FlightSafety International is building the first simulator for the E190-E2 aircraft and expanding its Learning Center at Paris-Le Bourget airport in France to accommodate the new type. The expansion of the Learning Center includes a new 1,145 square metre (12,346 square foot) building adjacent to FlightSafety’s current Paris-Le Bourget...
Helisim, a joint venture between Airbus and Thales created 18 years ago, is to open a new facility in the US within the Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in Grand Prairie near Dallas, Texas. The facility will support training for the AS350, EC135 and EC145. It will be equipped with...
JetBlue Airways has announced Steve Forte as the new Vice-President of JetBlue University. Based in Orlando, Florida, Forte will report to Rachel McCarthy, JetBlue’s SVP Talent & Learning. Forte holds both undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Arizona. He began his career with nearly three decades at...
The Qantas Group has said that in 2019 it plans to open a new ‘Qantas Group Pilot Academy’ capable of training up to 500 pilots a year. The academy is likely to be established near an existing airfield in regional Australia to provide easy access to uncongested airspace. The...
On 22 February 2018, Dundee, Scotland-based Tayside Aviation marked its 50th anniversary by conducting 50 training flights in just one hour. Since its launch in 1968, the company has flown 33 million miles – the equivalent of 70 trips to the moon and back! These flights led to the...
Following delivery of its first A350 XWB aircraft in 2016, Ethiopian Airlines has become the first to operate an A350 XWB full flight simulator (FFS) in Africa. Ethiopian Airlines currently operates seven A350 XWBs and has a further 17 on order. CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “The...
Pictured: Meridian's line service team at Hayward Executive Airport in Hayward, California Meridian has successfully completed ground handling and servicing training for large cabin and mid-cabin Gulfstream aircraft conducted by FlightSafety International. The training consists of two online courses designed for line service technicians and cover large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft...
FlightSafety International has completed the expansion of its Columbus Learning Center after phase one of the facility was opened in 2014. With the new 63,000 square foot expansion, FlightSafety’s Columbus Learning Center now has 14 simulator bays, 29 classrooms equipped with advanced technology, 28 briefing and debriefing rooms and...
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) has had its ‘Prince Bernard’ DC-3 simulator certified as an FTD-2 by the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority (Dutch CAA) on behalf of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Previously certified as an FNPT II, MPS’ DC-3 simulator has now achieved the highest certification level possible...
Pictured (left to right): Vilmantas Mazonas, Managing Director of airBaltic Training; and Pauls Calitis, Member of the Board for airBaltic Training airBalticTraining has ordered three single-engine DA40 NGs and one twin-engine DA42-VI from Diamond Aircraft for its newly established Pilot Academy. The deal also includes a DSIM flight training...