Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) invested €6-million in new Diamond Aircraft planes and simulators including four DA42-VI aircraft, four DA40-NG aircraft and three DA-42 FNPT II simulators to expand its training program by the end of 2018, when it will have more than 300 student pilots. PFA’s CEO Frode Granlund says...
L3 Commercial Aviation launched the Icelandair Cadet Pilot Program to help create the next generation of Icelandair pilots. L3 will deliver the Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) Program for approximately 60 pilots over three years, with training beginning in the last quarter of 2018. Icelandair will underwrite the...
CAE and the Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre (ADATC) received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 142 training on a new Embraer ERJ 145 full-flight simulator (FFS). The certification allows the ADATC to conduct FAA-approved training, testing and certification for type-ratings on the simulator. CAE and ADATC...
FlightSafety International introduced a PT6 engine familiarization training that will give pilots who fly PT6-powered turboprop aircraft the operating fundamentals including basic theory, engine to airframe interface and best practices while operating the engine. The company says the course will also be beneficial for pilots transitioning from piston-powered to...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) qualified the A350 Full-Flight-Simulator at the Airbus Training Center (ATC) (FFS) in Miami for Upset and Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT). Airbus says this is the first A350 FFS to be fully qualified for UPRT and allows for safety training of full stalls, upset recovery,...
NetJets Inc., a provider of private aviation services, is launching a recruitment campaign for experienced First Officers to join its aviation program. Pilots who meet the application criteria, including a minimum of 1500 hours flight time are encouraged to apply to KURA Aviation, the pilot training and recruitment services company...
Micro Nav Limited, a developer and supplier of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Battle Management simulators and training systems, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Since its inception, Micro Nav created the international Flexible Independent Radar Skills Trainer (FIRST) ATC simulator and the ATC next generation Beginning...
Alsim delivered its AL250 simulator to Colombian flight school Escuela de Aviacion Flying. The school will install the simulator in early September. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs for commercial pilot license (CPL) and private pilot license (PPL) courses with instrument rating on multi-engine aircraft (IR/ME) and offers...
CAE says it will invest C$1 billion over the next five years in innovation to stay at the forefront of the training industry. One of the main objectives of the investment is to fund its participation in Canada's Project Digital Intelligence, a digital transformation project to develop the next generation...
2FLY Group is replacing its current combined Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) course with Virtual Aviation’s (VA) new AirlineReady™ APS (Airline Pilot Standards) MCC . The switch to the new APS MCC course structure will better equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to...