U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett has been confirmed as a speaker for the 31st Annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference. Secretary Barrett joins Stephanie Chung, JetSuite president; Col. Eileen Collins, NASA astronaut; Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, U.S. Air Force; and Joan Robinson-Berry, Boeing Global Services vice president...
Pilot training, including CBT/EBT and automation risk, were on the agenda at ICAO’s A40 gathering. Mario Pierobon describes the highlights for the civil aviation training community.
Amid slowing travel demand, South Korea is bringing in new measures to boost competitiveness in the aviation industry. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) measures include expanding slots at Seoul Incheon International Airport to allow up to 70 aircraft movements per hour. This would support transfer tourism...
The Southern California Safety Institute has partnered with The Fraport Aviation Academy and Slovenian Military Aircraft Accident Investigation Board for the annual Aircraft Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety course series in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Image credit: Southern California Safety Institute The course series includes: Aircraft Accident Investigation: July 13-24, 2020...
South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air said it needs more time to conduct due diligence on Eastar Jet, causing a delay to its purchase of the budget carrier. Jeju Air signed a preliminary deal in December to buy a 51% stake in Eastar Jet Co for 69.5 billion...
The federal government has given final approval to Southern Utah University (SUU)’s expansion of its aviation program. In December the Federal Aviation Administration granted final approval for a Part 147 certificate allowing SUU to offer Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses to students upon successful completion of the academic program...
Brian Moore has been named Senior Vice President, Operations, of FlightSafety International. He assumes responsibility for operations at FlightSafety’s worldwide network of Learning Centers from Dann Runik, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Rich High has been promoted to CEO of FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training. He...
The United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship recently approved the avionics technician apprenticeship program that was created by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) and submitted through its partnership with the Urban Institute. The apprenticeship program offers a competency-based occupational framework that meets industry...
Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH have signed the final contract for the delivery of the first helicopter simulator to join the Lufthansa Aviation Training fleet. The contract is for the provision of a H135/H145 Level D FFS for training tailored for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services. The Full Flight Simulator...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a Head-Up Display (HUD) Virtual-Reality (VR) training device from Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., to be used in scientific research in areas such as pilot-HUD interface, pilot performance and crew workload. Image credit: Collins Aerospace The HUD VR...