"Embry-Riddle Awarded Grant To Develop 'Airport Of The Future'"

Monday, January 31, 2007

Embry-Riddle awarded $2M FAA grant
The Orlando (FL) Business Journal


Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded a $2 million grant 
from the Federal Aviation Administration to help in the establishment of 
the "Airport of the Future" at Daytona Beach International Airport.

According to a release from the university, the objective of the 
"Airport of the Future" is to create a national testing site for the 
next-generation air transport system technologies that will lead to 
critical safety and security improvements and reduce congestion at the 
nation's airports.

To accomplish that, Embry-Riddle, the FAA and Daytona Beach 
International Airport are pooling resources and expertise to demonstrate 
how available and emerging technologies can be used for airport safety, 
security and efficiency.

So far, the project has garnered nearly $4 million in private investment 
from the industry.

Daytona Beach-based Embry-Riddle educates more than 34,000 students 
annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at campuses in Prescott, 
Ariz., and Daytona Beach, through its Worldwide Campus at more than 130 
centers in the United States, Europe, Canada and the Middle East, and 
through online learning.
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