On January 28th, ORAJe members had the pleasure of meeting CARL CHEVILLON, Managing Director at Raytheon Systems France, and President of USAIRE at the Cercle National des Armées, in Paris.

Several members of ORAJe had the exceptional opportunity to visit LBG Airport, hosted by Groupe ADP. This insightful day offered a deeper understanding of the critical role played by this iconic platform and the general aviation airfields it oversees.

ORAJe members had the privilege of meeting LtGen Alexandre Lahousse, head of the Defense Industry directorate at DGA – Direction générale de l’armement during USAIRE’s January Defense Breakfast at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris!

USAIRE revealed the palmares of 2024 USAIRE Student Awards competition. After a selection of 15 finalists, 5 teams have been rewarded. This year, 120 students from 31 different countries submitted their One Pagers, and 27% of the finalists were women.
Congratulations!

On November 28th, ORAJe hosted its 2024 year-end dinner, in the company of Michel Dubarry and Morena Bernardini.

On November 13th, ORAJe members had the privilege to meet with Stéphane Mayer, ex-CEO of Nexter, Daher and KNDS France.

The USAIRE Student Awards 2024 Jury took place on October 11th, 2024. After a long debate, 5 teams of laureates were chosen.

ORAJe members had the privilege of meeting Emmanuel Chiva, head of DGA – Direction générale de l’armement, during the USAIRE Luncheon on September 16th.

ORAJe had the great opportunity to visit ArianeGroup’s historic Vernon site, a cornerstone of European space exploration.

On June 27th, 2024, ORAJe members along with Les Jeunes IHEDN had the honor to meet with Bruno Verzotti, MBDA Future Systems Director. 

USAIRE Student Awards finalists attended a Welcome Dinner, hosted right after Paris Air Forum by ORAJe President Héloïse Conte. This event provided an excellent opportunity to network and warmly welcome the new members into the association. The atmosphere was electric as attendees connected, exchanged ideas, and celebrated their shared hashtagpassion for aviation.

On May 29th, 2024, ORAJe members, along with Les Jeunes IHEDN members, had the incredible opportunity to visit Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport!

USAIRE revealed the palmares of 2023 USAIRE Student Awards competition. After a selection of 15 finalists, 5 teams have been rewarded. This year, 110 students from 32 different countries submitted their One Pagers, and 43% of the finalists were women.
Congratulations!

The Annual General Meeting of ORAJe took place yesterday at the Cercle National des Armées. A key moment in the life of an association.

ORAJe members had the pleasure to meet Carlos Brana, General Manager of Civil Aircraft at Dassault Aviation, during the last USAIRE Luncheon on Friday 13th.

Throwback to an extraordinary morning at Villacoublay #airbase!

ORAJe members had the pleasure to meet Muriel Assouline, Managing Director at French bee, Enea Fracassi, Chief Operating Officer at Corsair, Christian Vernet, CEO at La Compagnie, and Eric Vincent, Managing Director at ASL Airlines during the last USAIRE Luncheon on Friday 29th.

ORAJe members got to discuss key topics about the current and future of managing an airport facility, thanks to Justine Coutard’s precious testimony.

ORAJe has signed its first partnership agreement with NYCO.
This collaboration will help ORAJe to develop its activities with more aeronautical visits, conferences and projects.

An Unforgettable Day at the Paris Air Show with the 2023 USAIRE Student Awards Finalists! 🛫

ORAJe members had the honor and pleasure of meeting General Charlie Duke, moonwalker on the #Apollo16 mission, and Mike Bloomfield, space shuttle pilot to Mir and the #ISS!

ORAJe members gathered at the #ParisAirForum to discuss the challenges, opportunities and ambitions of tomorrow’s aviation industry

It’s been 10 years!

To mark the 10th anniversary of ORAJe, Eric Beranger, CEO of MBDA, was the guest of honour at a luncheon held at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée and hosted by Héloïse Conte, President of ORAJe, and CARL CHEVILLON, President of USAIRE.

Getting inspired by a brilliant space-based life alonside Morena Bernardini, mastering both manned & unmanned rocket-propelled flights 🚀

Alors que l’édition 2023 du “USAIRE Student Awards”, vient d’être annoncée, nous souhaitions mettre à l’honneur des participants des éditions précédentes. Mohamed OUERGHLANI, lauréat de l’édition 2012, a accepté de répondre à nos questions.