CAE and SAS announced the extension of their exclusive long-term pilot and cabin crew training contract. Under the terms of the agreement, CAE instructors will deliver Airbus A320, A330, A340 and Boeing 737 full-flight simulator (FFS) pilot training to the airline’s pilots near SAS headquarters, mainly in CAE Copenhagen,...
L3 Commercial Aviation will launch a U.S.-based airline training center near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The center in Arlington, Texas, will provide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) training courses and dry leasing options for airline customers within the Americas using L3’s RealitySeven Full Flight Simulators (FFSs). The commercial...
Blue Sky Aviation has selected Private-Radar for its next generation Flight School Management System and Aircraft Tracking System. With Private-Radar, Blue Sky Aviation will be able to provide all their staff, students and management a fully digital experience. Instructors will be able to do in-flight evaluations and have access...
Increasing demand for skilled workers continues to drive the need for training programs at schools such as National Aviation Academy (NAA). Quality training is essential to develop the knowledge and hands-on skills required for careers in aviation maintenance. To connect students and alumni with aviation industry representatives, NAA hosted...
Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) and the City of Norfolk, Virginia, have teamed to offer a STEM education program throughout Norfolk’s nine-week Parks and Recreation summer camp. The program’s mission is to reach the 1,400 students who will be participating in summer youth programs, and to provide them with...
Mountain Aviation has recently installed an ELITE iGATE King Air B200 advanced aviation training device (AATD) to perform many evaluation and training needs at their Part 135 operation. "This device will be playing many roles within our company," said Gregg Fahrenbruch, Mountain Aviation's chief executive officer. "From initial interviews...
The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of IATA, Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, have launched new ICAO legal guidance on the management of unruly and disruptive passengers. The new ICAO Manual on the Legal Aspects of Unruly and Disruptive Passengers (Doc 10117)...
Earlier this year, Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) purchased Calvary Revival Church’s (CRC) former Calvary Christian School campus on East Little Creek Road, where AIM will relocate its Southeast Virginia campus in 2020. The two entities have now teamed up to create a $1-million Overcomers Scholarship Fund for students...
The aviation program at Lake Area Technical Institute (Lake Area Tech) has expanded and is now including a Professional Fixed Wing Pilot Associate of Applied Science degree in addition to the Aviation Maintenance Technology program. Applications are now being accepted for the 18-month program. Lake Area Tech says it...
The 2019 Edition of the World Aviation Training Summit was described by many attendees as “the best ever.” CAT’s Editorial Team chronicles the highlights.