A team of aviation science students from Saint Louis University’s School of Science and Engineering placed high enough this weekend to secure a spot in the 2026 National Intercollegiate Flying Association Competition. The Flying Billikens from SLU’s Oliver L. Parks Department of Aviation Science hosted NIFA's 2025 Region VI and VIII SAFECON event Oct. 13-18 at the St. Louis Downtown Airport./news/img/2025-nifa-competition.jpg10/23/2025Flying BillikensSchool of Science and Engineeringnewsfeed-science-and-engineering