Several aviation education organizations in China selected Frasca International to provide flight training devices for their programs this year. New orders for 2018 include a Level 5 Archer Flight Training Device (FTD) for Chengdu Fanmei Aviation Industry Co, in Chengdu, Sichuan; a Cessna 172 Level 5 FTD for Hebei...
Janine Lythe celebrating her award in back in 2017 with former instructor Jop, who won the 2015 Scholarship and is now a HEMS pilot Helicentre Aviation Academy doubled its pilot scholarship award by allocating an additional £75,000 in part-funded training scholarship awards for its 2018 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship...
Jetstar Airways (Australia) selected PRODEFIS TPMS for the implementation of Evidence-based Training (EBT) and to have a paperless training organisation. Jetstar Airways is a subsidiary of Qantas, operates Airbus A320 and Boeing B787 aircraft throughout Australia, the Asia Pacific region and the United States. PRODEFIS TPMS is an all-in-one IT...
Airmedic, a privately-owned air medical provider in Quebec, Canada, purchased three Airbus EC145e aircraft from Metro Aviation for air medical transport, which will support lifesaving missions. The new helicopters bring Airmedic’s fleet to nine aircraft dedicated to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and, Metro says, will be the first EC145e models...
Japan Transocean Air (JTA), part of JAL Group, selected Pacific Simulators’ ProJet FJ2000 Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT) to complement its training products and better prepare JTA’s pilots for its new fleet of Boeing 737s. JTA is currently replacing its B737-400s with the latest B737-800 aircraft. The ProJet FJ2000 CPT is...
Alsim sold a third AL250 Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT) II simulator to flight training school Astonfly in Toussus-le-Noble, France. The simulator will be delivered at the beginning of 2019 making it the third AL250 FNPT II delivered to the school in less than 12 months. Alsim delevoped the...
An important regulatory development in Europe this year has been the deadline of the 25th August 2018 for air operators to establish compliance with performance based navigation (PBN) crew training requirements which has affected both EASA aircrew and air operations regulations. Mario Pierobon provides an update.
The aviation industry is becoming unified to mitigate cyber threats of all types. Chuck Weirauch takes a closer look at how some industry players are progressing in this area.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is proud of its hard-won reputation for excellence. Chris Long visited the airlines’ Training Centre which serves as the focal point for flight and cabin crew training.
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, launched the first of its network of Certified Training Facilities (CTFs) to expand its global training offering. The first CTF is Helideal, a Bell Independent Representative in Le Cannet-des-Maures, France, which will provide initial and recurrent pilot-training under the umbrella of the Bell Training...