Hong Kong Airlines has chosen Pelesys’ Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) to meet its flight crew and cabin crew training management and reporting requirements. The carrier will use Pelesys' Qualification Management System (QMS) to monitor, aggregate, and maintain flight and cabin crew qualifications. The QMS module is a...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has chosen Norway's Pilot Flight Academy (PFA), which it recently qualified as an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), to provide its staff with flight training. The first three members of CAAV staff begun training for their Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License...
Norway's Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has joined forces with Dhana-based Chimes Aviation to educate India's future airline pilots. Although the aviation market in India is one of the fastest growing in the world, the educational capacity for pilots is limited, thereby threatening pilot supply. For this reason, over the...
Peak Pacific has acquired a majority interest in Belgium-registered aviation software start-up CavokSoft’s Electronic Training Objects (eTo) product. The two companies have signed a long-term business partnership agreement that will provide CavokSoft access to Peak Pacific’s technology expertise and resources, enabling eTo to grow into a commercially viable product...
Airways Aviation is bringing its global scholarship programme, 'Career of your life', to Australia. Prospective candidates could win a bursary of $AU35,000 towards the cost of an AV150215 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence – Aeroplane) at Airways Aviation’s training facilities on the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. Following...
Boeing's eighth Pilot & Technician Outlook forecasts the need for more than 1.2 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years. The OEM says between 2017 and 2036, the world's commercial aviation industry will require approximately 637,000 new commercial airline pilots, 648,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians and...
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received an order from ATP Flight School for 10 additional Archer TX aircraft as part of an original agreement made in April 2013 for up to 100 of the type. ATP initially agreed to purchase a fleet of 15 Piper Archer TX single-engine, piston-powered advanced...
History was made at Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) on 31 July 2017 with the start of its first three-phase training course for IndiGo pilots. An initial nine students will now complete extensive basic flight training. The first phase will see them achieve a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Multi...
Jeppesen and the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) are continuing the 'Captain Jepp Challenge' program for a second year to encourage continued pilot learning and the enhancement of flying skills. Participants in the program will register to attend free in-person or online seminars, forums, educational courses and webinars...
ATP Flight School has ordered 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft from Textron Aviation in a deal announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh event. Deliveries of the new Skyhawks, which are integrated with next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi avionics, will begin during the third quarter of 2017. ATP's...