Flight Universities

The University of North Dakota (UND) is the latest institution to join the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. UND now joins Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma as an Enhanced AT-CTI school. The Enhanced AT-CTI program streamlines the hiring process for air traffic controllers […]

A group of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students won first place in a national competition with research demonstrating how drones can help reduce wildlife strikes at airports. Anna Golendukhina, an aviation master’s student and one of the authors of the research, explained how drones improve wildlife monitoring. “Drones not only make the process more cost-effective […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the newest institution to join the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative program. The FAA announced the partnership on Wednesday noting that the Daytona Beach, Florida University joins Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma as the first schools to participate in the initiative, which […]

Texas Woman’s University (TWU) is launching a new flight school, the Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences, this semester, aiming to empower women and address the pilot shortage. According to NBC Dallas, the university is now the only woman-focused university nationwide with a professional pilot program. Backed by a $15 million grant from the Doswell Foundation, […]

The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale School of Aviation has partnered with Able Flight to provide specialized flight training led by SIU Aviation instructors beginning in May. Founded in 2006, Able Flight’s mission is to “provide people with disabilities a unique way to challenge themselves through flight and aviation career training, and by doing so, […]

After an extensive trial, the University of North Dakota’s flight school has dropped Swift UL94 fuel and resumed use of 100LL. The school said ongoing maintenance monitoring of aircraft using UL94—almost exclusively Lycoming-powered Piper Archers and Seminoles—resulted in measurable exhaust valve recession. The school made the switch back to 100LL on Oct. 27. Partly because […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) announced today (Nov. 1) that the application process for next year’s EAA Aviation Scholarships is now open. Every year, the EAA Aviation Foundation awards more than $1 million in scholarships for students over the age of 16. The window for applying for the funds closes on March 1, 2024. Becca […]

Virginia-based Liberty University has announced a new partnership with Spirit Airlines, becoming the tenth institution to join the ultra-low-cost carrier’s Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program. Aimed at growing Spirit’s professional pilot pipeline, the program accepts applications from faculty-recommended students pursuing an aviation degree. Applicants who pass Spirit’s interview process receive a conditional offer of employment […]

Spirit Airlines has partnered with Illinois-based Lewis University to launch a pilot pathway program at the university’s College of Aviation, Science and Technology. Another addition to the airline’s Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program, the agreement allows students pursuing an aviation technology degree to apply for the program once they complete their sophomore year and receive […]

NASA’s Glenn Research Center has said goodbye to its recently retired de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter after almost 40 years of service. The aircraft will be spending its retirement at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where it will be used for training students in the school’s maintenance management degree program. NASA noted that the […]