ATP Flight School has accepted delivery of its 300th training aircraft – a factory-new Piper Archer TX – as part of a three-year agreement with Piper for the purchase of up to 100 aircraft to increase training capacity and meet the growing demand for airline pilots. To stay ahead...
Airways Aviation is offering potential aviators in Germany the chance to win a scholarship of €40,000 that will go towards their airline pilot training. Romy Howatt, Founder and Shareholder of Airways Aviation, commented, “The world is in need of airline pilots and we understand that for many potential aviators,...
Alsim has sold an ALX SEP (Cessna 172) MEP (PA44) and Beech 200 to OMNI Aviation Group which will be placed with the OMNI Aviation Training Center (OATC) in Portugal. OMNI Aviation Group has been a client of Alsim’s since 2008 and already owned an AL200 MCC. Alsim proposed...
The first six of 19 students have completed the airline-focused training portion of JetBlue’s Gateway Select competency-based programme for aspiring pilots. They are now continuing to earn their FAA-mandated 1,500 hours of flight time at a CAE facility in Arizona where they will work as pilot instructors. Following this,...
L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) is to supply Spring Airlines with two RealitySeven Airbus A320 full flight simulators as well as an Enhanced Flat Panel Trainer (EFPT). The two A320neo devices will be delivered in 2018 and 2019 and will join three RealitySeven A320 FFS systems already in...
United Technologies (NYSE: UTC) announced Wednesday that the company is acquiring Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) for $140 per share, in cash and UTC stock. “This acquisition adds tremendous capabilities to our aerospace businesses and strengthens our complementary offerings of technologically advanced aerospace systems,” said UTC Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes.
SimiGon has been awarded a prime contract with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deliver its SIMbox simulation development tools and training in support of the FAA's advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research Simulator. The contract will see SimiGon's SIMbox simulation engine and development environment system become a...
151 new young people have just started either traditional or dual-study training programs with the Lufthansa Technik Group, meaning the company is now home to 569 young people on their way to professions in technical aircraft services or aircraft logistics. Of the 151, 76 of the new trainees are...
Global management consultancy Oliver Wyman has acquired UK-based AVISA Aviation Safety Systems, signalling the expansion of its technical consulting and services division, CAVOK, into Europe. AVISA Aviation Safety Systems is a leading technical consultancy that also provides airworthiness management support and training for major international airlines as well as...
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, formally opens a new £1.3m 20,000 square feet facility for EDM next to the company’s Managing Director, Tony Bermingham, and the rest of EDM’s Directors. EDM welcomed the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to officially open its new £1.3m manufacturing facility at the UK...