Iceland Air has purchased Avsoft’s B737NG Aircraft Systems Course for maintenance personnel, taking advantage of its flexible Block Hour Licensing (BHL) program that allows airlines and training organizations to instruct hundreds of pilots for one hourly rate. BHL comes with free customization and access to Avsoft’s library of aircraft system...
Hellenic Air Training Services has purchased Avsoft’s B737 Classic (B737-300/400/500) Aircraft Systems Courseware. The Aircraft Systems Courseware, in conjunction the new ICE Suite package, lets users set course qualification and recurrent due date; tag course pages to create recurrent ground school modules; modify a course’s content – including graphics and...
Didavia Aviation Academy based in Athens, Greece, has expanded its library of Avsoft’s CBT/WBT courseware with the purchase of the new general subject matter course, Low Visibility Operations.
South Africa's Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has won the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Worldwide Top Regional Training Partner award for the second consecutive year. The award celebrated the academy's achievements in human capital development within the air transport industry in 2012. The group, which has trained more...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has opened a brand new state-of-the-art training facility, Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy (MAETA). Based at London Luton Airport, the training academy has undergone a complete refurbishment providing several new theatre style classrooms and facilities for Composite and Fibre optic training, a technology that is now...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with three Singapore-based polytechnics, offering training and employment for new flight attendants. The MoUs, signed with Nanyang Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic and Tamasek Polytechnic, will see selected students offered training with SIA and possibly employment contracts to become full-time cabin crew. The...
RP Aero Systems has been awarded a contract by British Airways to manufacture and install a Boeing 787 door trainer at their Training Centre in Cranebank, near Heathrow, UK. The trainer will consist of a 1L main door with crew attendant seat, EDW dimming system and will be a true...
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...