ATP Flight School has ordered 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft from Textron Aviation in a deal announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh event. Deliveries of the new Skyhawks, which are integrated with next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi avionics, will begin during the third quarter of 2017. ATP's...
The Omani Authority for Partnership for Development (OAPFD) has signed a shareholders agreement regarding the Oman Aviation Academy (OAA) with Airbus Helicopters, Oman National Investments Development Company (TANMIA), Al-Hosn Investment Company and the Ministry of Defence Pension Fund. The agreement was signed by OAPFD’s CEO, Dr. Dhafir bin Awadh...
After fighting a truly courageous battle, Joan Williams passed away on July 3, 2017. She attended the University of Toronto where she graduated with an Honours BA, Master of Arts, and a Master of Social Work. Joan's overwhelming passion in life was aviation. For over 30 years Joan worked...
Avsoft is pleased to announce the release of TCAS 7.1 Course. Avsoft’s TCAS/ACAS eLearning course provides pilots and flight dispatchers with a comprehensive description of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which is the currently available implementation of the ICAO Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) concept, and...
Global Aviation Contractors A/S (GAC) has selected Avsoft's ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 aircraft system courses to be used for Type Rating Training tailored to suit its customer base. GAC was founded in 2006 by pilots who had an idea to develop a company that could offer the ultimate...
Kestrel Aviation Services (KAS) has acquired its first Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), a CTLS, and added flight training capabilities at its Light Sport Aviation Center at Arizona’s Cottonwood Municipal Airport. The CTLS was manufactured by Flight Design GmbH and imported from Germany by Flight Design USA. KAS is already...
Veteran CAT Magazine contributor Robert Moorman has been honoured at the 2017 Aerospace Media Awards dinner, which took place before the start of the Paris Airshow (PAS17) on June 18. Held at the Aero Club de France, the Aerospace Media Awards recognize international excellence in aviation journalism across several...
The FAA has approved the Redbird VTO full motion helicopter trainer in its Robinson R22 configuration as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). This approval will allow pilots to credit a portion of the time spent training in the VTO towards aeronautical experience requirements for the pilot certificate or...
Bombardier has introduced a new Challenger 300 simulator at its Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) Airport facility which was certified by the FAA in May 2017 and is now ready for training. With six Level D full-flight simulators, one flight training device, 21 interactive classrooms and numerous part task training devices,...
OSM Aviation and European Pilot Selection & Training (EPST) are building on their existing relationship by launching a joint Monitored Cadet Pilot program. Lise Lunding, Director of Training at OSM Aviation Group, said, “We are very pleased to launch our 2017 OSM Aviation Mentored Cadet Program in cooperation with...