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Embry‑Riddle student Hailee Williamson, who is earning her bachelor’s degree in Air Traffic Management, trains in the university’s Tower Lab. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)
Embry‑Riddle Introduces Air Traffic Management Associate Degree Program to Strengthen Controller Workforce
Embry-Riddle has launched a new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management, an FAA-approved two-year program that allows graduates to bypass the FAA Academy and proceed directly to on-the-job training - addressing the nationwide air traffic controller shortage.
June 4, 2025
Embry‑Riddle students are among the first to be evaluated through the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative. Here, students train in the newly upgraded Air Traffic Control Tower Lab. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)
First Embry‑Riddle Students Set for Immediate Air Traffic Controller Employment Through New FAA Hiring Path
April 23, 2025
Three Embry‑Riddle students are headed to internships at NOAA weather research centers after being selected for the U.S. agency’s prestigious internship program. (Photo: NOAA)
Three Eagles Bound for Internships at NOAA’s Premier Weather Research Centers
April 14, 2025
Dr. Josh Wadler and Lauren Villafane, an Embry‑Riddle graduate and National Weather Service forecaster, pose in front of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunter WP-3D Orion aircraft. (Photo: Laura Chaibongsai/NOAA)
Embry‑Riddle Researchers Develop New Method to Quantify Flight Bumpiness
April 1, 2025
Air Force ROTC cadets at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University tour a C-5M Super Galaxy, the Air Force’s largest plane. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/David Massey)
Embry‑Riddle Air Force ROTC Cadets Climb Onboard Air Force’s Largest Plane
March 28, 2025
Embry‑Riddle meteorologist Dr. Josh Wadler (right) aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft, where he deploys drone technology to probe atmospheric conditions inside hurricanes. (Photo: CBS News/Jake Barlow)
Embry‑Riddle Drone Teams Measure Least Known Parts of Atmosphere, Most Violent Features of Hurricanes
March 5, 2025
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student Kayla Taylor and Dr. Sara Langston, assistant professor of Space Operations, are exploring the legal and ethical considerations for balancing space innovation and dark sky preservation and sharing their findings internationally. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Melanie Stawicki Azam)
Embry‑Riddle Researchers Explore Balancing Space Innovation With Dark Sky Preservation
February 12, 2025
Members of Embry‑Riddle’s Society of Space Professionals on Campus (SSPOC) pose with Apollo 11 flight controller Bob Nance. The students (from left to right) are students Christian Villanueva, Abigail Threatt, Isabel LaCoss and Emily Blackburn. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Christian Villanueva)
President of Student Professional Group Champions Sustainable Space Exploration
December 18, 2024
On a system in Embry‑Riddle’s Preflight Immersion Lab on the Daytona Beach Campus, a student practices radio communications by interacting with AI-driven air traffic control and pilots. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle)
Aviation Week Op-Ed: New Hiring Path Helps Ready Students Fill Air Traffic Control Ranks, Embry‑Riddle President Writes
December 2, 2024
Air Traffic Management students work in Embry‑Riddle’s Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Lab, which integrates a simulation of the airspace used in training at the FAA Air Traffic Controller Academy. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)
Embry‑Riddle Students Eligible for Immediate FAA Air Traffic Controller Employment
November 20, 2024
Dr. Josh Wadler (bottom) shows off an Embry‑Riddle decal in the Lockheed WP-3D Orion plane used by NOAA to fly through hurricanes. Next to him (left) is NOAA Flight Director Sofia de Solo, an Embry‑Riddle alumna, and undergraduate Christopher DeLoach (back).
Braving the Storm: Embry‑Riddle Professor Flies Into Hurricane Milton to Conduct Research
October 14, 2024
Serving as the FAA’s Air Traffic Manager, New York Center, on Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Mike McCormick personally made the call to shut down New York City airspace after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Here, he reviews flight path charts from that fateful day. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bernard Wilchuski)
‘What Do We Do Tomorrow?’: Air Traffic Control Professor Reflects on Personally Shutting Down NYC Airspace on 9/11
September 3, 2024