Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA) in Phoenix, Arizona, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, has been co-operating with the KLM Fight Academy, the training center of the Dutch airline KLM, since September. Accordingly, ATCA is providing airplanes and flight instructors in order to conduct the practical flight training of...

Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) has signed an MOU with CommutAir/United Express for a development and bridging program for qualified FIT aeronautics program students. The MOU offers FIT College of Aeronautics student internships and employment opportunities for juniors, seniors and graduates who aspire to be airline pilots or dispatchers; four...

Pan Am International Flight Academy and Flight Experience™ of Sydney Australia have teamed up to hold their first joint cadet pilot training seminar in Hong Kong. Nearly 200 attendees participated in presentations and workshops over the course of two days where they learned about airline pilot career opportunities and training...

The iPad has become a core tool for pilots, but its integrated GPS means an iPad in a simulator knows it's on the ground rather than in flight. Redbird Cygnus changes this by connecting wirelessly to the iPad to send GPS information matching the position and velocity of the simulation.

CAE and Japan Airlines have signed a contract for the delivery of Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) training. Under the long-term contract, CAE will train Japan Airlines pilot cadets, starting in the spring of 2014 with a first phase of more than 100 cadets. With this first MPL training program, Japan...

FlightSafety International will provide training for the Bombardier Challenger 350 and Challenger 605 at its Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio next year. The new Challenger 350 program will begin in the spring of 2014 followed by the Challenger 605 in the fall. FlightSafety will design and manufacture new simulators and...

The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three major players in the Indonesian aviation industry: LSP Aviasi Indonesia (Board of Certification for Aviation Profession), Wing Umar Sadewa (a Pilots and Engineers Consultancy Organisation), and the Indonesian Helicopter Pilot Association. The MoUs formalize...

Chuck Weirauch examines the use of low cost flight simulation devices amongst ab initio flight schools. At Zulu Flight Training in Spanish Fort, AL, general aviation students start private pilot's license flight lessons off right from the start in either a Redbird FMX full-motion AATD or the flight simulation company's...

Aerosim has been awarded a multi-year contract with Southwest Airlines for customized B737-700 cockpit familiarization (Checkride™), aircraft systems courseware, differences lessons, general subjects, Flight Management System Trainer (FMST), and LMS Hosting on an annual basis. Course progress shall be reported and tracked with integration of the Aerosim Learning Management System...

Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) have contracted Greek Flight School Egnatia Aviation to deliver the core flying phase of their successful Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL) programme which they run in partnership with the Middle Eastern airline Air Arabia. AAG's MPL programme has been running for several years and has seen some...