The AirBusiness Academy and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on delivering aviation education and management training programmes for students and talents in the region. Under the agreement, the two organisations will work on areas such as faculty exchanges,...
Fidelity Flight Simulation Incorporated (F2Si) announced the award of a contract from Granite School District to build three DA40 Diamond Star flight-training systems, which are scheduled to be delivered in July 2019. Granite School District’s Aviation Department intends to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to safely perform...
This year, Alsim is looking back on a 25-year long journey together with their 250 clients who have more than 350 certified devices installed in over 50 countries over the world. The company will celebrate its 25th Anniversary on several occasions during the year. When software engineer Jean-Paul Monnin...
airBaltic has ordered an Airbus A220 Level D full flight simulator (FFS) from CAE. The new CAE 7000XR Series simulator is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2019. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic said: “Introducing a single fleet type of up to 80 Airbus A220-300 aircraft also means...
Helicentre Aviation Academy announced the winners of its 2018 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Programme. Tom Oliver from Sheffield, U.K., received the prestigious Commercial Pilot Scholarship award worth £50,000, and Sam Turner from London, U.K., the Flight Instructor Scholarship worth £20,000. In addition, 13 of the academy’s trainee helicopter pilots...
CPaT Global, in partnership with Flightline Training Services, released its advanced Boeing 737-NG maintenance training course. This new advanced maintenance course is designed to meet various regulatory standards and includes 80 hours of academic instruction specifically designed to exceed the requirements for ATA specification 104-Level 2. Course content includes...
In recognition of the current and growing pilot shortage which is now impacting on flight instructor supply, Ardmore Flying School has moved to counter the problem with the launch of its own flight instructor training unit. This unit within the organization is dedicated to training new ‘C’ Category instructors...
airBaltic is continuing its expansion and is looking to attract 50 technicians in 2019 for its maintenance facilities at Riga International Airport and Tallinn Airport. Andris Vaivads, SVP technical operations of airBaltic said: “We are improving our maintenance capabilities, and plan to perform C checks on the Airbus A220-300...
In September 2018, TRU Simulation + Training provided the first CL-415 Level D full flight simulator to Ansett Aviation’s training center in Milan, Italy. The device, a development program for TRU, was qualified to EASA Level D standards and ready for training in December 2018. With recent wild fire...
Boeing awarded a $3-million grant to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to accelerate pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Boeing's investment will create a permanent endowment to fund annual scholarships for flight training, maintenance training and certification costs related to the pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Scholarship dollars will be...