Flightline Training Services has been granted Transport Canada approval for its Leonardo A119/AW119 Koala helicopter maintenance training programs. CEO of Flightline, Phyl Durdey, commented, “We are now getting more courses approved for rotary wing aircraft – we started with the Bell 407 and have now received certification for the...

Pictured: Drew Ware (left) and Lawrence Peters (right) work on the CFM56-3B1 high-bypass turbofan engine that was donated to GNTC by Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines recently donated a CFM56-3B1 high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine to Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Aviation Training Center. The donation of the turbofan engine will...

Flightline Training Services has been granted approval from Transport Canada for its Embraer 120 Brazilia maintenance training programs. CEO of Flightline, Phyl Durdey, commented, “We are very proud to be able to offer our customers a complete training solution for the Embraer product line. We now have approvals for...

American Airlines has dedicated a Boeing 777 to Azreil “Al” Blackman, an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Crew Chief based at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Blackman recently celebrated 75 years of service with American Airlines, which has led to Guinness World Records granting him the world...

Lansing Community College (LCC) has been selected as one of 43 aircraft maintenance schools from 177 across the US to partner with Delta Air Lines, becoming the only one in Michigan to do so. Over 100 criteria were used in Delta's selection process, including equipment and facilities, level of...

Private jet operator Elit'Avia is to deploy Flyco’s Advanced Learning Management System (A-LMS), which will include a bespoke courseware library fully customised to the requirements of the Elit'Avia training department. The full library will cover pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. Elit'Avia’s...

Boeing has unveiled a newly-installed 737 MAX 8 simulator at its Flight Training Centre in Crawley near London Gatwick Airport and announced the construction of a new annex to accommodate the growing demand for pilot and technician training. “Demand for Boeing’s leading products and services is strong from our...

SR Technics has appointed Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu as Deputy CEO and Yujie (Jessy) Zheng as Deputy CFO. Both will join the SR Technics Leadership Team, with the Deputy CEO reporting directly to the CEO and the Deputy CFO to the CFO. Jianfeng Hu (pictured left) has extensive experience in...

Boeing and China Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of the airline’s capabilities to serve the growing MRO market in Asia. The OEM anticipates providing China Airlines with technical support and maintenance training to enhance its ability to service Boeing products. In addition,...

Merlin Flight Simulation Group has delivered an additional channel for the University of Dayton (UD), Ohio’s MP521 Engineering Flight Simulator’s Genesis Visual System. The additional channel, displayed at the Instructor Station, provides the option to view the exterior of a generic aircraft so that students may appreciate the dynamics...