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Package delivery by autonomous aircraft is one form of advanced air mobility (Photo: Getty Images)

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Embry‑Riddle Team Up to Explore Potential Advanced Air Mobility Impacts on Airspace

February 28, 2024

Posing in front of a turbo fan engine, Shelby Quillinan is all smiles as she contemplates her future as an aviation maintenance technician. (Photo: Shelby Quillinan)

Fixing to Fly: AMS Degree Fuels Her Passion for Keeping Planes in the Air

February 26, 2024

Illustration of a futuristic rescue aircraft with tilt rotors hovering above floodwaters and burning buildings, lowering a ladder amid a storm and fire.

Aviation Week Op-Ed: Embry‑Riddle President Lauds Hands-On Learning and Collaboration with Industry to Advance Engineering Education

February 20, 2024

Embry‑Riddle President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., poses with USAF Thunderbirds pilot Major Bryce “Triple” Turner Feb. 15, 2024, ahead of his flight over the Daytona Beach Campus. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/David Massey)

The Thunderbirds Meet with Cadets, Buzz Campus and Take Embry‑Riddle's President on a 'Hometown Hero' Flight

February 17, 2024

Three presenters standing between banners for the President’s Forum on Research and Innovation at Embry-Riddle, with two holding Snoopy-themed awards.

Two Leaders Honored at Cybersecurity Symposium

February 16, 2024

The Intuitive Machines (IM)-1 mission launched at 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, with hardware built entirely by Embry‑Riddle students onboard. (Photo: SpaceX)

We Have Liftoff! EagleCam Successfully Launches Into Space, Bound for the Moon

February 15, 2024

Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lunar Lander will carry Embry‑Riddle’s EagleCam CubeSat aboard on its upcoming mission to the moon. (Photo: Intuitive Machines)

Launch Imminent: SpaceX Mission to the Moon Will Have Embry‑Riddle Payload Onboard

February 13, 2024

Backed by a $1 million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University Presidential Fellow Dr. Barbara Holder (center) is working to develop more effective training programs that integrate pilots’ technical skills, such as operating aircraft controls, and non-technical skills, like decision-making and other skills traditionally called Crew Resource Management (CRM). Dr. David A. Esser (right), a professor in the Department of Aeronautical Science, and Aviation Ph.D. student Hui (Angel) Wang (left), are also working with Holder on the project. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bernard Wilchusky)

$1 Million FAA Grant Supports Eagle Researcher in Improving Pilot Assessment Methods

A study by Embry‑Riddle researchers has demonstrated that advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles, such as air taxis and autonomous aircraft, could be integrated at Orlando International Airport in Florida without disrupting existing commercial air traffic.

February 13, 2024