The UK's London Biggin Hill Airport has announced the recipient of the 2019 Nick Davidson Memorial Flying Scholarship (NDMFS). 22-year-old Joshua Ali will receive a scholarship package worth £12,000, training to the international Private Pilot Licence (PPL) standard. The course includes 45 hours of flying with EFG Flying School,...
Boeing is supporting flight schools and aviation training organizations by offering its advanced Jeppesen and ForeFlight solutions including flight planning, charts, navigation data and dispatch training to help enhance student learning. One of these agreements is with US-based ATP Flight School. "ATP is committed to providing the most efficient...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans to replace many of its existing aircraft with at least 60 new Cessna Skyhawks from Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, as well as four new Diamond DA42-VI aircraft from Diamond Aircraft Industries. The fleet replenishment reflects Embry-Riddle’s continuous effort to advance aviation education...
Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu, a hotel directly connected to Haneda Airport Domestic Line 2nd Passenger Terminal, in Tokyo, Japan, has installed a flight simulator imitating a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a guest room called the “Superior Cockpit Room.” In December 2019, the first year of Riwa, the hotel will...
Spatial has manufactured 12 A321NX Over Wing Exit trainers during the past 12 months. Built to replicate all the functionality of a real A321NX semi-automatic door, these high-fidelity simulators enable airline cabin crew to become fully proficient in all normal, abnormal and emergency situations that may be encountered with this...
Now in its twelfth year, WomenVenture, a week-long social and networking event for women, attracts hundreds of women who are part of the aviation community and enjoy getting together to be inspired, to network, and to just plain have fun. More than a thousand women gathered in Boeing Plaza...
Leading Edge Aviation is to award three bursaries to aspiring airline pilots. The awards are to be used towards the academy's full time, integrated training course, the Leading Edge Airline Pilot programme (LEAP). The bursaries, worth £20,000, £10,000 and £5,000, will be given to three future pilots who have...
Q4 has recently received an order from SGB Enterprise for five DirectVue display systems. The Q4 DirectVue line is a direct display dome solution that complements Q4’s visual display capabilities. The 6-foot radius DirectVue dome display was designed, and is ideally suited, for small class rooms and standard office...
Avialpes, a French flight training school located in Metz-Tessy, decided to purchase an ALSIM AL250 flight simulator. With this addition, the CPL-IR formations will open in winter 2019. The ALSIM AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston (SEP/MEP reconfigurable) PPL, CPL & IR...
FlightSafety International announced that Michael Burger has been promoted to manager of the company’s Learning Center in Teterboro, New Jersey. He assumes this responsibility from Danny Robayo who was recently promoted to vice president. Burger joined FlightSafety in 2004 as an instructor at the Farnborough Learning Center in the...