Ray Flower has been appointed Head of Technical College of KLM UK Engineering Limited as of 1st March. Ray Flower started his career in 1979 and has carried out many aviation training roles within the industry over the last 30 years. Ray's latest roles include Head of Aviation at Kingston...
17 apprentices from Resource Group's Aviation Technical Training division (LRTT Ltd.) have completed the 8-month residential part of their EASA Part-66 Category A Apprenticeship programme at the company's training academy at Cotswold Airport. The award for Academic Aircraft Apprentice, given to the student achieving the highest modular results, was presented...
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has continued its efforts to bolster worldwide aviation training capacity during the Fourth ICAO Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event, hosted by Ethiopian Airlines and continuing from 11-13 April, is the first ICAO Global Aviation Training Symposium...
From 2016-2035, Latin America will require 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft, including 2,030 single-aisle and 540 widebody, worth an estimated US$350 billion. According to the most recent Airbus Global Market Forecast, Latin America's passenger and freighter fleet will surpass 3,000 in the next 20 years, more than double the...
Founded on Saint Patrick's Day in 1947, CAE has launched a year of celebrations with its 8,000 employees worldwide to commemorate its 70th anniversary. "Over the last decades, we've built on our diversity, our passion for excellence and the talent of people all over the world to create a great...
Airbus is setting up a greenfield training facility at Aerocity, New Delhi, to support India's growing need for Airbus aircraft pilots and maintenance engineers. The ground-breaking for the Airbus India Training Centre was performed by P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Honourable Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Tom Enders, CEO, Airbus...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, has launched its aeronautical engineering apprenticeship scheme for summer 2017. The four year scheme, which originally began in 1971, has already produced over 760 high calibre engineers and this year the intake increases from 18 to 22. The available positions...
An Admission Agreement has been signed between Joramco Academy, based in the Hashemite Kingdom of Joradan and the University of South Wales, UK. The agreement states that Joramco Academy students who have successfully completed their EASA Part 66 basic course B.1.1 certificate will be eligible to apply to the university's...
Pelesys Aviation Maintenance (PAMT) has announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved their Airbus A319/320/321 maintenance training course. PAMT's new A320 maintenance course has been designed to meet various regulatory standards, specifically ATA specification 104-Level 3. The course includes complete descriptions of all systems for the A319/A320/A321...
ZITA Aviation has received Part 147 certification for Boeing 777 B1/B2/C aircraft type theoretical and/or practical training. "We are delighted to announce the introduction of B777 type training. As a HCAA under EASA approved Part 147 maintenance training organization, we aim to bring added value to our customers and comply...