ORAJe had the honour to take part in the jury of the USAIRE Student Awards 2024, represented by Arthur Nichanian (Secretary) and Quitterie Magnin de Montlivault (Vice President). The session, led by Thibaud Figueroa, was animated by many constructive debates, at the end of which 5 teams were designated as the laureates of this year’s Student Awards. The jury unanimously underlined the high quality of the 10-pagers submitted. This moment was the concretisation of months of work on ORAJe’s side, conducted by board members Héloïse Conte, Arthur Nichanian, Bastien CONTI and Quitterie Magnin de Montlivault, on the 10-pager anonymisation, evaluation, and preparation of the jury session.

Congratulations to the 5 teams of laureates, and to all finalists for their outstanding work 👏

The jury was followed by a luncheon in the presence of Michael Whitaker, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr Whitaker talked about challenges relative to the missions of the FAA such as certification, energy transition, air traffic control management, and many more.

ORAJe would like to express its gratefulness to Mr Whitaker for sharing his insights on the missions of the FAA, and to USAIRE for opening this extraordinary luncheon to ORAJe members.