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USAIRE Student Awards 2024 Ceremony
29Nov

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…

ORAJe Year-End Dinner 2024
28Nov

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

ORAJe dinner with Stéphane Mayer
15Nov

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

USAIRE Student Awards 2024 Jury
15Oct

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

USAIRE Luncheon September 16th 2024
23Sep

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 members visit ArianeGroup’s Vernon site
30Aug

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

ORAJe dinner with Bruno Verzotti, MBDA Future Systems Director
27Jun

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 2024 Finalists Welcome Dinner, in the presence of  Stéphane Cueille, CEO of Safran Electrical & Power
13Jun

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…

ORAJe members visit CDG airport
29May

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

USAIRE Student Awards 2023 Ceremony
24Nov

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…

ORAJe Annual General Assembly 2023
24Nov

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

USAIRE Luncheon Friday 13th
13Oct

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.

ORAJe at Villacoublay air base
09Oct

Throwback to an extraordinary morning at Villacoublay #airbase!

USAIRE LUNCHEON Firday 29
29Sep

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,…

ORAJe dinner with Justine Coutard
06Sep

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

NYCO
23Jun

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! 
23Jun

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

PAF – Astronauts
16Jun

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!

PAF 2023
16Jun

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

ORAJe 10-year Anniversary
02Jun

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…

ORAJe dinner with Morena Bernardini
12May

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

Interview Mohamed OUERGHLANI, by Bastien CONTI
01Mar

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…

10 ans ORAJe
01Mar

Nous avons célébré le 1er mars les 10 ans d'ORAJe au Cercle National des Armées. L'événement a été symboliquement tenu 10 ans, jour pour jour, après l'événement de lancement de…

Post USAIRE Student Awards 
08Feb

Throwback to the Post USAIRE Student Awards held on February 8th during the Forum of the French Agency for Transport Innovation!

USAIRE Student Awards 2022 ceremony
28Nov

USAIRE revealed the palmares of 2022 USAIRE Student Awards competition. After a selection of 15 finalist teams out of 70 students of 10 nationalities, 5 teams have been rewarded. Congratulations!

Welcome to the USAIRE annual Thanksgiving Gala
19Nov

We are pleased to welcome you to our annual Thanksgiving Gala. In presence of Mr Ben Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM, sponsor of the evening. During this evening, we will…

USAIRE STUDENT AWARDS 2022 JURY 
26Oct

On Friday, October 21th, USAIRE STUDENT AWARDS jury gathered at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée to select the 5 laureates of the 2022 Edition who wrote on the subject “The…

ORAJe members had the pleasure to visit MBDA, a world leader in missile systems!
12Oct

Throwback to late June when ORAJe members had the pleasure to visit MBDA, a world leader in missile systems!

An insight of the French Air Force vision on the Future Combat Air System
15May

On March 14, 2022, an exclusive ORAJe conference was held at the Ecole Militaire (Paris) with Lieutenant Colonel Marc-Antoine Gérard on the topic of Future Combat Air System. The event…

USAIRE Student Awards’ Collins Aerospace Tour 2022
23Apr

Winners of the USAIRE Student Awards 2020 and 2021 were given the opportunity to tour four of major Collins facilities to see a broad range of activities!

USAIRE Student Awards 2021 laureates’ testimony – a unique experience for students
03Apr

On the 26th of November took place the USAIRE Thanksgiving Dinner at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, in Paris. The building was already beautifully decorated for Christmas, with a magnificent…

1 ORAJe 1 Solution – ORAJe mentoring program
07Mar

ORAJe mentoring program is launched!

ORAJe Early 2022 News
23Feb

ORAJe has been quite active for the first weeks of 2022! After a nice Christmas holiday break, the association has been meeting different figures from Aerospace Industry. Let's check out…

ORAJe General Assembly, November 25th 2021
09Jan

On November 25th 2021, took place the annual General Assembly for ORAJe. It was the opportunity for us to take a look back at once again a very special year!

USAIRE Student Awards 2021 ceremony
04Dec

USAIRE revealed the palmares of 2021 USAIRE Student Awards competition. After a selection of 15 finalist teams out of 130 students of 28 nationalities, 5 teams have been rewarded. Congratulations!

Pre-Student Awards Seminar
11Jul

On Friday, June 25th, ORAJe newest members attended the very important Pre-Student Awards Seminar 2021 during a unique digital edition! It was the opportunity for them to listen to professionals…

Paris Air Forum 2021 – June 21st 2021
01Jul

Finalists of USAIRE Student Awards 2021, and new members of ORAJe, were invited to attend the 2021 edition of the Paris Air Forum at the Air and Space Museum at…

Webinar with Alexandre Feray, CEO of OpenAirlines
17Jun

On May 15th, 2021, ORAJe members had the pleasure to welcome Alexandre Feray, CEO of OpenAirlines. OpenAirlines develops digital solutions to reduce airlines and airports' environmental impact. 19 million Kg…

Visit of AURA AERO with CEO Jérémy Caussade
27May

On May 26th 2021, ORAJe members had the chance to visit AURA AERO's offices and plant! Based in the full-with-history HM7 in Francazal Toulouse Airport, we discovered the Integral product…

Technical Webinar : The Xplorair, the future of green air-taxi? Meeting with Michel Aguilar
16May

ORAJe had the pleasure to welcome and listen to Mr. Michel Aguilar, an 1977 ISAE/ENSICA engineer. He is the inventor of the Thermoreactor and the Xplorair, a flying car. Starting…

As a student, USAIRE Student Awards is an excellent springboard for joining the professional Aerospace sector
20Apr

Ophélie Tan and Dan Haziza participated in the 2020 edition of the USAIRE Student Awards and won the 2nd prize. We asked them a few questions about their journey throughout…

Tribute to Olivier Dassault, a supporter to the young generation
10Mar

It is with great sadness that we learned the loss of Olivier Dassault. During the Pre-Student Awards seminar, we had the chance to meet him at the Paris Air Show…

Aviation and climate change – Meeting with Philippe Fonta, an expert in sustainability
06Mar

What is the impact of aviation on climate change and how can the aerospace industry reshape itself to become a more sustainable industry ? ORAJE members are currently working on…

Technical Webinar – “Is it possible to retrofit an Embraer E-145 with hydrogen?”
25Feb

ORAJe had the pleasure to welcome and listen to Naman Sachdeva, a Master’s student at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft currently working on his Master’s thesis! We…

USAIRE Student Awards 2020 ceremony at the Paris Air Forum
22Nov

The USAIRE Student Awards ceremony was held on November 20th 2020 during the Paris Air Forum. During this event, the jury gave the prizes to the winners ! It was…

Usaire Student Awards 2020 Jury Deliberation – Sep.20
18Sep

On september 17th 2020 was held the 15th deliberation jury of the Usaire Student Awards. The jury was composed by distinguished personalities from aviation, aerospace and airline industry (see the…

“Back to School” Afterwork – Sep.20
03Sep

After a long lockdown, it was good to meet again for the “Back To School” afterwork, a bit special this year as we had to respect distanciation and sanitory measures,…

Usaire Student Awards 2020,  Pre-selection results – May.20
24May

Congrats to all participants ! 15 teams from various higher education institutions have been selected for their tremendous work. Finalists join ORAJe network ! Because of Covid-19 pandemic, the pre-student…

Post-Student Awards 2019 Seminar – Feb.20
04Feb

Jointly organised by the USAIRE association and the French Air Force, the Post USAIRE Student Awards seminar took place on the 3rd of February at the Military Academy in Paris.…

USAIRE Student Awards 2020 launched by Anne Rigail, CEO of Air France
02Dec

The topic of the 15th Edition of the USAIRE Student Awards have been annouced by Anne RIGAIL, CEO of Air France, during the USAIRE Awards Ceremony 2019. The topic is…

2019 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.19
01Dec

“Defense Aerospace And Protectionism In A Multipolar World.” – USAIRE Student Awards 2019 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! LAUREATES & PRIZES 1st Prize : Thibault MANNANT & Hugues BERNARD (Centrale…

Autumn Afterwork with Pierre-Alain Goujard, Head of inter-army helicopter group, Ministry of the Armed Forces – Oct.19
25Oct

I am pleased to invite you to the next afterwork pro to be held on Thursday October 24. We will have the honor of welcoming Pierre-Alain Goujard, Head of the…

ORAJe Integration Trip in Italy – Sep.19
16Sep

We are pleased to inform you that registrations for the Integration Weekend in Italy are now open! On this weekend : ORAJe workshops to understand our activities and identify improvements…

