In a milestone ceremony held in Beirut, Lebanon, Airways New Zealand and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Lebanon officially opened an advanced air traffic control (ATC) simulation facility. Airways International has completed installation of a TotalControl LCD tower simulator and two radar/non-radar simulators at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International...
Through a donor who wishes to be anonymous, Women in Aviation International (WAI) has awarded an additional $73,000 in 17 individual scholarships to be put toward flight and aviation maintenance training. These scholarships winners WAI Private Pilot Scholarship ($5,000 each): Madison Coutu, Toronto, Ontario; Kourtnie A Robin, Slidell, Louisiana;...
BAA Training has redesigned its logo. Inspired by planes, the logo mark of the capital letters “BAA” is an abstract expression of the aircraft tail. “The aircraft is the epicenter of the steadily growing aviation market, which should reach the market value of 6.3 trillion euros by 2037,” said...
SkyOp LLC announced a new initiative to pair interested corporate sponsors with local school districts that are eager to launch high school drone training STEM programs. Following the recent release of its SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum, the company was overwhelmed with school districts excited to adopt the workforce development...
Ten years on from the introduction of upset prevention and recovery training, UPRT this year becomes a mandate from the FAA and EASA. But there are differences in their requirements, Mario Pierobon reports.
TRU Simulation + Training announced that International Flight Training Center (IFTC) has signed a letter of intent for two new full flight simulators (FFSs), a 737 MAX and A320, further growing the relationship between the two companies. IFTC currently operates five TRU-built simulators: two A320 FFSs installed in Istanbul...
Airbus Services has been chosen by Volotea to train its pilots. This includes Type Ratings and Recurrent training linked to Volotea's growing fleet of Airbus aircraft. This intent to partner on a training solution builds on top of a comprehensive aircraft modification contract signed in 2018. Airbus is also...
ALSIM has signed contracts with both European Flyers and Aeroclube de Goias. European Flyers recently placed an order for an ALSIM AL42 Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD). The school purchased a twin-engine Diamond DA42 training aircraft awhile back and will now use the simulator to complement their Multi-Engine and...
SKY Airline, an all-Airbus low cost carrier based in Chile, has selected Airbus as its flight training provider, making it a launch customer for the new Airbus Chile Training Centre (ACTC). The new facility will offer flight crew training for Chilean pilots and will include a full flight A320...
Lufthansa has equipped all long–haul aircraft with the mobile ECG (Electrocardiogram) system CardioSecur. In case of on-board medical emergencies, the compact, intuitive system will allow flight attendants without cardiological expertise to record an ECG for passengers and send the test results directly to a medical hotline on the ground.