Thanks to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s Director of Enrollment Marketing, Jill Meridith, for the following content. The 2016 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook projects a need for more than two million commercial airline pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew between now and 2035, so there’s never been a better...
20 February saw Qatar Airways take delivery of the first Airbus A350-1000 at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. During a question and answer session at the event, Marisa Lucas, Head of A350 XWB Marketing at Airbus (pictured), explained that the A350-1000 had been designed with pilot training in mind.
Birmingham City University has launched a competition with Meridian, the world’s largest producer of magnesium components, encouraging students to showcase potential uses of the material within the aerospace sector. According to Meridian, magnesium is the lightest of all structural materials, the eighth most abundant chemical element in the earth’s...
Pelesys Aviation Maintenance Training (Pelesys), in cooperation with GlennCo Aviation Training (GlennCo), has supplied International Aerospace Coatings (IAC) with B777 General Familiarization (Gen Fam) training for its maintenance staff in Victorville, California. The training leveraged the concept of blended learning. By combining an initial computer-based self-study module with teaching...
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has ordered a V9000 Commander Cabin Fire + Smoke Trainer from Netherlands-based Flame Aviation. It will be installed at RAM’s new training facilities in Casablanca during March and used as part of Flame Aviation’s broader fire training curriculum, which includes presentations, instructional videos and questionnaires,...
SoftekSim has secured its first customer in the United Arab Emirates following an order from Fujairah Aviation Academy for an EASA FNPTII MCC compliant simulator. The simulator will begin operations at the Fujairah Aviation Academy, formerly known as the Fujairah Aviation Centre, in July 2018. It will be used...
CommutAir is to offer pilots from 2FLY Airborne interviews for its Career Path Program when they finish their studies. Petra Kliman, CommutAir’s Recruiting Manager, commented, “Our new agreement will allow pilots to advance their career with CommutAir and on to United Airlines through our leading Career Path Program.” “CommutAir...
Boeing has invested in Mountain View, California-based digital educational programme provider Singularity University (SU) as part of the OEM’s commitment to furthering its digital transformation. SU builds the capability of individuals and organisations to learn, connect and innovate with breakthrough solutions by teaching them how to use accelerating technologies...
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) has certified Ansett Aviation Training’s King Air simulator, which is convertible between the 350i and B200 variants, to Level D full flight simulator (FFS) standards. The simulator was manufactured by TRU Simulation and Training and features Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 21...
one-G simulation’s Torrance 44 Augmented Training Platform (ATP) is now in production and available for order. The Torrance 44 ATP is a training device based on the Robinson 44 helicopter which merges virtual reality (VR) technology with flight simulation to create an augmented reality flight deck. It includes 360-degree...