Summer Afterwork – Aug.19
23Aug

We are pleased to invite you to the next ORAJe afterwork to be held this Thursday, August 22 from 7 p.m. in Paris. Meet at “38M”, 38 Rue Mouffetard, 75005…

Pre-Student Awards Seminar at Le Bourget Paris Air Show – Jun.19
22Jun

A one-day event dedicated to the finalists of the USAIRE Student Awards was organised at Paris Air Show by Rolls-Royce Regional Office Paris on Friday 21st June. The event kicked…

Spring Afterwork with Aymerick Plantier, Product Marketing Director Sam146 & Silvercrest, Safran Aircraft Engine
05Apr

We will have the honor of welcoming Aymeric Plantier, Product Marketing Director SaM146 & Silvercrest, Safran Aircraft Engines and member of USAIRE. On the theme: from an engineering diploma to…

2018 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.18
01Dec

"Breakthrough Technology, the startup that will disrupt the aerospace industry by 2030." – USAIRE Student Awards 2018 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! The Award 2018 has been sponsored by the…

Breakfast Conference with Pierre-Olivier Bandet, Deputy General Manager Fleet and Network of Air France – Nov.18
10Nov

It is in the sumptuous setting of the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée that a dozen members of the association ORAJe, supported by Pascal Parant, Michel Dubarry and Vincent Mériaux, had…

Ambitious partnership with French Air Force – Sep.18
13Sep

This Wednesday, September 12 was held in the Ecole Militaire the launch meeting of the new season of teaching the Brevet d’Initiation à l’Aéronautique. The Colonel Mailhes, commander of the…

Paris Legend Air Show – Sep.18
10Sep

On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September, the first edition of a major airshow in the Paris region, Air Legend, took place on the Melun Villaroche aerodrome. These two days…

ORAJe General Assembly in Rolls-Royce Premises – Sep.18
07Sep

On September 6th, the last General Assembly was held at Rolls-Royce’s premises. It was for us the opportunity to take stock of the actions carried out since the beginning of…

Pre-Student Awards Seminar in Morocco – Jul.18
12Jul

For the first time this year, two editions of the Pre-Student Awards Seminar were organized: one in Paris and the second in Casablanca. Morocco, welcomed the members of USAIRE as…

Integration Weekend 2018 – Jul.18
09Jul

This weekend was above all dedicated to integration, old and new members of the association enjoyed spending time together. All opportunities are good to fully integrate the youngest in the…

Pre-Student Awards Seminar at Paris Air Forum – Jun.18
22Jun

First official appointment of USAIRE Student Awards Finalists 2018 ! The Pre-Student Awards Seminar is the first appointment of the finalists contest. It is an important event as it can…

Conference “Leadership & Commitment” with Lieutnant Colonel Hervé de Saint Exupery, CERPA – May.18
30May

On the occasion of the arrival of General Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation NATO, for the USAIRE luncheon on Wednesday, May 30 th ORAJe sets its mind to organize a…

Conference “Leadership & Commitment” with Enea Fracassi, Fleet Manager of Corsair – May.18
30May

The morning began with a presentation of ORAJe by Julie Guth, the President of our association. She recalled past activities since January, presented our partnerships and discussed our current and…

ORAJe supported a team during the 50th Course Croisière EDHEC – Apr.18
28Apr

During the week of April 20 th to 28 th took place the 50 th EDHEC Cruise Race, a sailing race bringing together 3000 students. For the occasion ORAJe supported…

Red Bull Air Race Weekend at Cannes for ORAJe members – Apr.18
22Apr

The city of Cannes hosted the weekend of April 21st and 22nd the RedBull Air Race. This aerobatic race where pilots are subjected to under 12G took place under a…

ORAJe Toulouse Club kick off – Jan.18
25Jan

Following the growing number of ORAJe members in the “Pink City”, the time has come to create a local chapter ..”ORAJe Toulouse” will follow its Parisian sister by organizing similar…

Post Student Awards Seminar – Jan.18
19Jan

Two months after the sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner and the awards ceremony at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris, the 2017 USAIR Student Award winners met at the Ecole Militaire…

A word from ORAJe president – Dec.17
21Dec

This year again, during the prestigious Thanksigiving dinner, organized by USAIRE, the winners of the USAIRE Student Awards were awarded their prizes in an exceptional setting. For two months, the…

