FlightSafety International named David Davenport and Ray Johns the company’s new Co-CEOs, succeeding Bruce Whitman, who passed away October 10, 2018. Davenport will also serve as President, Commercial, and Ray as President, Government and Manufacturing. In addition to serving as Co-CEOs, Davenport will continue to oversee all aspects of...
FlightSafety International and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles entered an agreement to provide a comprehensive series of courses for aircraft maintenance department managers. The courses include Human Factors in Maintenance, Human Factors in Aviation Safety, Aviation Safety Management Systems, Gas Turbine Accident Investigation, Helicopter Accident Investigation, Aircraft...
Bruce Whitman, Chairman, President & CEO of FlightSafety International, passed away on October 10, 2018 at the age of 85. FlightSafety says Whitman will be remembered with great admiration and affection. He was highly-respected and held in the utmost regard by those in the company and the industry. Whitman joined...
Air France is reopening its cadet pilot program after an eight-year hiatus to be to recruit 250 pilots per year to fill its own pilot positions, as well as for its Joon and Transavia Airlines – and formed a partnership with the École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) (French...
Aviation Academy Austria GmbH, in Neusiedl am See, Austria, awarded Avsoft International a contract for its pilot training system. Aviation Academy Austria will use Avsoft’s proprietary Learning Management System – AvLMS – to deliver ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 aircraft systems courses for students at its Simulator Centre, prior...
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, was named the Gulf Capital Business of the Year 2018 by the Gulf Capital SME Awards. The Gulf Capital SME Awards are organized by MEED, in partnership with Gulf Capital to recognize and celebrate the best companies in the UAE. The group...
Skyborne Airline Academy went digital with FlightLogger’s Flight Training Management software and will use the platform to deliver its ATO training activities. FlightLogger is a cloud-based Flight Training Management software that integrates ATO activities including flight programs, ground theory, rental, booking, SMS and flight registrations. Skyborne is a new...
Alsim delivered an AL42 simulator to Skyborne, a new UK airline training academy based at Gloucestershire Airport, founded by three leading figures in aviation training; CEO Tom Misner, an aviation training entrepreneur; CEO Lee Woodward, previously business development director at CTC Aviation and COO Ian Cooper, former operations director...
L3 Commercial Aviation began training its 200th intake of cadets at the L3 Airline Academy in Southampton, UK. The cadets experienced their ‘first flight’ ceremony and were treated to a celebratory cake. “We are always delighted to welcome new cadets on the first day of what will hopefully be...
The CAE-Cebu Pacific joint venture, Philippine Academy for Aviation Training (PAAT), is expanding its training capacity with the acquisition of a new Airbus A320NEO full-flight simulator. The CAE7000XR Series FFS, equipped with the CAE Tropos™ 6000XR visual system for realism, will serve the growing pilot training needs of Cebu Pacific...