Boeing advances aviation training

WASHINGTON – The Boeing Company awarded a $3M grant to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on March 7 to accelerate pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Boeing's investment will create a permanent endowment to fund annual scholarships for flight training, maintenance training, and certification costs related to the pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Scholarship dollars will be made available to all students – with a focus on increasing numbers for women, military veterans, and minority students enrolled in both programs. According to Boeing's 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, the industry will need 790,000 new civilian pilots and 754,000 new maintenance technicians to fly and maintain the world fleet over the next two decades. The forecast is inclusive of the commercial aviation, business aviation and civil helicopter industries. The investment builds on Boeing's support of STEM programs, women, military veterans, and minorities. In 2018 alone, Boeing contributed $284M to build better communities worldwide. Embry-Riddle is the world's largest and most comprehensive aviation and aerospace university. It has residential campuses at Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz. Embry-Riddle engages in extensive research and consulting that address the unique needs of aviation, aerospace, and related industries. Embry-Riddle also provides instruction through both online and face-to-face methods via a network of education facilities designed to support student advancement. All academic programs are approved for veterans' educational benefits and are accompanied by personalized academic advisement. (Source: Boeing 03/07/19) Gulf Coast Note: There are Embry-Riddle education facilities across the Gulf Coast at NAS/JRB Belle Chasse, La.; Keesler AFB, Miss.; Coast Guard ATC Mobile and Fort Rucker in Alabama; NAS Pensacola, Eglin AFB, Tyndall AFB, and Duke and Hurlburt Fields.