Testimonials of the first prize winners of the USAIRE Student Awards 2017
20Dec

As soon as we arrived at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée we remained amazed by the beauty and the size of the place! This exceptional framework, already foreshadowed the level…

ORAJe General Assembly in Rolls-Royce premises – Dec.17
07Dec

On December 7 th the second General Assembly of the year was held in the premises of Rolls Royce International in Neuilly sur Seine. This was an opportunity for us…

2017 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.17
01Dec

“From Design to supply chain, from production to sales, from start-up to certification: Digitalisation and cost reduction.” – USAIRE Student Awards 2017 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! The Award 2017…

As soon as we arrived at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, we remained amazed by the beauty and the size of the place! This exceptional framework, already foreshadowed the level…

Autumn Afterwork – Oct.17
31Oct

After the success of the summer afterwork, we renewed the experience at the end of October. We found an excellent Argentinian bar : we shared glasses of wine accompanied by…

BIA 2017 Retrospective – Sep.17
25Sep

English : Welcomed on 25 th September, at Ecole Militaire for a BIA kick off meeting, the ORAJe members willing to teach the BIA were received by Colonels Hervé de…

ORAJE get involved with the French Air Force – Sep.17
25Sep

After a successful first edition, the ORAJe members are still motivated and willing to teach the Brevet d’Initiation Aéronautique (in French colleges and high schools, in partnership with the Air…

Breakfast conference with Marc Rochet, CEO of Air Caraïbes and French Blue – Sep.17
22Sep

We had the chance to welcome Marc Rochet who told us about his adventure at the head of Air Caraïbes and French Blue. His feedback was particularly interesting because it…

Breakfast conference with Michel Dubarry, President Europe & North Africa at Rolls-Royce – Sep.17
22Sep

ORAJe, with the support of USAIRE, invited its members to a breakfast conference in the presence of Pascal Parant (President of USAIRE and Vice President of Marketing at AAR), Michel…

First career meeting with Adecco, world leader in human ressources services – Sep.17
15Sep

We were welcomed by Adecco at their Paris headquarters. This event marks the launch of our partnership with this leading group, the world leader in Human Resources services. Laurence Moreau…

Summer Afterwork – Aug.17
11Aug

Dear Members, We are most glad to invite you to the Summer Afterwork on 25 August 2017 in Paris. Address and time will be shared on Whatsapp group. Hope to…

New Member Orientation Weekend – Jul.17
03Jul

Trouville a accueilli ce premier weekend de juillet le WEI 2017 d’ORAJe. Une dizaine de membres se sont ainsi rassemblés dans une charmante propriété surplombant la mer avec un programme…

Comme chaque année, la Maison de la Chimie se transforme en hub aéronautique lorsque l’établissement accueille le Paris Air Forum. Une dizaine de membres d’ORAJe étaient présents au rendez-vous, prêts…

Pre-USAIRE Student Awards Seminar at Paris Air Show – Jun.17
21Jun

Avec USAIRE, ORAJe accueille sa nouvelle promotion Le réseau ORAJE s’agrandit avec l’intégration de la 12ème promotion formée des finalistes de l’USAIRE Student Awards 2017. Cette première rencontre, à l’occasion…

2016 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.16
01Dec

“How digitalisation will transform the Aerospace Industry in a near future ?” – USAIRE STUDENT Awards 2016 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! Each year, the USAIRE Student Award is sponsored…

2015 Winners – Usaire Student Awards – Nov.15
01Dec

“The Environnemental issue in the business model of civil and defense aerospace Industry.” – USAIre student Awards 2015 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! In 2015, the Award has been chaired…

2014 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.14
01Dec

“Emerging countries in the civilian and military Aeropsace industrial landscape in 2050” – USAIre student Awards 2014 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! The Award 2014 has been sponsored by Alain…

2013 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.13
01Dec

“2040 Airplane ! Will there be a pilot on board ? Civil and Military drone applications” – USAIre student Awards 2013 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! LAUREATES & PRIZES 1st…

2012 Winners – USAIRE Student Awards – Nov.12
01Dec

“What business models for the airlines in 2020 ? Think out of the box !” – USAIre student Awards 2012 CONGRATS TO THE LAUREATES ! The Award 2012 has been…