In support of the local community and the growing aviation industry of the city of Pensacola, Florida, ST Engineering has set up a new scholarship programme, the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship, to support outstanding individuals accepted into an aviation-related post-secondary educational programme. Starting in 2020, scholarships will be awarded to...
With the recently mandated changes from ICAO that all aviation training takes place with a competency-based approach (CBTA) focusing on specific job functions, Pelesys is in the process of updating all of its courses, including the dangerous goods training courseware to meet these requirements. The dangerous goods courses are...
FlightSafety now offers more than 259 courses approved for education benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at 12 Learning Centers in the United States. FlightSafety continues to work with Veterans Affairs to expand the number of available training programs and locations. VA approval to provide training...
Skyborne Airline Academy received approval from the UKCAA for its flagship EASA Integrated ATPL course. The first intake for the EASA Integrated ATPL will arrive on April 15th. Ian Cooper, Chief Operating Officer at Skyborne, says, “With our first open day on March 16th at our Gloucestershire Airport HQ,...
FlightSafety International will add a new Advanced Energy Management – Rotorcraft course to its Master Aviator program for helicopter pilots in the coming months. Steve Gross, senior vice president, Commercial said, “Master Aviator sets a new standard for pilot achievement and recognition, enabling pilots to develop a deeper knowledge...
FlightSafety International now offers new Airbus Helicopters EC130T2 and AS350B3 courses at its Learning Center in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Center now offers FAA-approved Part 142 Initial, Recurrent and Prior Experience courses for the Airbus Helicopters EC130T2. Other new programs include EC130T2 Initial, Recurrent and Recent Flight Experience Night...
FlightSafety International and Metro Aviation celebrate five years of delivering training for single and multi-engine helicopters using Level D qualified simulators in Shreveport, Louisiana. The EC135 and EC145 Level D qualified simulators installed at the Metro Aviation Training Center are used extensively by Metro to train its pilots, and...
Certified Aviation Services LLC (CAS) was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award of Excellence for their component repair shop. This is the third consecutive year CAS has been awarded the Diamond Award of Excellence. The FAA Diamond Award of Excellence is an award in the FAA Aviation...
CAE announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has qualified the first CAE 7000XR Series Airbus A330 full-flight simulator (FFS) for Extended Envelope and Adverse Weather Training. The qualification was obtained in October 2018 and CAE has already completed similar qualifications for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG, 777 and...
KLM opened a new training facility, which is equipped with two new Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs) made from real Boeing 737 and 777 equipment. The 777 is operated by a motion system, which has been especially designed for KLM. The new technologies make cabin and cockpit crew training...