Ohio, US-based regional airline CommutAir has signed an agreement with MINT Software Systems regarding the implementation of its full MINT TRMS Premium Edition. CommutAir, which flies on within the regional network of United Airlines, will use MINT’s TRMS to manage its flight crew qualifications and all related ground and...
Flyco Group has signed a long-term agreement with Trade Air, a passenger and cargo charter airline headquartered in Zagreb and based at Zagreb Airport in Croatia. The agreement will see Trade Air’s training department gain full access to Flyco's courses for pilots, cabin crew, technicians, dispatchers, handling and ground...
Fiji Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with CAE in Suva confirming the acquisition of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft full flight simulator (FFS) for its new Fiji Aviation Academy, plans for which were announced by the Government in the 2016 National Budget. The FFS will enable...
Members of Duncan Aviation’s line service team based in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Lincoln, Nebraska, recently completed Gulfstream Ground Handling & Servicing Training with FlightSafety International. The training they received covered aircraft parking, fuelling, towing and mooring, water servicing, lavatory servicing, window cleaning and snow and ice...
Ameriflight and UPS Airlines have come together to launch the UPS/Ameriflight Gateway Program, creating new opportunities for both companies' flight crew personnel. The collaboration will offer outlined paths under which participants in UPS Airlines’ Intern Program can gain Part 135 flying experience at Ameriflight and accumulate the flight experience...
TRU Simulation + Training (TRU) has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Cessna Citation CJ4 (CE-525C) Online Ground School pilot training course. The course will provide customers with a flexible distance-learning option to complete the required aircraft systems portion of ground school during recurrent training.
Avsoft has been awarded a contract from Air Inuit: Hydro-Quebec Division, an operator based in Montreal, Canada, to provide eLearning and LMS services for its Dash 8 Q300 and Dash 8 Q400 aircraft systems courses. The courses are in use for Type and Recurrent training at their Pilot Training...
Students from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences dominated at the Merlin Flight Simulation Group’s annual IT FLIES aircraft design and handling competition. Held at the UK's University of Manchester on 8th June 2017, the competition saw entries from both individuals and teams at universities across Britain, the Netherlands...
Cirrus Aviation purchased an AL250 simulator from Alsim during the Paris Airshow, marking the first time the type has been sold to a client in the US. David Cattin, owner of Cirrus Aviation, confirmed, “We selected Alsim after a test flight at Le Bourget in January this year.” “This...
The American Airlines Education Foundation has awarded US$801,000 in scholarships to 300 children of its employees, an increase of 5% compared to 2016. The foundation received more than 1,600 applications as a part of the competitive process, consisting of high school seniors and college undergraduate students. Each successful applicant...