Mario Pierobon pulsed industry experts on the pilot demand and supply trade-off, the state of airline-funded programmes, how pilots who have lost their jobs are handling the situation, and the future of training technology for when the airline industry recovers.
A select group of stakeholders explored pilot skill decay at the first CAT Leader Forum Workshop. Capt. Jacques Drappier provides a report on the findings of the group discussion.
Watch our expert panel of Capt. Tanja Harter, European Cockpit Association, Capt. Martin Mahoney, Emirates, Capt. Carl Haslem, Resilient Pilot and Capt. Helen Heenan, KURA Human Factors discuss the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on pilot skills. Webinar hosted by Capt. Jacques Drappier.
In Denmark, higher education is free … but not pilot training.
Anna Kjær Thorsøe, General Manager / CTKI of Center Air Pilot Academy (CAPA) discusses attracting students and helping them to be attractive to airline interviewers.
Major US carriers and some regionals are ramping up hiring of pilots and other personnel as the vaccine rollout accelerates. Rick Adams relates some of the hopeful signs for a summer travel surge.
We kicked off our new CAT Leader Forum series with a webinar discussion about pilot skills decay. With endorsement from Resilient Pilot, our expert panel offered valuable insight, and a combined, evidence-based view of the impact of Covid-19 on Pilot Skill Fade.
In the 12-year period he conducted more than 430 one-on-one human factor sessions with pilots who had not yet met the required standard in the simulator or on the flight line, Lex Rock Heemstra analysed the trends and pitfalls which resulted in those pilots requiring additional training.
In a trial with Singapore Airline passengers, the first traveler using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage travel health credentials arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport.
That United 328 did not crash is a testament to well trained pilots. And a cautionary warning for the ramp-up of airline operations, notes CAT Editor Rick Adams, FRAeS.
Instructors need standards… and the ability to adapt their teaching methods – for pilots returning from furlough, for different learning styles, and for new instructional media. Regional airline training veteran Paul Preidecker shares his experienced opinions on expectations of flight instructors.