Daytona Beach, Fla., July 30, 2008 – John Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet, a world-leading manufacturer of large-cabin business jets, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. A veteran of the aerospace industry, Rosanvallon has spent his career since 1975 in leadership positions in sales and marketing with Dassault Aviation and Dassault Falcon in the United States and France. In 2003, he was appointed president and chief executive officer of Dassault Falcon Jet and executive vice president for civil aircraft at Dassault Aviation.

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On Saturday 19 July judges from Thales UK and STEMNET, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network, will be formally assessing solutions from a number of schools as part of ThalesÂ’ contribution to the MoDÂ’s Grand Challenge. The assessment and judging activity will take place in the Thales Pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow, where around 60 school children aged between 12 and 14 from Amersham School in Buckinghamshire, Chilton Trinity Technology College in Bridgwater in Somerset and Woking High School in Surrey will present their solutions and get a chance to experience the excitement of the flying display from the best view at the Airshow. The Schools Challenge initiative is a part of Thales’ ongoing commitment to encouraging schoolchildren and students into science and engineering careers, and focuses around the teams designing unmanned ground vehicles and addressing the issues of visual signature management (camouflage!)

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Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, is to increase its frequency between London Heathrow and Hong Kong from daily to twice a day. The extra services will lead to the creation of 100 new cabin crew roles. The new, second service will boost the number of seats available on the booming Heathrow-Hong Kong route and open up fresh opportunities for those passengers wishing to connect to other cities in China, or the wider Far East. It will also provide greater flexibility for stopovers, for those passengers wanting to break their journey if travelling to or from Sydney. From 28 October 2008, flight VS238 will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and then operate daily from 4 December 2008. VS238 will depart London Heathrow Terminal 3 at 16.00, arriving in Hong Kong at 12.30pm the following afternoon.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., May 19, 2008 – Once again, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University dominated the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) held May 4-10 at Middle Tennessee State University in Smyrna, Tenn. The Golden Eagles flight team from Embry-Riddle’s Prescott, Ariz. campus captured first place and the Eagles flight team from the Daytona Beach, Fla. campus placed third in the national competition. It was the first back-to-back national championship for the Golden Eagles, which took the top spot last year at NIFA SAFECON, as well as in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2005. The Eagles of Daytona Beach took first in 1992. In this year’s competition, which involved more than 400 pilots from 31 aviation programs around the nation, the Golden Eagles earned a total of 465 points. Following them in the rankings were the University of North Dakota, with 349 points, and Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach team, with 332 points.

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Melbourne, Fla. (Apr. 16, 2008) – FlyContract.com, the largest online aviation contractor directory for pilots and flight attendants looking for contract and permanent employment, has added new features and capabilities to its website, including an interactive map, forum section, and training offers. FlyContract.com’s interactive map functionality utilizes Google interactive maps to allow users to better visualize where pilots and flight attendants are located in relation to each other and the user. After searching for a pilot by aircraft or narrowing a flight attendant search by state or training, users can click a “view map” link to display pinpoints of the contractor locations from the search. When the user moves the mouse over the pinpoints, a synopsis of each contractor listing is displayed, showing name, photo, location, price, and a link to the full profile and availability.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., March 17, 2008 — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in conjunction with Tomlinson Aviation Inc. of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Systems & Electronics of Chicago, has completed the first of a series of FAA-sponsored helicopter research flights demonstrating technology intended to enhance the safety and commercial viability of helicopters in the United States. Funded with a grant of $620,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration, the project is evaluating Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) equipment that uses onboard sensors to monitor flight conditions and the health of helicopter components. The prototype HUMS hardware was developed by Systems & Electronics.

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San Diego, California - (March 15, 2008) Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) Program announced that it has awarded their annual Women in Aviation scholarship to Yuko Hasegawa of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The award was given during the 19th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in San Diego, California. “As anyone taking flight training knows, the cost of fees and books and materials expenses is daunting,” said Hasegawa, in appreciation of the award. “The scholarship I received from the Women in Aviation-Commercial Airline Pilot Training is essential in helping me achieve my goals.” The CAPT-Women in Aviation Scholarship includes a commercial/multi-engine/instrument review course (academics and flight) in a crew concept environment with the student culminating 24 hours in a transport category-type Flight Training Device. Upon successful completion of the course, the recipient will be eligible for employment through CAPT’s partnering airlines. The scholarship is valued at $22,495.

