Ahead of the Student Education and Careers in Aviation (SECA) conference programme taking place at the World Aviation Training Summit (WATS), we hear from Dr Brent Mireles, General Manager of Operations at Pan Am, about how quality, cost and efficiency are what will set you up for success. So...
Pelesys has developed and put in place a legal framework and the appropriate technology, processes and documentation to help customers comply with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May 2018. The company claims the new regulation is the most significant reform...
Ansett Aviation Training (Ansett) has ordered an ATR 600 full flight simulator (FFS) from TRU Simulation + Training (TRU) for its new training centre in Brisbane. The simulator will be certified to Level D by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It is expected to be ready for training...
On 23 March, Virgin Australia’s Advanced Pilot Cadets graduated from an intensive 22-week course conducted at Flight Training Adelaide in South Australia. The group have all secured flying positions with Virgin Australia and will now move onto training specifically to fly the airline’s ATR 72 and Boeing 777 aircraft...
In its first sale to Latin America, Pacific Simulators (PACSIM) is to supply Bolivian Airlines (BOA) with a ProJet PS4.5 flight training device (FTD) to complement its recent Boeing 737 full flight simulator (FFS) acquisition. BOA currently has a fleet of 22 aircraft, 16 of which are Boeing 737s.
The latest A320NEO/CEO full flight simulator (FFS) from Flight Simulation Company (FSC), which is qualified to EASA FSTD Level-D standard, is ready for training. The CAE 7000XR Series simulator is equipped with the latest CAE Tropos 6000XR visual system and is fully UPRT compliant. It is equipped with the...
The British Airways (BA) Global Learning Academy is implementing the Fox Training Management System (Fox) from Britannica Knowledge Systems. Fox is being adopted to automate, manage and improve processes for BA’s high volume, complex and highly regulated training operations. Britannica will also provide the carrier with guidance based on...
A new agreement will see Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus, through its Office of Professional Education, offer online aviation courses from Flyco Training Solutions (Flyco) to customers all over the globe. Flyco’s e-library offers courses for pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. By using...
Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology has placed an order for three reconfigurable advanced aviation training devices (AATDs) from Frasca International (Frasca) which will be delivered later this year. All three AATDs will be FAA-approved and include GTN-650 GPS, navigational database, ForeFlight iPad interface, Frasca's...
CPaT Global has been selected by ABX Air to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for its pilot training needs. The carrier will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for its Boeing 767 pilots. Captain Greg Darrow, CPaT Global’s VP Sales and Marketing, stated,...