Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) has added Québec-based Collège Air Richelieu to its Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP), bringing the number of educational institutions involved in the Jazz APP to 12. The agreement is the first of its kind between Jazz and Collège Air Richelieu's Integrated ATPL program. The...
Regional Australian carrier Airnorth has issued an apology to customers affected by schedule changes and cancellations across its network, blaming the country’s ongoing pilot shortage. On 15 January 2018, the carrier stated, “We continue to recruit pilots and currently have 11 positions vacant. The induction process requires new pilots...
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has kicked off recruitment for a new batch of cadet pilots following the launch of its inaugural cadet pilot programme in 2017. Once again, the airline will target young people with Hong Kong Permanent Resident status. All new cadets will undergo 70 weeks of flight...
Jambojet, based in Nairobi, Kenya, has selected Avsoft to provide pilot eLearning training services including its Dash 8 Q400 course for Type and Recurrent training, as well as UPRT and Windshear General Subject courses. Jambojet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways, is a low-cost airline operating from Jomo Kenyatta...
CEFA Aviation was recently recognised in the ‘Great Export’ category at the French International Chamber of Commerce’s 21st Export Trophies (Trophées Alsace Export). The award recognised CEFA Aviation as a company which, since its inception 17 years ago, has helped promote Alsace in the international aeronautics industry. Each year,...
The Dutch Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) with FNPT-II/MCC certification for its Generic Jet Training Device (GenJet) following testing at MPS’ factory in The Netherlands. Dick Verburg, President and Founder of MPS, claims, “This certificate paves the way for our attractive rental offering on...
Simhawk Inc. handled requests for over 16,000 hours of simulator time via its online marketplace in 2017. “We saw a significant increase in the number of users in the second half of 2017, including those from a number of industry segments that we had not previously served,” said Chris...
Indra has acquired a 35.07% stake in Global Training Aviation (GTA) to take advantage of new market trends showing greater demand for training hours over the acquisition of simulators. GTA, which is headquartered in Madrid and also has a training centre in Indonesia, was established in 2002. Currently, it...
AeroStar Training Services (AeroStar) has taken delivery of an Airbus A320 simulator at its new Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) headquarters. The simulator arrived on two large trucks (pictured) and was unloaded into the simulator bay built within the company’s hangar during the last several months. AeroStar predicts the Level...
CAE has purchased 45% of the shares of Pelesys to strengthen its courseware offering and consolidate delivery of its cadet-to-captain training across the company’s global network. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Pelesys has over 100 customers worldwide. It’s Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) includes courseware deployment, training management, qualification...