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Eagle Uses EMT Training to Help Save Fellow Airline Passenger
The Embry‑Riddle student from Port Orange, Florida, who had just gotten his Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) license the previous summer, jumped into action.
January 5, 2022
Eagle Project to Vault Air Traffic Control into Next Generation Wins Innovation Award
The way America monitors the National Airspace System (NAS) will soon transition to a new platform to improve efficiency and predictability of air travel.
December 17, 2021
Aviation Week Op-Ed: How to Prepare a Skilled Commercial Space Workforce
This Aviation Week op-ed explores the booming space industry. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., looks at how recent advancements in rockets, satellite technology, and suborbital flights have spurred a new generation of students to aim beyond Earth.
October 28, 2021
Aspiring Drone Pilots Can Now Train Remotely at Embry-Riddle
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus recently received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow students to remotely pilot unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, through online video platforms like Zoom.
June 1, 2021
Prescott’s Golden Eagles Flight Team Wins 13th National Championship
The first thing you see when driving into Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus is a series of 12 prominent signs, one for every year the campus’ Golden Eagles Flight Team has won the NIFA SAFECON (National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference) National Championship. Following the results of the 2021 competition, announced May 22, it’s time to add number 13.
May 26, 2021
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Virtual Systems Improve Training and Safety
This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the value of extended reality technologies for aerospace workforce training and safety.
May 7, 2021
Testimony before the Committee on Science, Space, & Technology United States House of Representatives
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., appeared before the House Science Space and Technology Committee on May 6, 2021.
May 6, 2021
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Embry-Riddle No. 1 for Online Bachelor’s Degrees, Online Programs for Vets
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded the No. 1 ranking for Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs in the newly released 2021 national college and university rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
January 26, 2021
Aviation Week Op-Ed: How Pandemic Lessons Could Improve Flight-Training Safety
This Aviation Week op-ed explores how Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University drew on aviation’s safety culture to develop new flight training methods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 22, 2021
Embry‑Riddle Research Aims to Blunt Aviation Cyber Attacks
Research is being conducted at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies to ward off or mitigate cyber threats involving airplanes, drones and air traffic control, thanks to a $190,000 Cyber Scholarship Program Award from the Department of Defense (DoD).
November 13, 2020
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Economic Downturn Opens Doors for Entrepreneurs
This Aviation Week op-ed highlights how the convergence of academia, industry and entrepreneurship can serve as an incubator for innovation.
October 15, 2020
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Training New Pilots in The Age of Automation
This Aviation Week op-ed discusses how increasingly sophisticated automation in aircraft can be melded with flight training.
August 19, 2020