merlot.aero has  signed a contract with Afghanistan’s Kam Air, kick starting its Middle Eastern market. Kam Air will be the first to use the European Data Centre for long term cloud deployment to forecast, organise, plan, predict, measure and report on activity to optimise daily aircraft and crew utilisation. The...

Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) and International Development of Technology (IDT) have launched a new Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) Application for the iPad that is specifically designed for airline and business jet operators. The app delivers UPRT knowledge to help mitigate Loss of Control in Flight (LOC-I). The training...

Avsoft has released its B767-300 aircraft systems course for pilots, which features 25 modules with technical illustrations, an interactive lights and switch guide, system diagrams and module exams. The course contains about 40 hours of instruction from Aircraft General to Flight Management System. The B767-300 course comes with access to...

MINT Software Systems has signed a service agreement with SuperJet International. The agreement, effective as of October 1st 2013, concerns the acquisition of the training management software MINT TMS™ that SuperJet International will use for pilot, cabin crew and mechanics training at its training facilities located in Italy and Russia.

CAE and Jazz Aviation LP have renewed their exclusive long-term training services agreements. Under the renewed agreements, CAE will continue to provide training services on all of Jazz's fleet types, namely the Bombardier CRJ, DHC8-100/300 and Q400 aircraft. CAE will serve Jazz using its full flight simulators and CAE Simfinity™...

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and American Eagle Airlines are partnering on a pilot-hiring program that will give the school's Aeronautical Science (professional pilot) graduates an employment advantage with one of the world's largest regional airlines. Through its Pilot Pipeline Program, American Airlines affiliate American Eagle will gain a steady supply of...

FlairJet, a UK-based charter operator, is winning third party recognition for its pilot training expertise on the Embraer Phenom family. FlairJet recently trained the pilot owner of the Bari, Italy-based Phenom 100 which it manages and, this autumn, the company provided both base and line training to NetJets Europe as...

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...