FlightSafety International is expanding its Gulfstream aircraft maintenance training programs in China through a cooperative agreement with Lufthansa HNA Technical Training. The training will be offered in Haikou and Xi’an, China. It will also support maintenance technicians based in Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, and Taiwan. The courses will be provided...
Piper Aircraft Inc. and CAE have announced the introduction of 35 Piper single-engine and twin-engine training airplanes to its CAE Oxford Aviation Academy fleet. The agreement includes firm orders for 22 single-engine Archer TX training airplanes and 13 twin-engine trainers, as well as parts and service. Deliveries will start this...
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides insights on the latest training challenges and opportunities facing the US air traffic control force, and a glimpse of developments for its counterparts in NAV CANADA. Air Traffic Controller (ATC) training is prominent on the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) near- and long-term personnel management...
Aerosim Flight Academy has signed an agreement with PSA Airlines to provide an airline pathway program delivering First Officer pilots. The program is designed to provide cadets with a guaranteed job interview and the appropriate path to be fully prepared and successful at PSA Airlines. The PSA Pathway Program was...
The primary goal of the FSANA conference was to offer sessions designed to provide flight schools with helpful insights on several areas of operation, including student financing; government regulations; marketing; financial planning; insurance and a career track program for flight school certified flight instructors. Keynote speaker Tom Hendricks, president and...
Citing a 42 percent decrease in the US student pilot population, the decline in the number of active private pilots and the reduction of the number of US flight schools from 2400 to 1500 since 2001, FSANA president and CEO Robert Rockmaker described the current environment as the “low point”...
Announcing a new marketing venture to help flight schools increase their number of students and revenue, the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) highlighted its efforts to reverse the downward trend for the number of licensed private pilots in the US at its Fourth Annual International Flight School Operators...
Indonesia's state-run carrier, PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines has chosen merlot.aero to deliver all aspects of their airline resource planning and control to ensure a safe and efficient crew and operational environment. merlot.aero's cloud-based airline operation technology will enable Merpati to manage day-to-day aircraft and crew utilisation as well as control...
FlightPath International has added capabilities and personnel as it continues to expand its operations in Canada and worldwide. It moved its global headquarters to a larger building in Alliston, Ontario, in July 2012 and has more than doubled the size of its administrative staff in the past year, reflecting the...
Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) has announced its European expansion into the Netherlands. This new location, APS Europe, will provide comprehensive Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) services for general aviation, business and commercial aircraft pilots. APS Europe completed its formal evaluation by key-client test pilots in February 2013 at the...