Riga Aeronautical Institute congratulates everyone with the Day of Civil Aviation!
Fly with pleasure!
We wish everybody easy take-off, comfortable flights and smooth landings!

Currently Riga Aeronautical Institute is conducting the courses for students "Current Profession". In the frame of the training programme the course participants visited Riga International Airport. They got acquainted with the structure and functions of the airport and also met with the representatives of different departments of the airport responsible for providing flight safety, continuous airport operations and passenger service.

From the 16th to 18th of November in Washington, in the Library of Congress, the Latvian Embassy in USA organized a state reception and a concert dedicated to the centenary of proclaiming the independance of Latvia. The state reception was attended by the representatives of the US Administration, Congress, Department of State as well as the representatives of the Latvian business circles. Riga Aeronautical Institute was represented at these events by Ivan Kuznetsov, RAI President and Executive Director of Pelican Flight Training.

Riga Aeronautical Institute has successfully finalized the summer - autumn cycle of the refreshment training courses scheduled for this year.
The aim of these courses was to provide both theoretical and practical knowledge, information about the newest developments and trends. All refreshment courses also included the linguistic component.
Refresher courses were conducted in accordance with the programs of "Air Traffic Management and Aviation English" and "Integrated course in CNS / ATM, Mode S and ATN technologies".
The RAI, on the basis of the Training Center, is providing more than 40 programs of advanced training courses for ATC controllers, pilots and engineering specialistsalists ...

Instructors of RAI Simulator Training Center, Pavel Ogromnov and Alexey Fjodorov, have confirmed their qualification and obtained new STDI (Synthetic Training Device Instructor) licenses which correspond to EASA requirements. The issued licenses give the right to provide complete simulator training course both for Basic ATC Training Course and rating ATC Training Course.
We wish success and active work to our instructors!

On September the 4th 2018, Riga Aeronautical Institute convened the opening ceremony for the 2018/2019th academic year. The ceremony was attended by RAI academic staff and students, including the 1st year students. The ceremony were opened by the Chairman of the Convent Mihail Karol and Rector Anatolijs Melnis, who greeted the students with the start of the new academic year.
During the ceremony the students which demonstrated excellent study results and actively participated in social activities during the previous study year, were awarded with certificates ...

Asror Kambarov, RAI student, has successfully completed a professional training course for commercial pilot, including PPL, CPL, IR, MEP ratings and programs.
Asror has passed all the tests and exams in our pilot school PELICAN (Flight Training Center), and is ready for the conversion course in Europe. The next step for a successful professional career is obtaining a higher education diploma "Air Transport Systems Management".
We congratulate Asror on successful completion of the program!

On the 29th and the 30th of June 2018 Riga Aeronautical Institute (RAI) convened an international scientific conference "TRANSPORT. EDUCATION. LOGISTICS AND ENGINEERING - 2018".
More than 26 reports of different content were presented at the conference, including such subjects as flight safety, aviation education, economics, marketing and engineering sciences.
The conference was opened by RAI Rector, Anatolijs Melnis and Vice-president, Mihail Karoļ. Greeting speech was on behalf of Karlis Kreslinsh, parliamentarian and professor.
Greeting letters to the conference were also presented on behalf of the Vice President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Andrey Krasnikov, and the Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce ...

Riga Aeronautical Institute successfully finalized the winter season of the refresher courses.
The aim of the courses was to provide the trainees with a new theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as to inform about the latest developments and trends in the appropriate fields of activity. All refresher courses include a linguistic component.
On the 20th of April, RAI finalized the refresher course "Radio navigation - technologies, facilities and management. GNSS technologies" for ERTOS specialists.
On behalf of the RAI administration and instructors we congratulate them and wish them a successful and professional career. We always look forward to see them again in RAI!

RAI student, Asror Kambarov, has finalized his first and one of the most important milestones leading him to the professional pilot career – he has received the Private Pilot Licence. On the photo which we have presented on our home page Asror is together with the FAA examinator which was responsible for his examination. Now he can start the next phase of training which will give him the possibility to pass the exams in order to receive CPL/ATPL.