Just in time for winter in the northern hemisphere, Avsoft International has released a Contaminated Runways course for pilot general subject training. 

In Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Spatial Disorientation Laboratory, flight student Nella Filipkova wears a virtual reality headset as the device she is seated in rapidly whirls around.

ATP Flight School took delivery of five new Cessna Skyhawks and surpassed the fleet milestone of 500 aircraft. 

Archer Aviation Inc. publicly unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger electric vertical take-off landing aircraft during its Open House event in Palo Alto, California.

Aviomar, a European flight academy, has selected VRpilot to deliver virtual reality procedure training tools for their Ryanair mentored APS MCC course on the Boeing 737NG.

CAE is investing in its Canadian pilot training network to meet the increased demand for pilots with the upcoming deployment of a B777 full-flight simulator (FFS) at its Toronto training centre. The move follows the installation and start of customer training on new B737 MAX and B787 FFSs at the expanded Toronto site.

Professor Susan Durbin and her team have won the ESRC 2022 Celebrating Impact Prize for their research into the under-representation of women in the UK aviation and aerospace industry. Their work includes the development of alta, an industry-wide mentoring scheme that supports women to build their careers in a traditionally male-dominated profession.

Six successful candidates will secure a completely funded place on the Leading Edge Aviation LEAP course.  After completing pilot training and gaining their Commercial Pilot Licence, the graduates will undertake Flight Instructor training and take up a salaried post within the Leading Edge Aviation Flight Instructor team for a minimum of two years. 

FTEJerez has entered into a new partnership agreement with Jazeera Airways, the expanding airline based in Kuwait.