Ryanair has ordered five V7000 Brigade™ cabin fire + smoke trainers from Netherlands-based Flame Aviation. The first fire trainer is destined for Ryanair's brand new training facility in Bergamo, Italy. Ryanair holds a further four options for similar cabin fire + smoke trainers for other training hubs within its continuously...
Avsoft has released its Head-up Guidance System (HGS) General Subject Course for pilots. The course features three modules that cover the evolution, the equipment, the symbology and the operation of the Head-up Guidance System used on the Dash 8 Q400 aircraft. This course was developed in cooperation with, and initially...
TRU Simulation + Training Inc's Bombardier CRJ 900 FFS X™ full flight simulator has successfully been installed at China Express Airline’s training center in Chongqing, People's Republic of China and has received Level D qualifications from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The FFS X simulator features an electrical...
HAITE Aviation Training Singapore shared a series of progress updates at the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) this week in Singapore. In April 2015, HAITE Singapore inaugurated a 21,000m² building and training centre in Changi Business Park. The facility is the largest independent aircraft pilot training centre in Singapore...
The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA )Air Navigation Order (ANO) 2016 – an update to ANO 2009 – took effect 25th August 2016, with amendments that are applicable to those who operate a UAS across the UK. The CAA approved National Qualification Event (NQE) with regards to drones, and UAVAir has...
CAE has extended the Japan Airlines (JAL) Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) First Officer Program for three additional years to a total of 10 years, effective until October 2023. Under the renewed agreement, 24 additional cadets will be selected to begin MPL training for the Japanese airline. "At Japan Airlines we...
CAE announced at the 2016 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium that it has signed a new pilot training agreement with Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), a decision welcomed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of the Republic of Korea. This 5-year contract complements the recently announced sale of...
Pelesys has been selected by Air Vanuatu to provide its Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) and eLearning Courseware. Pelesys will implement their system in support of current new hire and upgrade training for the Boeing 737NG fleet, recurrent training requirements, and future growth opportunities. The Software as a Service...
Pilot Flight Academy has set up a cooperation with the Cockpit Association of Norway and the foundation FIRST Scandinavia, awarding scholarships for study starting in January 2017. Frode Granlund, CEO of Pilot Flight Academy, explained that the background for this scholarship project is the situation of an increasing pilot shortage,...
Flightline Training Company, a Brampton-based aircraft maintenance training company, has been granted its 65th Transport Canada approval for its maintenance training programs. "I am very proud of our organization, it has been 15 years since we started and with a lot of hard work and dedication we have achieved this...