Three pioneers of the global aviation training community were recognised at the annual meeting of airline, regulatory and industry training experts, WATS 2017 (World Airline Training Summit). Awarded by CAT magazine, the three individuals received the first 'CAT Pioneer' awards and will have subsequent awards named for them as part...
BA CityFlyer has once again selected FTEJerez to train the future pilots of its Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) programme. The MPL course will commence in November 2017, with successful cadets due to train in Jerez for the first 54 weeks before moving onto the Embraer type rating training with BA...
EDM has won an order from China Eastern Airlines to manufacture two B787 door trainers. EDM will design and manufacture booth door trainers at its Manchester facility in the UK before shipping and installing them at the airline's cabin crew training centre in Shanghai, China. The equipment will be specifically...
India's Jet Airways has launched a new Commercial Pilot License (CPL) cadet pilot training programme in collaboration with CAE. The ab initio programme is aimed at creating more than 380 professional pilots over the next five years, with the first set of 60 cadets due to begin training during the...
Colin Rydon has been announced as the new Director of Training for the Airline Training business unit of L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS). In his new role, Rydon will be in charge of the company's airline training team, focusing on the global growth of L3's airline training solutions...
TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron company, received full program certification for its Cessna Citation Latitude and Cessna Citation Sovereign + pilot training program and is now accepting students at its TRU ProFlight Pilot Training Center™-Tampa. The Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the Latitude/Sovereign + program successfully received Level D...
Jet Airways in India has launched a new Commercial Pilot License (CPL) cadet pilot training program with CAE with a goal of creating more than 380 professional pilots over the next five years, in line with the airline's growth strategy. The first set of 60 cadets will begin training in...
Lockheed Martin released Version 4 of its Prepar3D® simulation and training software solution. Lockheed says the Prepar3D v4 relies on 64-bit architecture to deliver unparalleled realism. This new version features major visual upgrades including enhanced virtual reality support, a new lighting system, 3D weather capabilities, 40 high-detail cities and more...
SMART ROI, a method for measuring the return on investment (ROI) of human capital processes such as engine maintenance training, can add millions to airlines´ net incomes each year, according to research and consulting firm Management & Excellence (M&E), which says studies it has carried out on major airlines around...
UFA, a provider of Air Traffic Simulation and Voice Technologies, delivered a 10-position approach and en route radar trainer with full voice communications system capability to Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS). The UFA system will allow MATS to increase its onsite training activities, resulting in reduced training costs and...