The Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) has applauded efforts by Congressional legislators moving to expand training options for pilots to improve safety and address the crisis facing small- and medium-sized communities and airlines resulting from the growing pilot shortage. The move comes as part of the Federal Aviation...
entrol has sold a new H11 / H135 FNPT II MCC simulator to Coptering, with the Sabadell Airport-based company becoming the first flight school in Spain to own this type of simulator. The simulator will be equipped with dual GTN 750, allowing Coptering to offer training in LPV &...
On 1st July 2017, Aviation Academy Austria deployed Skysoft’s SimUnity365 training centre management software to simplify operations and give its customers the best possible training experience. Skysoft first introduced its SimUnity solution since 1997. In 2016, the company began offering its SimUnity365 software-on-demand service – powered by powered by...
Bangkok Aviation Center (BAC) has signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) regarding new training programs. The first, between BAC, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep (UTK) and Thai AirAsia is for an Aircraft Mechanic program. The MOU was signed on 3rd July 2017 at Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok by UKT’s...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Opinion proposing amendments to the training requirements for initial pilot licensing to prevent loss of control in flight (LOC-I) situations. The Opinion proposes to integrate upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) requirements and provisions into the EU pilot training regulatory...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) has extended its partnership with Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes brand, to optimise its flight simulator capacity. KLM’s has eight Amsterdam-based simulators dedicated to the ground training of pilots and other crew, which can accommodate approximately 15,000 training sessions each year. To minimise idle time,...
Virtual Aviation (VA) has purchased a new B737-800 fixed based simulator from Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS), which is due to be installed at VA’s Cambridge Airport, UK-based Flight Training Centre in November this year. The agreement between the two companies also includes an option for VA to buy a...
Ohio, US-based regional airline CommutAir has signed an agreement with MINT Software Systems regarding the implementation of its full MINT TRMS Premium Edition. CommutAir, which flies on within the regional network of United Airlines, will use MINT’s TRMS to manage its flight crew qualifications and all related ground and...
Flyco Group has signed a long-term agreement with Trade Air, a passenger and cargo charter airline headquartered in Zagreb and based at Zagreb Airport in Croatia. The agreement will see Trade Air’s training department gain full access to Flyco's courses for pilots, cabin crew, technicians, dispatchers, handling and ground...
Fiji Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with CAE in Suva confirming the acquisition of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft full flight simulator (FFS) for its new Fiji Aviation Academy, plans for which were announced by the Government in the 2016 National Budget. The FFS will enable...