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A Supersonic Career: A Conversation With Jean Pinet, Concorde Test Pilot
Over the course of its lifespan, the Concorde broke the sound barrier tens of thousands of times. But in 1969, Jean Pinet became the first pilot – ever – to push the Concorde to supersonic speeds.
January 9, 2026
Katharina Pflüger stands in Sedona, Arizona.
Fulbright Programs Link Embry-Riddle, Germany Through Student and Staff Exchanges
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University strengthened its ties with Germany this fall through an international Fulbright program that brought a visiting engineering student to the Prescott Campus.
January 8, 2026
Embry-Riddle students Daniella Bezuidenhout, Emanuele Bossi, Natalie Brattain, Skylar Butler, Grace Gratton and Spoorti Nanjamma were named to the Aviation Week Network 20 Twenties Class of 2026.
Six Embry-Riddle Students Honored in Aviation Week's Prestigious 20 Twenties List
Six Embry-Riddle students have been named to Aviation Week's 2026 '20 Twenties' list, an annual recognition of the most outstanding young aviation and aerospace professionals from universities around the world.
January 6, 2026
Embry-Riddle’s Dr. Morad Nazari, graduate student Sahasra Boyapati and Dr. Daewon Kim display prototype components.
Cleaning Up the Final Frontier: Embry-Riddle Researchers Develop Net Mechanism to Catch Space Debris
With damaging strikes by accumulating space debris a serious threat to space missions and exploration, Embry‑Riddle researchers are developing a mechanism that can snag the debris with nets and tow it toward Earth’s atmosphere to burn up on reentry.
January 5, 2026
Students walk along a shaded path outside Embry-Riddle’s Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building on the Prescott Campus, surrounded by bright yellow fall foliage and afternoon sunlight.
‘One University’: Jack Hunt’s Vision Continues to Shape the Future of Embry-Riddle’s Western Campus
When Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President Jack R. Hunt first walked the wind-carved hills north of Prescott, Arizona, in 1977, he found empty slump-stone dormitories and unpaved roads.
December 23, 2025
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Air Force ROTC Cadet Alec Bessonny accepts award.
Embry-Riddle Cadet Named Air Force ROTC All-American Student of the Year
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University Cadet Alec Bessonny has been named the Air Force ROTC All-American Student of the Year — a distinction awarded to three top ROTC seniors across all branches of military service.
December 22, 2025
Embry-Riddle alumni crew members standing in front of plane.
Delivering Aid and Hope: Embry-Riddle Bids Farewell to Last U.S. DC-8
Airframe 427 of 554 rolled off the McDonnell Douglas assembly line in Long Beach, California, on December 24, 1968.
December 19, 2025
Dr. Aroh Barjatya led an Embry-Riddle and NASA team in a project to launch sounding rockets during solar eclipses. He was recently awarded NASA’s prestigious Outstanding Public Leadership Medal for his leadership of the mission.
Embry-Riddle Professor Awarded NASA's Outstanding Public Leadership Medal
Dr. Aroh Barjatya, an Embry-Riddle physics professor, has received NASA's prestigious Outstanding Public Leadership Medal for leading a team that launched sounding rockets during two solar eclipses to study the upper atmosphere.
December 18, 2025
Space Physics undergraduate Dario Walter-Cardona and Dr. Quentin Bailey standing in front of white board.
Embry-Riddle Research Team Publishes Variation on Theory of Relativity
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University researchers have developed a possible alternative to Einstein’s general theory of relativity as it relates to black holes, joining a movement among some physicists that looks to question the classical theory.
December 17, 2025
Astronaut and alumnus Jared Isaacman gives keynote address.
Embry-Riddle Alumnus Jared Isaacman Brings Space, Aviation Expertise as Next Head of NASA
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman — an entrepreneur, pilot and commercial astronaut — has been confirmed as NASA’s 15th administrator.
December 17, 2025
Captioned video from simulator sessions that are being analyzed by an Embry-Riddle and NASA team to identify positive pilot performance.
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Embry-Riddle President Puts Forward New Approach to Resilient Performance in Aviation Safety
In an Aviation Week op-ed, Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler proposes a shift toward measuring positive pilot performance - rather than focusing solely on failures - as a new framework for building resilient aviation safety systems.
December 16, 2025
Graduates throw hats in the air.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Holds 2025 Pacific Graduation Ceremony in Tokyo
Graduates, government partners and university representatives honored the academic achievements of the 2025 Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University graduating class at the Tokyo commencement ceremony at The Hilton Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan.
December 15, 2025