Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA) and BAA Training, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, have signed a $60 million joint venture agreement on a new aviation training centre in Zhengzhou City. BAA Training China will provide a full scope of pilot, cabin crew and ground handling...
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...
Spatial has been chosen by Aeroflot to supply two A321 door trainers, which will be used to train Aeroflot’s cabin crew to become completely proficient in the safe operation of the A321 aircraft emergency exits and doors including procedures for all normal, abnormal and emergency scenarios. The high-fidelity devices...
SkyArt has signed a contract with Arabian Training Center to build and install an A320 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) device in Muscat, Oman. The device will be the first A320 CEET device in Oman and will be equipped with a main door single lane slide, an off-wing dual...
A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defense spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their lifecycle are driving a growing aerospace and defense market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook. Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace and defense market at $8.7 trillion...
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,...
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)...
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.
The flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the island nation state in the Arabian Gulf, will celebrate its 70th birthday in 2020. Chris Long profiles Gulf Air's training expertise.