The Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) recently selected winners for its University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. The prestigious competition encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges faced by our nation’s airports. Students were invited to propose innovations in four technical challenge areas: Airport Operation and Maintenance, […]
Aviation Education
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY IS JUNE 10, 2017
With the goal of introducing and inspiring young kids to the world of aviation, the sky is no longer the limit because of the Experimental Aircraft Associations  Young Eagles program. For the past 25 years, the program has been dedicated to giving kids ages 8-17 their first flight, free of charge. This year, International Young […]
Redbird Flight to Host Aviation Simulation STEM Classes at AirVenture
Redbird Flight Simulations will host a STEM Lab in its booth during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The Redbird STEM Lab will integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into aviation themed classes while incorporating Jay Velocity flight simulators into the lessons. One goal of the STEM Lab is to highlight how impactful, hands-on training makes […]
‘WOMEN SOAR YOU SOAR’ HELPS GIRLS DISCOVER AVIATION AT EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2017
Limited openings remain in EAA’s Women Soar You Soar program, which strives to engage, inspire and educate young women to pursue their dreams in aviation and beyond. The program allows for high school-aged girls to explore career options, make discoveries and find new inspirations within aviation during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which is scheduled for July […]
EAA FOUNDER’S INNOVATION PRIZE COMPETITION ENTRIES ACCEPTED THROUGH JUNE 15
The doers, dreamers, and innovators who are ready to change the way people fly have until June 15 to submit their best ideas for the 2017 Founder’s Innovation Prize competition hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and presented by AIRBUS. The second annual competition again welcomes ideas to counter loss-of-control accidents in amateur-built aircraft. […]
GAMA/Build A Plane 2017 Aviation Design Challenge Winner Announced
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane today announced that Olney High School in Olney, Texas, is the winner of the fifth GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge. The challenge, created in 2013, promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) knowledge among U.S. high school students. As the prize, four students, one […]
FAI Announces Theme for Young Artists Contest 2018
The theme for the 2018 FAI Young Artists Contest is ‘Flight into the Future.’ The FAI has announced the theme for its popular annual FAI Young Artists Contest for 2018. Youngsters between the ages of 6 and 17 are invited to submit drawings and paintings working under the theme of ‘Flight into the Future’. Gold, […]
SIU Aviation Technologies Signs Agreement with Chinese University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Aviation Technologies program and Shenyang Aerospace University (SAU) in China will begin an articulation agreement in fall 2018. The 2+2 project, approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, will likely bring 50 to 60 students to Carbondale beginning in 2020. The academic concentrations will be on avionics and maintenance with a […]
Embraer Establishes Foundation in the United States
Embraer recently announced the establishment of the Embraer Foundation, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the Company’s U.S. headquarters. The new foundation is a sister organization to the Brazil-based Embraer Institute (Instituto Embraer), which has led the social investment initiatives of the Company since 2001. “The Embraer Foundation will consolidate our ongoing investments in social and […]
Lakeland Aero Club Adds New Redbird FMX to Aviation Program
Lakeland Aero Club announced that they have added a Redbird FMX full motion flight simulator to their fleet. While Redbird Flight Simulations typically prides itself on a “white glove” delivery and installation service for its advanced simulators, they took a different approach with the Lakeland Aero Club when members asked to perform the installation themselves. […]
