FlightSafety International named David Davenport and Ray Johns the company’s new Co-CEOs, succeeding Bruce Whitman, who passed away October 10, 2018. Davenport will also serve as President, Commercial, and Ray as President, Government and Manufacturing. In addition to serving as Co-CEOs, Davenport will continue to oversee all aspects of...
FlightSafety International and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles entered an agreement to provide a comprehensive series of courses for aircraft maintenance department managers. The courses include Human Factors in Maintenance, Human Factors in Aviation Safety, Aviation Safety Management Systems, Gas Turbine Accident Investigation, Helicopter Accident Investigation, Aircraft...
KLM UK Engineering, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for regional and narrow body aircraft, acquired European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147 approval to offer training courses for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. KLM Head of Technical Training, Ray Flower says the approval was a natural progression...
SkyArt, a supplier of custom cabin crew training devices made from old airplane cabin interiors, installed a Boeing B77-200 special-purpose cabin trainer in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the U.S. Department of State. It will be used in the Kazakhstan Border Guard Service Cadet Training Program that is sponsored by the U.S.
Alsim opened a joint Alsim/Cirrus Aviation demonstration center and simulation lab that will include Alsim’s AL172 and AL250 simulators at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota, Florida. “It’s important to have a place where prospective clients can come and spend hours touching, feeling and flying, not just one, but multiple...
Bruce Whitman, Chairman, President & CEO of FlightSafety International, passed away on October 10, 2018 at the age of 85. FlightSafety says Whitman will be remembered with great admiration and affection. He was highly-respected and held in the utmost regard by those in the company and the industry. Whitman joined...
Air France is reopening its cadet pilot program after an eight-year hiatus to be to recruit 250 pilots per year to fill its own pilot positions, as well as for its Joon and Transavia Airlines – and formed a partnership with the École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) (French...
L3 Technologies opened its newly expanded multi-purpose L3 Arlington Training Center facility in Arlington, Texas that will enhance its training capacity for simulation and instruction for military and commercial pilots. The expansion adds approximately 40,000 square feet to the center and doubles the size of the high-bay facility, which is...
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG), a pilot training provider for Asia, purchased eight additional Cessna 172S G1000 trainer aircraft that will be delivered by the end of 2018 to increase its fleet to 24 aircraft. The purchase is part of AAG’s expansion program to help meet its demand for pilot training,...
Envoy Air selected CEFA Aviation’s flight data animation software CEFA Flight Animation System (FAS) to improve its flight safety. The software will recreate flights from the 170 Envoy Air aircraft including the Embraer E170/E175, E135/145 and Bombardier CRJ-700 for training purposes. CEFA FAS translates flight data that shows each...