Embry-Riddle Celebrates its History

The founders of Embry-Riddle were visionary entrepreneurs with dreams that gave rise to a reality bigger than their imaginations. On Dec. 17, 1925, The Embry-Riddle Company was founded to promote aviation by any profitable and legal means; air-mail carrier, aircraft sales, teaching the daring to fly, providing thrill rides, performing air shows, even transporting passengers on their scheduled mail routes. From a desk in a hotel lobby, the company can effectively be credited with operating the first air travel agency, having organized other mail carriers and selling their passenger space. The Embry-Riddle story runs deep into the roots and is present on every branch of aviation’s history.

Learn more about Embry-Riddle's past, present and future through this interactive timeline: http://erau.edu/90/history/index.html