Aviation Week Op-Ed: It’s Time to Address Pilots’ Mental Health, Embry-Riddle President Writes
In his latest “Aviation Week” essay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., emphasizes the need to “place mental health issues front…
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Hawaiian Airlines Joins Embry-Riddle’s SkillBridge Program To Train, Employ Transitioning Military Personnel
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is excited to announce that Hawaiian Airlines has become the newest industry partner in its Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) SkillBridge program,…
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Eagle Researchers Advance Drone Technology for Tracking Wildfires
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Patrick Hunter has his career sights set on remote piloting drones to utilize uncrewed aircraft systems in exciting, new ways. Already,…
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Immersive Training Improves Radio Proficiency for International Flight Students
After noticing the difficulties many international students face to overcome language barriers while learning to fly, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students Zihui (Amanda) Zhu…
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Agility Is the Key to a Rewarding Career, Say Leaders of Humanitarian Flight Missions
Aviation executives Dent Thompson and William Lovett (’91) were never interested in the status quo.
Instead, they sought a career with global impact — one that relies on…
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Young Eagle to Earn Associate’s, Pilot License Before High School Graduation
For Michelle Tabor, it feels like mere months ago that she barely knew a thing about airplanes. It is Michelle Tabor’s dream to share a flight deck with her father, Jason Tabor, an…
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Eagles Flight Teams Lead Cross-Country Regional Competitions
From coast to coast, flight teams from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University set the bar at the recent 2022 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON regional competitions,…
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Pilots Experience Worst-Case Scenarios in Embry-Riddle’s New Spatial Disorientation Lab
In Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Spatial Disorientation Laboratory, flight student Nella Filipkova wears a virtual reality headset as the device she is seated in rapidly…
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Hero Pilot Inspires Embry-Riddle with Lessons Learned from Lifesaving Flight
As one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, Tammie Jo Shults was initially turned away by the Air Force and Army, even told by recruiters and high school counselors…
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‘Not Just Pilots’: Panel Plugs Need for Diversity in Aviation Workforce
Professionals from some of the world’s top aviation firms gathered at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this week to discuss the industry’s recent push to expand Diversity,…
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From Drone Inspections to Collecting Donations: Eagles Find Many Ways To Help Following Hurricane Ian
Assessing storm damage, helping with cleanup and fundraising for hard-hit communities are just some of the ways that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students have jumped in to…
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Aviation Week Op-Ed: Data Analytics Can Improve Aviation Safety, Embry-Riddle President Writes
In his latest “Aviation Week” essay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., describes efforts to advance aviation data analytics —…
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Former FAA Administrator to Students: Find a Mentor and Seize the Day
Dan Elwell, former FAA administrator and a pilot with more than 6,000 hours of civilian and military flight time, spoke to an engaged audience on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s…
The Boeing Company Promises Job Interviews for ROTC Graduates From Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Other Top Schools
Meaningful, high-paying jobs for young people are the focus of a plan set forth on Sept. 27, 2022, by The Boeing Company and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Under a new agreement,…
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Eagles Partner With Alumna-Owned Improving Aviation To Fight Wildfires, Protect First Responders
As a student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Rocio Frej Vitalle (’12) worked in the Eagle Flight Research Center, which helped land her first job modeling and simulating…
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