The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin to remind airlines and aircraft operators of important principles for the safe transport of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) containing lithium batteries. These principles should be taken into account by the airlines when they perform their safety risk assessment.
17 apprentices from Resource Group's Aviation Technical Training division (LRTT Ltd.) have completed the 8-month residential part of their EASA Part-66 Category A Apprenticeship programme at the company's training academy at Cotswold Airport. The award for Academic Aircraft Apprentice, given to the student achieving the highest modular results, was presented...
Alsim has announced the sale of an ALX (MEP & medium jet) flight simulator to Billund Air Center, a flight training organisation based in Denmark. The school has been working with Alsim for many years and already owns an ALSIM AL100 flight simulator. Billund Air Center has chosen Alsim's ALX...
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has continued its efforts to bolster worldwide aviation training capacity during the Fourth ICAO Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event, hosted by Ethiopian Airlines and continuing from 11-13 April, is the first ICAO Global Aviation Training Symposium...
TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement for an A320 full flight simulator (FFS) with Finnair Flight Academy, based in Vantaa, Finland. The device is scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter of 2017. TRU’s FFS X™ full flight simulator will be equipped with a new EP-8100 image...
FlyRight, an FAA-approved 142 Flight Training Center has signed a long-term agreement with Avsoft International. FlyRight selected Avsoft's Dash 8 Q300 and Q400 aircraft courses to be used as both type rating and customized recurrent training for FlyRight's Dash 8 customer base. Avsoft fully supported FlyRight's requirements to deliver the...
Based in New Zealand, the Massey University School of Aviation was established in 1990 and soon after commenced delivering the Bachelor of Aviation- Air Transport Pilot (B.Av) degree. The School is now accepting applications for July 2017 and January 2018 intake. The School offers academic programmes in aviation management, doctoral...
Pelesys has announced that Iceland-based WOW air has chosen to use Pelesys' A320 and A330 type training courses and full library of over 30 aviation Special Operations Courses as part of their pilot training program. Pelesys' A320 and A330 courseware features high quality graphics and interactive learning designed for flight...
TRU Simulation + Training has completed the interim Level C qualification of the first Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulator (FFS) at the Boeing Training Campus in Miami, Florida. The qualification of the FFS, certified on February 16, 2017, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), comes as Boeing announces that...
Flyco Group has entered into a long-term agreement with Klasjet, expanding their presence in Lithuania. Flyco will be providing courseware to cover the training requirements of their pilots, cabin crew, technicians and dispatchers. Also, as part of the agreement, Flyco will be creating additional courseware from the ground up, to...