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\u201cIn keeping with Embry-Riddle\u2019s rigorous focus on aviation\nsafety, new aircraft for our fleet were selected following an exhaustive\nevaluation by a team of experts on both our Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach,\nFla., campuses,\u201d said Dr. P. Barry Butler, president of Embry-Riddle. \u201cWe are\nhonored to extend our successful, long-term relationships with Textron Aviation\nand Diamond Aircraft Industries to replenish the Embry-Riddle fleet, to provide\nour students with a highly effective and reliable training platform that will\nserve them well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Embry-Riddle\u2019s fleet, encompassing both of the school\u2019s\nresidential campuses, currently includes more than 100 aircraft, making the\nschool\u2019s flight-training operation the size of a small regional airline. In\nDaytona Beach and Prescott, flight students complete more than 120,000 flight\nhours per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA global pilot shortage and the promise of high-paying\ncareers have resulted in high demand for our flight-training programs,\u201d Butler\nsaid. In Daytona Beach and Prescott combined, total enrollment in the\nuniversity\u2019s residential Aeronautical Science programs leading to a bachelor\u2019s\ndegree for professional pilots has increased about 25 percent over the past three\nyears, with nearly 2,000 students enrolled as of fall 2018. Demand for the fall\n2019 semester is expected to reach more than 2,300 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High Demand for Embry-Riddle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In response to this high demand, Embry-Riddle \u2014 the world\u2019s\nlargest, most comprehensive university focusing on aviation, aerospace,\nengineering and related programs \u2014 is gearing up for a major replenishment and\nlikely expansion of its fleet, based on enrollment. Between now and September\n2022, Embry-Riddle will purchase at least 60 new Skyhawk aircraft. After that,\nthe university has the option to purchase another 10 Skyhawks per year, through\n2030, based on demand for the nation\u2019s No. 1 aviation-training program. Four\nnew Diamond DA42-VI aircraft are also being purchased for the Prescott Campus,\nalong with two new industry-leading Frasca flight simulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the new aircraft were selected for their reliability\nand performance, particularly at high altitudes \u2014 an important attribute for\nflight-training in Prescott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA large committee of experts \u2014 including students, flight\ninstructors, faculty, aviation maintenance professionals and business\nrepresentatives \u2014 carefully assessed a variety of aircraft attributes before\nidentifying the Skyhawks as the best choice for Embry-Riddle,\u201d said Dr. Kenneth\nByrnes, chair of the Daytona Beach Flight Department. \u201cThe group ultimately\nconcluded that these aircraft offer a safe, dependable design, they are easy to\nmaintain, and they have an excellent operational safety record.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A global pilot shortage and the promise of high-paying\ncareers have resulted in high demand for Embry-Riddle\u2019s flight-training\nprograms. Professor Parker Northrup, Flight Department chair on the Prescott\nCampus, reported that his program is gearing up to serve approximately 600\nstudents this fall. The Daytona Beach Campus Aeronautical Science program\nexpects to serve roughly 1,700 students in September, Byrnes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe decision to acquire the new Skyhawks resulted from a\ndeliberate and inclusive review process,\u201d Northrup said. \u201cEmbry-Riddle chose\nthis particular aircraft because of our zero-defect aircraft flight policy. The\nmaintenance record of the Skyhawk is superb, and these aircraft have a track\nrecord of reliable service in a busy flight-training environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Diamond DA42-VI aircraft offer superior high-altitude\nperformance and are fully compliant with Federal Aviation Administration ADS-B\n(navigational) requirements, Northrup added. Finally, he said, the planes offer\n\u201cfull authority digital engine control,\u201d known as FADEC, and therefore will\nprepare Embry-Riddle students to fly with the most up-to-date technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDiamond Aircraft is honored to have Embry-Riddle select the\nDiamond DA42-VI for their Prescott and Daytona campuses,\u201d said Scott McFadzean,\nchief executive officer of Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. \u201cEmbry-Riddle has\nbeen at the leading edge of aeronautical training for decades, and Diamond\nrepresents the leading edge of general aviation aircraft, with an all-composite\ndesign, proprietary jet fuel piston engines and Garmin G1000 NXi glass\ncockpits, so the partnership is a natural fit for both organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Embry-Riddle and Textron Aviation affirmed their business\nrelationship at EAA AirVenture. Embry-Riddle President Butler was joined by\nTextron Aviation President & CEO Ron Draper. Also on hand were the deans of\nEmbry-Riddle\u2019s Colleges of Aviation in Prescott and Daytona Beach, Drs. Timothy\nHolt and Alan Stolzer; Flight Department Chairs Parker Northrup and Kenneth\nByrnes; and Textron Aviation\u2019s Senior Vice President of Sales, Rob Scholl, and\nVice President of Piston Sales, Chris Crow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world\u2019s leading aviation and aerospace institution, plans to replace many of its existing aircraft with at least 60 new Cessna Skyhawks from Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, as well as four new Diamond DA42-VI aircraft from Diamond Aircraft Industries, school leadership said today. 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