Events

2025 Airport Engineering Seminar

October 21-22, 2025

Our annual seminar will feature presentations by industry, government, and academic experts in airport design, construction, operation, and maintenance. The UNC Charlotte’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and The Charlotte Aviation Innovation and Research (AIR) Institute, have partnered with Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and the Sullenberger Aviation Museum.

The two-day program will be held at the Sullenberger Aviation Museum and includes shuttles to an immersive behind-the-scenes tour of CLT. This seminar is open to engineers, architects and related professionals who have an interest in aviation related topics within civil engineering. The intent of the program is to provide attendees with information on the latest methods and trends in concrete pavements, airport safety and security during construction, lighting and marking, and airport financing.

For registration and more information, please see: https://cee.charlotte.edu/2025/09/15/airport-engineering-onsite-seminar/

The AIR Institute is excited to host Ms. Diana Birkett Rakow, SVP for Public Affairs & Sustainability at Alaska Airlines on Friday, June 13th from 10:30 am to noon EST. Join us in person (Duke 345) or virtually (register using the QR code shown on flyer) for her keynote presentation, “21st Century Aviation Challenges and Opportunities: Alaska Air Group’s Innovation Journey.”

The AIR Institute held its inaugural Executive Speaker Series event on April 25, 2025, hosting Dr. Jeff Borowiec, CM, Aviation Program Director at Woopert and current Transportation Research Board (TRB) Aviation Group Chair. Dr. Borowiec met with AIR Institute leadership and faculty, and presented a keynote address on “Emerging Technologies in Aviation Workforce and Development Needs.”