Category: Aviation

Greg Etter sitting in the cockpit of a plane.

article | Experience

Purdue pilot reflects on his career in the Air Force and at Delta

Greg Etter enlisted in the Air Force, returned to Purdue to teach and then joined Delta.
A group of Purdue students and researchers.

article | Research

This is where: Purdue and Rolls-Royce safeguard our future

Purdue and Rolls-Royce are leading the world in what’s next for aerospace research.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 109: The Future of Purdue Airport’s Commercial Flight Service and the History Behind Purdue Aviation

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re discussing the return of commercial flights to the Purdue University Airport and highlighting the university’s renowned history in aviation. Listen as Adam Baxmeyer (BS aviation administration ’02; MPA ’22, Purdue Global), director...

article | Education

Meet the pilot from our ‘Boilermakers in Flight’ video

Brittany Gallarneau applies lessons learned at Purdue in her career as a first officer for Envoy Air  When Amelia Earhart came to Purdue in 1935 as a consultant on careers for women, she imagined a future in which young women...

article | Experience

Equity in the air

Purdue Pilots Inc. generates enthusiasm for flying by providing low-cost access to flight rentals, lessons  When it comes to flying credentials, it doesn’t get much better than the student organization Purdue Pilots Inc. (PPI).  PPI came to life in 1956,...

article | Education

Amelia Earhart: Aviator. Legend. Boilermaker.

Learn what inspired Amelia Earhart, one of the most famous people in the world, to work for Purdue University.
Purdue astronaut Loral O’Hara

article | Education

How Purdue astronaut Loral O’Hara fulfilled her childhood space dreams

Since completing astronaut training in 2020, Loral O’Hara has been waiting for her flight to space. It’s finally coming.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 77: Fighter Pilot Heather Penney Reflects on Purdue Journey and 9/11 Mission

In this special episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Boilermaker and former D.C. Air National Guard fighter pilot Heather Penney. Listen as Heather (BA English ’95, MA American studies ’97) shares her incredible story from 9/11, when she...
Purdue Global graduates Massimo Ruzza and Gabe Giusti.

article | Education

Friends in flight crossing the finish line together

Purdue Global classmates Gabe Giusti and Massimo Ruzza had so much in common that friendship was all but inevitable.
Ashley Bird stands in front of a plane in a green flight suit decorated with patches.

article | Education

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Aviators

Air Force flight instructor Ashley Bird found a springboard for her military career in Purdue’s ROTC.
Ronak Dave

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 62: Purdue Alum Ronak Dave’s Next Giant Leap: NASA Flight Director

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Ronak Dave, a Purdue aeronautics and astronautics alum recently selected as a NASA flight director. Ronak will lead missions to the International Space Station and prepare for lunar missions for...

article | Experience

Sirisha Bandla took unconventional small steps before her giant leap into commercial spaceflight

Though setbacks could have deterred her, Bandla persisted and achieved her dream of going into space Sirisha Bandla’s earliest childhood memories involve lying on the roof of her family’s home in India and staring at the night sky. “In India, your...