Flightline Training Services has been granted approval from Transport Canada for its Embraer 120 Brazilia maintenance training programs. CEO of Flightline, Phyl Durdey, commented, “We are very proud to be able to offer our customers a complete training solution for the Embraer product line. We now have approvals for...
American Airlines has dedicated a Boeing 777 to Azreil “Al” Blackman, an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Crew Chief based at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Blackman recently celebrated 75 years of service with American Airlines, which has led to Guinness World Records granting him the world...
Lansing Community College (LCC) has been selected as one of 43 aircraft maintenance schools from 177 across the US to partner with Delta Air Lines, becoming the only one in Michigan to do so. Over 100 criteria were used in Delta's selection process, including equipment and facilities, level of...
Private jet operator Elit'Avia is to deploy Flyco’s Advanced Learning Management System (A-LMS), which will include a bespoke courseware library fully customised to the requirements of the Elit'Avia training department. The full library will cover pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. Elit'Avia’s...
Boeing has unveiled a newly-installed 737 MAX 8 simulator at its Flight Training Centre in Crawley near London Gatwick Airport and announced the construction of a new annex to accommodate the growing demand for pilot and technician training. “Demand for Boeing’s leading products and services is strong from our...
SR Technics has appointed Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu as Deputy CEO and Yujie (Jessy) Zheng as Deputy CFO. Both will join the SR Technics Leadership Team, with the Deputy CEO reporting directly to the CEO and the Deputy CFO to the CFO. Jianfeng Hu (pictured left) has extensive experience in...
Boeing and China Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of the airline’s capabilities to serve the growing MRO market in Asia. The OEM anticipates providing China Airlines with technical support and maintenance training to enhance its ability to service Boeing products. In addition,...
Merlin Flight Simulation Group has delivered an additional channel for the University of Dayton (UD), Ohio’s MP521 Engineering Flight Simulator’s Genesis Visual System. The additional channel, displayed at the Instructor Station, provides the option to view the exterior of a generic aircraft so that students may appreciate the dynamics...
Bangkok Aviation Center (BAC) has signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) regarding new training programs. The first, between BAC, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep (UTK) and Thai AirAsia is for an Aircraft Mechanic program. The MOU was signed on 3rd July 2017 at Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok by UKT’s...
Resource Group’s Aviation and Aerospace Resourcing business – including Contractair Ltd – and its Aviation Technical Training business have been acquired by Resource International Group Investments AG after a successful management buyout (MBO). The MBO team was led by Stephan Hickman, who has 19 years of experience running various...