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Go places with Rewarding careers in Aviation Management as Airline Pilots, Cabin crew,Aircraft engineers and a host of other Aviation Career options that you just cannot afford to miss.Meet over 150 of the best Aviation flying schools, Cabincrew Training Institutes,Aviation Managment Colleges, from all over the globe and live your dreams. No entry fees. Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai, dates-11th to 13th of April 2008. For more information log on to: www.aviationcareerfair.com

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Sydney, 22 February 2008 - Qantas said today it would hire 900 new long haul flight attendants by the end of 2008 in the first phase of its largest ever cabin crew recruitment drive. The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the airline would continue to build its full- time flight attendant numbers through to 2010 to cater for the airline’s growth. “By the end of 2010, we will have around 2,000 new flight attendants flying on our international fleet of A380, B747 and A330 aircraft,” he said. Mr Dixon said Qantas’ subsidiary company Qantas Cabin Crew Australia (QCCA) was currently processing thousands of applications from a wide range of candidates.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 15, 2008 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will convene the 2008 National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS 2008) March 17-20 on its Daytona Beach campus. The theme of the annual event is “Managing Collegiate Flight Training to Preserve the Pilot Supply Pipeline.” The meeting, which is sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s College of Aviation at Daytona Beach, will spotlight best practices in managing collegiate flight training programs. One day will be devoted to the issue of supplying pilots in an expanding and increasingly diverse aviation system in the United States and abroad.

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MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) KC-30 Tanker team will generate economic activity and create more than 2,300 direct and indirect jobs in Ohio if the KC-30 Tanker aircraft is selected by the U.S. Air Force. Northrop Grumman, EADS, GE Aviation and the KC-30 supply chain in Ohio currently support 14,500 jobs statewide and generate a combined economic activity exceeding $13 billion annually. “Ohio is not only home to GE Aviation, but also home to the KC-30 Tanker’s CF6 engines,” said Russ Sparks, vice president of military systems for GE Aviation, headquartered in Cincinnati. “The KC-30 supply chain in Ohio is vast and builds upon the rich heritage of aerospace excellence in our state. A KC-30 Tanker win benefits our Air Force, the state of Ohio and U.S. taxpayers.”

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Saint Louis University’s Parks College will co-host their first Safety Management Systems (SMS) in Aviation Conference. The conference will be held on January 6-9, 2008, in Daytona Beach, Florida on the Embry-Riddle campus. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has mandated that all its member states develop and implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) throughout their aviation industries. Other countries, such as the U.K. and Canada, have made SMS mandatory for their operators. In the U.S. the FAA has declared that SMS is voluntary for now, but has not ruled out making it mandatory for certain operators (SMS will be required for 14 CFR Part 139 certificated airports). In the meantime, the FAA has issued an Advisory Circular (120-92) and several guidance documents regarding SMS program development and implementation.

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Bangalore, 13th September 2007: There has been an overabundance of changes in the Aerospace Industry in the recent times in manufacturing technologies, the nature of businesses and policies governing the market space. Analysts expect that in the coming years, owing to the overall increase in the global economy, opportunities in the Aerospace Industry will increase manifold. By 2009, the Global Aerospace market is predicted to have attained a value of $1,380 billion.

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Jouy-en-Josas, 18th June 2007 - HEC Executive Education is launching a new English-language program in partnership with the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, Montreal: the Executive MBA Major in Aviation. This program is targeted towards managers of the European aeronautics industry who wish to gain new responsibilities but also managers from all industries who have great potential in the global aviation market.

