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Aerosim Flight Academy Earns FAA Diamond Award

February 5, 2016

Aerosim Flight Academy earned the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Diamond Award of Excellence that recognizes employers that “promote and foster initial and recurrent training” and honors organizations that employ safe, proficient mechanics or technicians. “Aerosim Flight Academy prides itself in safety and excellence in aviation training and believes skill and...

UK CAA to Open EASA Part-66 Exam Centre in Trinidad & Tobago

February 2, 2016

CAT Industry Reporter

On behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), CAA International (CAAi) is set to open a brand new EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AML) electronic examination centre in Piarco, near Port of Spain. The new e-Exam centre will open on April 7th 2016 and will provide candidates in...

Solving the Shortage

September 21, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

Chuck Weirauch examines the issues that are complicating the aviation technician shortage problem, and what solutions are being found to resolve them. If one were to believe the 2014 US Government Accountability Office (GAO)'s Current and Future Availability of Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Professionals aviation workforce report (http://gao/assets/670/661239.pdf), there is...

P&WC Engine Training

September 21, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

FlightSafety International has selected Aeroglobo to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) engine training in Brazil. The training will be offered at Aeroglobo’s facility in Botucatu, Brazil for P&WC PT6T, PT6A, PT6 B, PW100-Series, PW200-Series and PW500 engines. The Aeroglobo facility will be equipped with P&WC training engines and FlightSafety’s...

A320 ACT Maintenance Class

September 20, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

Spirit Airlines is preparing for the installation of the first Airbus Competence Training (ACT) classroom in the Americas. This maintenance training suite is being set up at Spirit's new maintenance facilities in Detroit, Michigan. The airline’s maintenance personnel and engineers will receive initial and recurrent training in the new A320...

EASA Training Approvals

September 20, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

FlightPath International has received EASA approvals for seven Airbus A320 Family type courses. These courses include A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B1 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B2 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B1/B2 Combined Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500) B1 and B2 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500) B1/B2 Combined Type Course; and A319/A320/A321/CFM56 to...

B737NG Training Deal Signed

September 20, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

FL Technics Training has signed a Boeing 737NG training deal with SIA Engineering Philippines. Under the agreement SIAEP engineers have undergone eight weeks of training comprised of theoretical as well as practical courses. FL Technics Training specialists conducted Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 category B1 and category B2 theoretical training courses for a...

Maintenance Training Facility Opens

September 20, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

TRU Simulation + Training has opened its new Aviation Maintenance Training Academy located on the Textron Aviation Mid-Continent campus in Wichita, Kansas. Courses currently offered include mechanical and avionics theory and practical for new production Beechcraft King Air 350i, 250 and C90GTx turboprops with the Pro Line Fusion® avionics...

WATS 2015 – “Targeted Training Interventions & Aviation Safety”

July 22, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

The 18th annual World Aviation Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando, April 21-23. Conference Chair Chris Lehman captures some of the highlights of what is always a very intense three days. With over 1,100 attendees hailing from 50-plus countries and 110 airlines, WATS broke new delegate and airline attendance records once again. Already the world’s largest gathering of aviation...

Hard-wired for Hackers?

July 22, 2015

CAT Industry Reporter

“As long as there is a physical path that connects both domains, we can't discard a potential attack.” That’s the conclusion of Ruben Santamarta, Principal Security Consultant at IOActive, a global information security services firm based in Seattle, Washington, US and London, UK. “Avionics should be located in the aircraft control domain,...