband-and-wife duo Kathy and Dillon Rice, the latest guests to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Aviation Outlook webinar series, success is not a state of being. It’s…
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Names Six Eagles to National Women in Aviation Advisory Board
Six Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnae were recently named to the newly formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB), which is tasked with developing strategies and recommendations…
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Sea Turtle Conservation Flies Forward Thanks to New Drone Project
To better understand the behavior of multiple sea turtle species along Florida’s Space Coast, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has teamed up with aviation leader Northrop…
Posted In: Applied Science | Aviation | Research | Unmanned Systems
Virtual Courses Propel Colombian Native Toward Pursuit of Lifelong Dream
For his 12th birthday, Juan Mesa’s uncle gave him a bright yellow toy biplane fighter. It was a model of a World War I Fokker D.VII, and it came with a pamphlet that detailed…
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Atlanta International Named World’s Most Efficient Airport
For the 17th year in a row, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was named the most efficient airport in the world as announced by the Air Transport Research Society…
Alumnus Works to Inspire Drone Delivery Boom
For alumnus Joseph Marshall (’10), no experience in his career thus far has been more memorable than his first internship, at Allegiant Air. “As a young aviator at the time,…
Posted In: Aviation | Unmanned Systems
Embry-Riddle Salutes Alumna All-Stars Who are Leading the Way
Embry-Riddle alumna JoAnne Bass (’05) is set to become the first woman to serve as the chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force. Taking her position in August, she will be…
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FAA Head to Students: Be Ready for a New Golden Age of Aviation
In an hour-long Aviation Outlook webinar, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson addressed students looking toward the future of the aerospace industry, and…
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Aviation Maintenance Science Students Earn Rare Opportunity to Train with Airbus
Four Aviation Maintenance Science (AMS) students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently traveled to Miami to participate in a course focused on the Airbus A320 — an…
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