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CAN THO, Vietnam, March 27, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today at Can Tho University that the aerospace company is providing 13 four-year full-tuition scholarships to students at the university in the departments of Information Technology and Computer Science. The scholarships are part of Boeing’s continuing initiative to support educational improvements in Vietnam, particularly in the areas of information technology and computer sciences. The awards are in recognition of the recent 40th anniversary of the November 2006 founding of Can Tho University. The value of the scholarships is not being made available.

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High-flying job hunters looking for a new career could find themselves on the path to success at the airport’s annual Jobs Fair. The popular event will see service partners including airlines, shops and businesses on the look out for new recruits. Recruitment Manager, Lisa Higgins, said: “This is the ideal opportunity for people interested in pursuing a career with Manchester Airports Group and with our service partners to find out more about the type of jobs on offer.” Jobseekers will be given the chance to talk about vacancies and apply for positions on the spot.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., March 16, 2007 – The Center for Professional Education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is offering certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt online courses, in association with the American Society for Quality (ASQ), that prepare individuals for the ASQ certification examination.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., March 16, 2007 – Flight students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will enjoy a jet-like training experience when the Daytona Beach campus takes delivery of 10 new Diamond DA42 Twin Star aircraft in the Summer and Fall semesters, 2007. The university’s acquisition of the planes from Diamond Aircraft had been in the planning stage, but moved onto the fast track after a tornado destroyed most of the campus’s training fleet on Dec. 25, 2006.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., March 1, 2007 — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has selected fund-raising and alumni relations professional Daniel Montplaisir as vice president for institutional advancement. He will start on March 7. Montplaisir joins Embry-Riddle from Rollins College, where he was director of alumni relations and development for the nationally ranked Crummer Graduate School of Business. During his five-year tenure at Rollins, he increased financial donations to the business school by 500 percent, largely from alumni, individuals, and corporations.

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Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 5, 2007 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will convene the 2007 National Training Aircraft Symposium March 19-22 on its Daytona Beach campus. Theme of the annual event is “The View from 2010: Air Traffic Management Innovation.” This year, the meeting sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s College of Aviation at Daytona Beach, will spotlight developments in navigation and air traffic management from the cockpit.

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Program is ideal for air operators, airport facility security supervisory and administrative personnel, law enforcement units assigned to the protection of national and international air operations and facilities.

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FAA certified Four semesters and one summer session to completion Instruction in 44 subject areas 50% classroom, 50% lab training Advanced composite training GI Bill welcomed Top quality, affordable training Certified instructional staff with industry experience Testing facilities and examiner on campus Why Aviation Maintenance? Despite changes in the aviation industry, the demand for trained aviation mechanics is still high.

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Glasgow, United Kingdom. - Following an exciting photo finish, the BAE Systems annual Schools’ Engineering Challenge run by the Naval Ships business to find the engineers of the future has been won by John Paul Academy. John Paul Academy was one of nine teams from local secondary schools who designed and built their own model ships, which competed against one another in a series of exciting sea trials.

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SWISS continues to climb and to follow its course towards profitable and sustainable growth. In addition to the two further Airbus A330s whose acquisition has already been communicated, Switzerland’s airline should be adding three more Airbus A340 aircraft to its long-haul fleet within the next two years. With the arrival of all five transports, SWISS will operate a fleet of 23 long-haul aircraft. In the last few months, the airline has already announced gradual fleet expansions through the addition of the two A330s and three more short-haul transports. SWISS has created the scope for these investments, and for the sustainable growth they should help achieve, by successfully conducting its corporate restructuring over the past two years. The fleet expansion planned will also create 550 new jobs among SWISS’s flying personnel.

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The National Civil Aviation Security Training Center at the University of Zilina, Slovakia presents “Corporate Partnership Program”. Zilina, Slovakia, November 13, 2006: The National Civil Aviation Security Training Center today announced the start of its Corporate Partnership Program. Developed to create a professional Civil Aviation Security environment within the Region and assist air operators, airport management and government authorities in the implementation of the Standards and Practices as found in ICAO Annex 17 and ECAC Document 30 Part II, the Center is looking to the International Aviation Community for active participation in the program.

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