The Madrid, Spain, based international technology company, Indra, has a three billion Euro annual sales record across all its disciplines, and some 40,000 people on the payroll in more than 140 countries. That weight has been behind its advances in fixed wing and rotary simulation which first started in the...
ST Engineering and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic growth partnership. The partnership aims to build new engines of growth by creating globally competitive industry ecosystems in Singapore. EDB aims to nurture and grow large Singapore enterprises that will drive economic...
The security of global air transport operations took an important step forward this week, with a series of new agreements and recommendations being forged during the 2018 ICAO AVSEC Week by world aviation security administrations and bodies. More than 500 delegates representing 107 countries and 22 international organizations participating...
In recent years pilot training for airline operations has seen a series of developments and improvements, but these have not necessarily been transferred to training for business jet operations. Chris Long looks at the challenges faced.
easyJet, a European airline, announced that it has reached a key milestone in its ambition, by 2020, to attract 20 percent of new pilots joining the airline that are female. Over the past year, the company has achieved a new high of 15 percent of new entrants to the airline that...
L3 Commercial Aviation announced today the launch of the L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship program, which will provide 10 scholarships to female candidates applying for its Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) training program. Within 2019, the program will award 10 successful female candidates a £25,000/€29,000 sponsorship towards the...
MINT Software Systems appointed Christian Popp as Chief Customer Officer (CCO), a new position that was recently created to harmonize the activities of the customer-facing departments of the company. Popp previously held the position of Manager Flight Safety Systems at JetBlue Airways. During his 10+ years at JetBlue, he...
Presagis™, a provider of simulation software and solutions, announced that it has achieved ISO9001:2015 certification. As part of the certification process, Presagis engaged in a rigorous process to define and implement an ISO9001:2015 certifiable Quality Management System for Modeling & Simulation Technical Services. ISO 9001 is the world's most...
NetJets and KURA Aviation's third round of First Officer recruitments is open through November 30, 2018 for experienced Pilots to apply to become First Officers with NetJets. The following interview with Richard Parkinson, pilot recruitment manager for NetJets Europe, provides insight into this recruitment campaign: Why are NetJets recruiting? Having...
Sunny Aviation, in Denver, Colorado in the United States, has purchased an H135 FTD Level 5 simulator from entrol. The simulator, entrol’s second simulator to be installed in the U.S., will be equipped with dual GTN 750, spherical visual with 6-channel projection system, high-resolution database and vibration system. The...