ATP Flight School has broken ground on a new 25,835-square-foot pilot training center in Arlington, Texas. The facility increases ATP's Dallas footprint to support unprecedented airline hiring demand for ATP trained pilots. With nearly 12,000 square feet of dedicated maintenance space underpinning 13,875 square feet of training facilities, the...
Airbus have predicted the world’s passenger and freighter aircraft fleet will more than double to almost 48,000 by 2038. With traffic growing at 4.3% annually, 550,000 new pilots and 640,000 new technicians are required to meet demand, Airbus added. The company said air traffic had shown resilience to economic...
The skies over south central Kansas are abuzz with the excitement and energy of student pilots in flight as Hesston College settles into its newest bachelor degree program in aviation-professional pilot. In the inaugural year of the expanded program, Hesston College Aviation is flying with 47 students, an increase...
English-based VA Airline Training (VA) has launched a new Airline Ready Qualification Programme. The programme comprises three key steps: APS MCC: Enhanced Multi-Crew Cooperation training (40-hours jet simulator) combined with advanced jet operations training – all aligned and tested against standardised ICAO core competencies (20 days) Employment Fundamentals: Non-technical...
BAA Training's new aviation training centre in Vietnam has received Approved Training Organization (ATO) certification from the country's Civil Aviation Administration and is open for business. The facility has an Airbus A320 full flight simulator, with a second FFS arriving by the end of 2019. A Flame V9000 Commander...
FlightSafety International announced that Michele Posey has been promoted to executive director, Sales. In this new role, Posey will oversee FlightSafety’s team of Regional Sales managers and directors, and is responsible for business aviation sales activities in North America. Michele Posey, executive director, Sales She has been a valued...
ProctorU announced that AV8 Flight School will be the first drone aviation company in the UK to offer virtual training and invigilation for its drone aviation training including the Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) examination. AV8 Flight School offers drone aviation training in a fully-supported virtual e-learning programme. Their...
Sponsored Content Supporting added training values, the Avion Phantom A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) touchdown and motion cues are next level compared to legacy machines – for Zero Flight Time programs and low hour cadet-level training alike, this is key to training in and validating if correct technique is...
Flying Time Aviation (FTA), an English flight training school, are to begin teaching ATPL Theory over nine months from next year. The course will be the only residential ATPL Theory programme of its kind in the UK; using two different software packages in addition to the class room-based instruction.
Highlights from the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium, a focused, executive-level treatment of regional airline training and simulation issues - pilot, maintenance tech and cabin crew. Chris Long reports.