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Preparing pilots to fly zero-emission, eco-friendly aircraft of the future is the goal of a newly inked partnership that will also create high-paying, high-quality jobs, Aura Aero and Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University announced at the 2023 Paris Air Show.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University is excited to announce that The Boeing Company has become the newest industry partner in its Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) SkillBridge program, which has successfully transitioned more than 450 servicemen and women into civilian careers since its inception in 2019.

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) has granted initial accreditation to Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Gaetz Aerospace Institute, which offers STEM-related college programs to high school students throughout the nation, making it the first program of its kind in the state to earn this recognition.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University junior Ryann Jones won two first-place honors at a recent awards event for the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists in the categories of Climate/Environmental Reporting and Weathercaster.

After more than 25 days of cross-country flying and competition, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Golden Eagles Flight Team returned home to Prescott, Arizona — elated and victorious.

Every summer, thunderstorms crop up with startling intensity across Northern Arizona’s rugged terrain, bringing driving rain, high winds, flooding and lightning. It’s all part of the North American monsoon, a seasonal increase in summer precipitation that occurs between June 15 and Sept. 30 each year.

More than 100 students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University gathered recently to present research to the campus community and compete for grant funding. Their topics of focus varied greatly, with the top two winning projects each focusing on very different areas of aviation.

With plans to graduate in December, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Flight student Caroline Schmid is looking forward to launching her career as a cargo pilot — as well as following in the footsteps of her mom and fellow Eagle.

Challenged in a global competition to design, build and test an uncrewed aerial vehicle to combat electronic warfare, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students ranked third place among more than 80 teams from around the world.

This Aviation Week op-ed focuses on critical aviation safety challenges, and how the Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry‑Riddle will provide a neutral, level playing field where companies and researchers can share their best ideas for resolving these challenges and those on the horizon.

High noise levels during flight have long been a barrier to the advancement of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, or “air taxis.”

Late last month, two Meteorology undergraduates from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University experienced a rare research opportunity.