Fiona has been News Editor for CAT and MS&T Magazines since 2001. She regularly writes and posts news to the website and writes and edits the news digest for the magazines. Additionally, Fiona has written a number of cabin crew features for CAT. Fiona also works on the production side of the magazines, editing and administering the editorial content for all publications. Fiona is Conference Co-ordinator for WATS, EATS and APATS, managing all speaker logistics.

BAA Training & HNCA Open Training Centre in China

June 19, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

Following a Joint Venture agreement between Avia Solution Group PLC and Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company the companies have established the new BAA Training China training centre in Zhangzhou city, Henan province, People’s Republic of China.

Scottish Reservists Train in the Virtual Field

June 18, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

With training having been suspended for the last couple of months, and with it only now beginning to resume again, one Reserve unit is still spending weekends in the field, on vehicles and calling in air strikes on the virtual battlefield.

Pilot Fitness Training Programme Launched

June 18, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

BEFIT2FLY has announced a major new fitness training partnership with ATO SKY4u to deliver a fitness training programme for their staff, customers, students and pilots.

Evoke Expand Partnership with West Atlantic

June 18, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

British software company Evoke are to expand their services with existing customer West Atlantic to the airline’s Swedish partner based in Gothenburg.

Aerodynamics Academy Chooses Simloc’s A320 FTD1

June 18, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

A Simloc A320 flight simulator has been delivered to the new Aerodynamics Academy facilities.

Boeing Conducts First-Ever Astronaut Training in Virtual Reality

June 17, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

Virtual reality headsets from Finnish company Varjo, will be used by Boeing’s Starliner program to augment astronaut training, adding a new dimension to spaceflight preparations.

K-Sim Fast Craft Simulators for Singapore Police Coast Guard

June 17, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

Kongsberg Digital has delivered its first K-Sim Fast Craft simulators to the Singapore Police Coast Guard Training Centre in Singapore.

Transforming Royal Navy Training, For Royal Navy People

June 17, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

An industry and academic alliance is gearing up to make the world’s most renowned naval training, even better.

Skyborne Launches ‘Flying Start’ Initiative

June 17, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

Skyborne Airline Academy is giving prospective cadets a ‘Flying Start’, by temporarily waiving selection fees for all EASA/UKCAA Integrated and Combined Modular ATPL applicants.

Jetav Flight Training Company Selects infoWERK Courseware

June 17, 2020

Fiona Greenyer

infoWERK has provided Romanian company Jetav Flight Training Company SRL with basic pilot training courseware, specifically for PPL training.

Transitioning Through a Pandemic (And a Few Other Challenges) PREMIUM

Try this combination: (1) learning a new airplane, (2) adapting to a new way of flying, (3) limited ATC and other resources (4) managing crew risk in a pandemic, and (5) navigating through the smoke of massive wildfires. Regional airline training veteran Paul Preidecker describes his new career flying on-call medical missions. On a recent trip to airports on the West Coast, we were dispatched to Boeing Field (KBFI) in Seattle. Descending through FL240, we could begin to smell the smoke. There was absolutely no forward or vertical visibility. We were eventually cleared for the ILS to runway 14R with the visibility reported barely above the minimums required for the approach. On that same trip, we had an overnight in San Francisco (KSFO). Upon arriving at the aircraft the next morning, we found that it was covered with a thin but very noticeable coating of ash that we removed before starting the day. En route from the southwest on another trip, Denver Center told us that all arrival routes from the southwest into KDEN had been shut down due to smoke and the number of TFRs in the area. Looking to read the full article? Become a Premium Club member and gain full access today!

Global ATS-V: A Unique Online Event for an Unprecedented Time in Aviation History

CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS, offers a preview of this year’s definitive virtual conference on civil aviation training and simulation, taking place 10-12 November 2020.

Emirates’ Rapid Reaction PREMIUM

Training to restarting operations at an airline requires collaboration of pilots, cabin crew, trainers, regulators and others. CAT Europe Editor Chris Long, FRAeS, relates the story of how Emirates is meeting the challenges. The world reeled at the speed and depth of the onset of Covid-19. As we all know, the aviation industry was one of the hardest-hit sectors, and the reaction to it also needed to be both rapid and profound. Tim Clark, President of Emirates airline, made it clear that despite the challenges which the pandemic brought, the airline will not compromise on the safety of passengers or crew. Emirates is in a unique situation as the largest operator of exclusively wide-body fleets, and in theory, could have taken the biggest hit. But, as Captain Martin Mahoney, Emirates SVP Flight Training says, whilst practically all the A380 fleet was initially grounded, the B777 fleet continued to operate. