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Embry-Riddle Undergrad Connects Plane-Spotting Hobby to Future in Aviation Business

Embry-Riddle undergraduate Noah Escobar has turned a lifelong passion for plane spotting into a business aviation major, parlaying his detailed knowledge of aircraft and airlines into a focused career path in aviation management.

January 26, 2026

Embry-Riddle Student Team Earns First Place in Capture-the-Satellite Competition

A team of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students has taken the top spot in a national, months-long capture-the-satellite competition, a game that teaches how to control a spacecraft to avoid obstacles and safely rendezvous with another spacecraft that needs service.

January 23, 2026

Brazilian Air Traffic Controllers Build English Skills, Connections Through Embry-Riddle Conversation Partner Program

When Brazilian Air Force air traffic controller Brad Marim visited Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University for the first time, he already had a friend waiting for him at the Daytona Beach Campus.

January 21, 2026

Embry-Riddle Faculty Awarded Office of Naval Research Grant to Develop Autonomous Boat Curricula

Embry-Riddle faculty have been awarded an Office of Naval Research grant to develop curriculum for autonomous surface vessel (uncrewed boat) operations, building on students' existing experience competing in the annual RoboBoat competition.

January 16, 2026

Embry-Riddle Study Finds Out What Aviation Has Learned From 100 Years of Data Collection, Research on Safety

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University researchers have analyzed a century's worth of aviation safety and human factors research and found new directions for the fields.

January 14, 2026

First Embry-Riddle Worldwide Research Scholar Highlights Academic, Career Opportunities

When Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Jacob Pritchard earns his undergraduate degree this spring, it will include a unique designation: Research Scholar.

January 12, 2026

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

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

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

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

‘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 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