OSM Aviation is acquiring a 51% share in Scandinavian Aviation Academy (SAA), which will result in the opening of a new training centre, OSM Aviation Academy, at Arendal Airport Gullknapp. SAA currently operates a pilot school at Stockholm Västerås International Airport in Sweden and in San Diego in the...
Left to right: Dean Fisher, VP Global Commercial Training Solutions & Business Development, CAE; and Ulrich Lindner, Senior Director & Head of Commercial, Lufthansa Aviation Training CAE has sold the world's first airline-operated Boeing 777X full flight simulator (FFS) to Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT). As the launch airline customer...
CISEFA is to supply Germania Airlines with its Software as a service (SaaS) training management system for online and offline electronic data collection, statistical analysis and record management. The SaaS solution covers record keeping, electronic grading (traditional, AQP/ATQP and EBT) and training scheduling in line with aviation authority regulations.
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced a deal worth up to $13.8 billion for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 Boeing 787-10s during a ceremony at the White House. The airline has the option for 12 additional aircrafts, six of each type. The ceremony was attended by Singapore Prime Minister Lee...
On 19 October 2017, Halldale Media's Chris Long witnessed the first Airbus A330neo take off at Blagnac in Toulouse, France for its maiden flight. The aircraft, MSN1795, is an A330-900 powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofan engines and the first of three certification flight-test aircraft to fly.
Brian Scott-Thomas provides an in-depth summary of APATS 2017, which saw 572 attendees across 47 airlines and 40 different countries. The Asia-Pacific aviation market is experiencing a major boom, and the global trend is also on an upward trajectory. Henceforth, collaboration between all the stakeholders in the industry is...
Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is launching a professional development programme focused on the understanding and application of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and processes used in aircraft type and production certification. The first intake will begin their studies in January 2018 with an introductory course that provides an...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has officially opened a regional office in Singapore to strengthen its partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). Singapore is the fourth EASA regional office after Washington, US; Montreal, Canada; and Beijing, China. The office will be composed of two permanent...
Pictured: ST Electronics and Sky Seven previewing the VAL, first-of-its-kind simulation-based learning system Oman's Sky Seven has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) regarding a Virtual Aerodrome Laboratory (VAL). The VAL will provide a simulation-based learning system for the aviation industry and...
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched a recruitment campaign for next year’s Young Aviation Professionals Programme (YAPP). The programme is a joint initiative with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI). It provides an invaluable professional development opportunity, with selected candidates contributing to...