The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is launching a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aircraft Systems Engineering for the 2018/2019 academic year. Developed in collaboration with SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC), the degree is the first of its kind to be offered by an autonomous university in Singapore. Built...
BAE Systems has joined forces with Cranfield University to create a new post-graduate engineering apprenticeship programme which will provide learners with a valuable Masters-level qualification. The first cohort of 76 engineers from BAE Systems will begin the academic element of their Level 7 apprenticeship programme on 8 January 2018,...
On 1 January 2018, Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) became the new training organisation for approximately a dozen young people who were previously in training programmes at Air Berlin Technik. LHT and United Services Trade Union ver.di made sure this was the case after the new owner of Air Berlin...
Resource Group’s Aviation Technical Training division has received approval from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to perform basic aviation maintenance training and exams. The new CAR 147 certification from the GCAA allows Resource Group to deliver courses for CAR 66 Cat A, B1 & B2 licences across...
Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground School is now offering an aircraft electrician course which is fully accredited by the National Center for Aerospace Technology and Training (NCATT) and American Standards Training and Materials (ASTM). Taking place at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio in the US, the course will cover topics...
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has signed a two-year Memorandum of Co-operation with the Faculty of Transportation Sciences at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague. Under the Memorandum, CTU students in the Air Transport Department will have the opportunity to join a long-term vocational training programme run on CSAT’s...
FlightSafety International’s FS1000 full flight simulator (FFS) for the Pilatus PC-24 has received interim Level C qualification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Training on the FFS – which is equipped with FlightSafety’s VITAL 1100 visual system, electric motion and control loading and new Instructor Operating Station –...
Since May 2017, Pelesys has been acting as the exclusive global representative for Virtual eTraining’s 360˚ virtual development platform, Taggis.com. Virtual eTraining describes Taggis as a cloud-based authoring platform that enables companies and e-learning providers without any prior programming skills to easily create interactive 360° virtual training environments populated...
Pictured: Students at Cape Cod Community College make use of the virtual paint booth at its Plymouth Regional Airport facility Under a new special articulation agreement, Cape Cod Community College (CCCC) will allow students from Bristol Community College (BCC) to enter its aviation maintenance technology (AMT) programme. The agreement...
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...