CABIN CREW EDM Ltd. has been selected by Cathay Pacific to design, manufacture and install a new A350 door trainer for the airline. EDM was awarded the new business as part of an international tender with delivery expected at Cathay Pacific's cabin crew training centre in Hong Kong. The trainer...

CABIN CREW At the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Doha, a unanimous resolution was adopted by IATA members which calls upon governments and industry to work together on a balanced package of measures to effectively deter and manage the...

While the business aviation sector has yet to fully recover from its sharp decrease in sales generated by the Great Recession of 2008, innovation remains alive and well in the community’s training sector, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The business aviation learning continuum is unique when compared to other civil...

COMPANY NEWS A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) and the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA). This agreement was signed for the enhancement of training and simulation activities, including standardization, which will accrue to the benefit of industry and government in the...

PILOT TRAINING Aerosim Flight Academy is working with Air Wisconsin Airlines in addressing the need for new first officer pilots with Aerosim’s Airline Pilot Pathway Program. The program is designed to ensure pilots successful employment – providing cadets with professional training and a guaranteed job interview. Cadets enrolled in the...

PILOT TRAINING Etihad Airways is establishing the Etihad Flight College, a flight training facility in the United Arab Emirates for Emirati and international cadet pilots. As a first step in establishing this college, Etihad Airways is in the process of acquiring the fixed wing training division from Horizon International Flight...

PILOT TRAINING Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. has announced that Vision Technologies Aerospace Incorporated (VT Aerospace) has acquired 100% equity interest in Aviation Academy of America, Inc. Following the acquisition, Aviation Academy of America, Inc. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of VT Aerospace. The acquisition is part of the Group's...

MAINTENANCE FL Technics Training has received an Aviation Technical Training Organization Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of El Salvador. The certificate makes the company eligible to provide EASA Part-147-certified Base, Type and Specialized technical training courses for carriers, MROs and other players of the Salvadoran aviation...

ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES CTC Aviation has appointed Anthony Petteford FRAES as Group Chief Commercial Officer effective 1 July 2014. Anthony leads the Group marketing team, product innovation and services development, customer experience, information and media systems and also heads the development and implementation of key Group strategic growth projects. Anthony...

HELICOPTER The first Level D full flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters' EC175 rotorcraft has received airworthiness certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling launch pilots to be trained with this high-fidelity system. Located at the Helisim Training Academy adjacent to Airbus Helicopters' headquarters and production facility at Marignane,...