The launch flights of Africa’s newest airline, fastjet, has taken off with pilots from CTC Aviation Group Limited (CTC) at the controls. fastjet selected CTC to provide an extensive range of support services in preparation for the airline’s launch and the two companies signed a full service agreement where CTC...

ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has been awarded a contract to train pilots for Xiamen Airlines. Under the agreement, Xiamen Airlines' cadet pilots will undergo STAA's Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating programme, followed by its High Performance Aircraft Training (HPAT) course. The first batch of 30 cadet pilots are expected...

Jeppesen is now offering a complete suite of its pilot training textbooks as e-book selections for iPad. Jeppesen’s e-book titles available for download through the Apple iBookstore include Instrument/Commercial pilot training, Multi-Engine airplane training and Flight Instructor training. Student pilots can now complete their entire ground study process, spanning Private...

Qatar Airways has extended its flight crew training agreement with Bahrain based Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) and has signed a long-term agreement for training to be delivered at GAA's facilities in Bahrain. This includes A320 and A330 simulator training, utilising GAA instructors, quality systems and approvals, in addition to handling...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has commissioned ETC to build a state of the art flight trainer for its Oklahoma City facility in a contract totalling $365,000. The trainer, known as the General Aviation Trainer-II (GAT II) meets the FAA's flight training device (FTD) Level 3 standards and can be...

CAE’s Gulfstream G450/G550 full flight simulator in Shanghai, China, has received Level D certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), and training is due to begin early this year at the Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Centre (SEFTC), in Shanghai Pudong Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The G450 / G550...

CAE has sold four Level D full flight simulators, two each to customers in China and Russia. The sales include the first two FFSs, associated training devices and the CAE Augmented Engineering Environment (AEE) for the new C919 aircraft being developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC). The...

Hua Ou Aviation Training Center in Beijing, a joint venture of Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. has commissioned its first A320 full flight simulator that is upgradeable to support flight training for the A320neo. The new simulator, which will use the flight training of current A320 aircraft, can...

The FAA has commissioned Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) to upgrade and modernize vital flight simulation equipment. ETC will upgrade the software and critical components of a device known as the Gyro IPT II. Built by ETC and managed by the FAA's main facility in Oklahoma City, this equipment plays a...

ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has completed the in-plant acceptance for their new Mechtronix A320 flight simulator. The device will be installed in STAA's Singapore training facility during the second quarter of 2013. The A320 FFT X™-MPL was chosen for its versatility and high fidelity, allowing students to be gradually introduced...