L3 Technologies is investing more than $100 million in its soon-to-open London Training Center, supporting London Gatwick as the epicenter of its worldwide commercial pilot training operations. This commitment from L3 is designed to meet increasing airline customer demand and to help address the worldwide shortage of commercial pilots.
Paving the way for more Airbus-standard courses in South East Asia, Airbus and Indonesia's GMF AeroAsia have renewed their Maintenance Training Services (MTS) agreement for another five years. Over the last five years, the partnership between Airbus and Garuda Indonesia's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm has resulted in...
TRU Simulation + Training’s ETOPS Pilot Training Center received EASA certification for the ATR 42/72-600 Pilot Training Program, in Toulouse, France. ETOPS serves European Airbus, Boeing and ATR platforms for type-rating and instructor certifications. ETOPS says it will expand its course offerings in the coming weeks. ...
CAE has sold five full flight simulators (FFSs) – three Boeing 777X and two Boeing 737MAX – and two flight training devices (FTDs) – one Boeing 777X and one Boeing 737MAX to Qatar Airways. CAE says the order includes the world’s second airline-operated Boeing 777X FFS. The CAE7000XR Series...
CAE is growing its cadet intake at its training centre in Madrid. In May 2017, CAE announced the expansion of its cadet training network to Spain with its Madrid-based integrated ATPL programme, followed with the launch of a new cadet training programme in partnership with European low-cost carrier Volotea...
HUA-OU Aviation Training Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), has received a new TRU Simulation + Training A320 full flight simulator (FFS). With this new simulator located on the Airbus Beijing Campus, the training centre will hold three A320 FFS's, one A330/A340...
Boeing has announced a $5 million investment in Newton Europe to launch Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-focused "Newton Rooms" across nine European countries. Pioneered by non-profit organization FIRST Scandinavia, Newton Rooms are themed, state-of-the-art classrooms focused on experiential learning. Boeing's multi-year investment will establish Newton Rooms in the United...
L3 Technologies has launched L3 Commercial Aviation, a business which will bring together key components of L3's commercial aviation offerings, and will be the first of its kind to integrate both on- and off-aircraft products and services for aviation customers. The business will provide customers across the aviation sector with...
16 airline pilots, 15 of whom partnered with easyJet and one who partnered with Virgin Atlantic, graduated with BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice degrees, thanks to a partnership between the airlines, L3 Commercial Training Solutions and Middlesex University London. The easyJet graduates represent the second group of easyJet...
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the new Airbus Flight Training A320 and A330 Type Rating programmes, for which the first Chinese trainees will start in August. Already approved by EASA, this revised programme prioritises pilot competence acquisition. The main features of the new programme include the...