West Atlantic, the UK's largest independent cargo carrier, has announced it will be recruiting a new intake of cadet pilots for their pilot sponsorship programme based at Coventry Airport. The sponsorship scheme is funded fully up front by West Atlantic Airlines. Once type rated and employed as a West Atlantic...
Dassault Falcon has awarded its two training partners, CAE and FlightSafety International, certificates demonstrating full compliance with requirements of the new Falcon Training Policy Manual (FTPM). The certificates cover training of pilots, maintenance personnel and cabin crew. The FTPM is intended to ensure that Falcon customers around the world are...
Air Georgian and Air Canada have created a unique cadet pilot hiring program for high-achieving Canadian youth. The program is designed to encourage young men and women to consider careers in commercial aviation by assisting them with pilot training and offering them a clearer path to rewarding employment opportunities. Candidates...
AYLA (Ayla Aviation Academy) and JATS (Jordan Airline Training and Simulation) have signed a Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) training agreement, where JATS will provide AYLA trainees with a combination of ground school and simulator training hours. The training curriculum has been approved by CARC (Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission), and will...
The launch flights of Africa’s newest airline, fastjet, has taken off with pilots from CTC Aviation Group Limited (CTC) at the controls. fastjet selected CTC to provide an extensive range of support services in preparation for the airline’s launch and the two companies signed a full service agreement where CTC...
ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has been awarded a contract to train pilots for Xiamen Airlines. Under the agreement, Xiamen Airlines' cadet pilots will undergo STAA's Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating programme, followed by its High Performance Aircraft Training (HPAT) course. The first batch of 30 cadet pilots are expected...
Jeppesen is now offering a complete suite of its pilot training textbooks as e-book selections for iPad. Jeppesen’s e-book titles available for download through the Apple iBookstore include Instrument/Commercial pilot training, Multi-Engine airplane training and Flight Instructor training. Student pilots can now complete their entire ground study process, spanning Private...
Qatar Airways has extended its flight crew training agreement with Bahrain based Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) and has signed a long-term agreement for training to be delivered at GAA's facilities in Bahrain. This includes A320 and A330 simulator training, utilising GAA instructors, quality systems and approvals, in addition to handling...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has commissioned ETC to build a state of the art flight trainer for its Oklahoma City facility in a contract totalling $365,000. The trainer, known as the General Aviation Trainer-II (GAT II) meets the FAA's flight training device (FTD) Level 3 standards and can be...
CAE’s Gulfstream G450/G550 full flight simulator in Shanghai, China, has received Level D certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), and training is due to begin early this year at the Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Centre (SEFTC), in Shanghai Pudong Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The G450 / G550...