FlightSafety International is expanding its Gulfstream aircraft maintenance training programs in China through a cooperative agreement with Lufthansa HNA Technical Training. The training will be offered in Haikou and Xi’an, China. It will also support maintenance technicians based in Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, and Taiwan. The courses will be provided...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Bournemouth, UK based simulation specialist Micro Nav Ltd. The company looks back on an unbroken track record of developing, delivering and supporting Air Traffic Control simulation and training systems to over 25 countries and for more than 60 users around the world. Mike...
Saudi Arabian Airlines and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly pursue potential new business opportunities in the Kingdom. The two companies are already exploring the creation of a new training organization to provide technical training for the aviation and aerospace industry in the military and commercial...
Airbus and Thai Airways International have signed a Maintenance Training Collaboration agreement to develop a long term strategic partnership. Thai will become Airbus' local maintenance training centre in the region and will initially provide maintenance type-training capabilities for A320 and A330. Airbus will work with Thai to achieve full EASA...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has launched its apprenticeship scheme for summer 2013. This year, the initial training phase will be carried out at the newly opened Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy (MAETA) at London Luton Airport from where individuals will then relocate to MAEL's London Luton, Birmingham and Manchester...
Thales has been selected by the Civil Aviation Authority of Cyprus and Cyta, the leading provider of integrated electronic communication services in Cyprus, for the modernisation of the country's air traffic management system. In the frame of this contract, Thales will supply the associated simulator. With TopSky - Simulation, the...
A group of air traffic control students from Saudi Arabia are rating in their home country, just four months after completing ab initio training at Airways Training Centre in New Zealand. The students, from Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) completed their Airways training in July last year...
ASTech's GEMS Online Exam has been cleared by the National Aviation Authority of Germany (LBA) and is now being used by ASTech's long-term customer Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) at their training sites in Hamburg and Frankfurt. The system was also introduced to training managers of Part-147 training organisations or airlines,...
Aviation Australia and Hawker Pacific have signed an agreement to formalise their previous Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a specialised training program in Cairns. The program is intended to provide advanced practical expertise to Aviation Maintenance Engineering (AME) students graduating from the Aviation Australia's International Training Diploma program. The agreement...
Boeing has announced that it is to consolidate its flight training capabilities in North America. Chris Long reports. The Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook is essential reading for those in the global civil aviation training industry. The detailed breakdown of demand and regional trends helps major players to formulate plans...