The Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) returns to Bangkok this year. From September 23-24, the show will explore aviation flight training and simulation from the Asia Pacific region. The Call for Papers for 2014 has been very successful in eliciting responses to all the topics that were proposed, so...
The 17th annual World Aviation Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando, April 1-3. Conference Chair Chris Lehman files this report. With over 1,000 attendees hailing from 48 countries and 80 airlines, WATS lived up to its status as the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals. The five conference tracks - pilot training,...
MAINTENANCE The Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval to conduct Bell 412EP/Bell 412EPI B1.3 and B2 Part 147 technical training at the Bell Helicopter Singapore Service Center. This approval expands the BTA’s ability to provide regulated maintenance courses in the Asia Pacific...
MAINTENANCE Pelesys Aviation Maintenance Training (PAMT), a subsidiary of Pelesys Inc., has received EASA certification as an approved Maintenance Training Organization (MTO) under Part 147 of the EASA regulations. Pelesys will initially be able to provide EASA approved type endorsement courses for the Embraer 170/175 airframes. The company will also...
TRAINING DEVICES ARINC Industry Activities has published a new Project Paper entitled "Guidance on Simulated Air Traffic Control Environments for Flight Simulation Training Devices". The paper clarifies requirements for introducing a higher fidelity of Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment (SATCE) into flight simulation training devices (FSTDs), providing flight crews in...
MAINTENANCE Swiss AviationTraining (SAT) has become the first Approved Training Organisation (ATO) to offer its customers the latest version of the virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for Airbus A320 technical training. This upgraded computer tool provides extremely realistic simulations of all the maintenance work required on the A320. The latest VMT...
MINT Software Systems has signed a service agreement contract with JetBlue Airways. The contract covers the delivery of the MINT System as a SaaS solution for the management of all training activities within JetBlue University with a focus on pilot, cabin crew and aircraft technician training. According to Brian North,...
Air Arabia has signed a 5-year agreement with Peak Pacific Limited for the provision of Learning and Learning Technology Services. Under the agreement, Peak Pacific will provide consultancy services, mobile learning products and managed services for learning content to meet Air Arabia's rapidly expanding requirements for scalable training solutions as part...
MAINTENANCE Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has launched its apprenticeship scheme for summer 2014. The four year scheme, which began in 1971, has produced over 700 high-calibre engineers for both MAEL and the wider aviation industry. MAEL is offering 20 apprenticeship positions for its summer 2014 intake. Successful applicants will...
MAINTENANCE Qantas has selected 14 graduates from Aviation Australia's aircraft maintenance training program, as apprentices to be based at their Brisbane and Sydney maintenance facilities. 13 of the graduates will commence their apprenticeships at the Brisbane Base Maintenance facility in February, and will complete the practical elements of their apprenticeships...