From early next year, FlightSafety International will offer a new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A series pilot familiarisation course in Brazil. The one-day course designed for agricultural aircraft operators will provide pilots with information regarding normal and abnormal operations, operational procedures and recommendations to help ensure the engines perform...

  Following the recent launch of its first Regional Demo Centre in Saronno, Italy, Antycip Simulation has officially opened ‘The Hub,’ a new Regional Demo Centre at its Oxfordshire, UK office. As a virtual reality and 3D immersive solutions integrator and a European leader in simulation software, Antycip Simulation’s new...

infoWERK Medien & Technik GmbH has received an award in ‘Competency Management’ from the eLearning Journal for its Multimedia-Based Integrated and Interactive Simulation System (MUBIS) software. MUBIS was designed in collaboration with AeronautX Luftfahrtschule GmbH and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency to provide competency based training (CBT) for pilots...

Lake Region State College (LRSC) has signed an official agreement with CAE which will see the company provide internships for students studying to be simulator technicians. CAE has become one of LRSC’s Platinum partners, which collaborate with the college to optimise student learning, working closely with faculty and college...

West Star Aviation has teamed up with Colorado, US-based Careerwise to establish a long-term apprenticeship programme which will begin in August 2018. As part of Colorado’s state-wide Careerwise initiative aiming to address the lack of competencies needed for skilled trade positions, West Star Aviation has agreed to employ a...

FlightSafety International has expanded its eLearning programme with three new online courses: Performance Based Navigation, Human Factors-Crew Resource Management and Single Pilot Resource Management. The Human Factors-Crew Resource Management recurrent training can be taken online or at a FlightSafety Learning Center. Course modules include General Concepts, Fatigue Management, Decision...

Embraer is to establish a new training centre for pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport during the first half of 2018. The Johannesburg location was chosen to address the underdevelopment of the aerospace industry in the region. The centre will complement the OEM's...

  Boeing projects a demand for 4,210 new airplanes, valued at $650 billion, over the next 20 years in Southeast Asia. The company's annual Southeast Asia Current Market Outlook (CMO) forecasts the region will continue its strong annual traffic growth at 6.2 percent, outpacing the world's average growth rate by...

Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) was the recipient of three accolades – Best Presentation Award, Most Innovative Award and the Gold Award – at the ceremony for the 2017 Award for Excellence in Training and Development, which took place on 15 September. Organised by The Hong Kong Management Association, the...

On 20 September 2017, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its Youngstown campus. PIA invested US$1.3M in its purchase of the site at Hangar 3 in 2016, with plans for the project developed by Michigan-based Sidock Group, Inc., which is...