FedEx Express (FedEx) has launched Purple Runway – A FedEx Pathways Program to support the airline and its feeder operators with a pipeline of highly trained and qualified pilots. Along with its feeder operators at Mountain Air Cargo and Empire Airlines, FedEx will have a collaborative outreach and engagement...
Reiser Simulation and Training’s H145 full-flight simulator (FFS), which features a visual display system designed by project: syntropy, has been certified as a Level D training device by EASA. It achieved Level D certification in Germany during January 2018 and is in service with the ADAC HEMS Academy. project: syntropy...
Scandinavian Aviation Academy (SAA) is changing its name to OSM Aviation Academy as well as doubling its existing fleet and opening a new training location in Arendal, Norway. “Hundreds of pilots have earned their wings at SAA, which has trained professional pilots since 1963,” commented Olof Bärve, CEO of...
Piedmont Airlines (Piedmont), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc., has entered a cadet programme partnership with the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina, Kansas (K-State Salina). The carrier will offer tuition reimbursement and conditional employment to select certified flight instructors (CFIs). Once a CFI reaches...
Moses Lake, Washington-based Big Bend Community College (BBCC) has placed an order for a Frasca Piper Archer advanced aviation training device (AATD). BBCC recently bought several new Archer aircraft from Piper and wanted a simulation device with the exact same avionics, including Garmin’s newest G1000 NXi. Frasca will include...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Alsim AL250 simulator as an advanced aviation training device (AATD). Mickael Herard, Product Manager and Head of Alsim’s Certification Team, explained, “Having the AATD approval now means student pilots in America can log up to 20 hours and 50 towards...
A new Boeing 777-300ER full flight simulator (FFS) built by FlightSafety International (FlightSafety) has entered service with the Japan Air Self Defense Force to train crew to operate their new VIP transport aircraft. The FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is installed at the Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan. It features...
Perth, Scotland-based ACS Aviation is on a mission to become one of the leading commercial flying schools in Europe following a £1 million investment in its aircraft, airside facilities and online presence. Graeme Frater, Managing Director of ACS Aviation, commented, “Our aim was to be Scotland’s best and busiest...
Pictured (left to right): David Asgeirsson, Director of Crew Training and Ragnhildur Geirsdóttir, COO, WOW air; Colin Rydon, VP Training, Safety and Compliance, L3 CTS; and Sigurður Magnús Sigurðsson, VP Operations, WOW air L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) has entered a new training agreement with WOW air to...
Ahead of the Student Education and Careers in Aviation (SECA) conference programme taking place at the World Aviation Training Summit (WATS), we hear from Dr Brent Mireles, General Manager of Operations at Pan Am, about how quality, cost and efficiency are what will set you up for success. So...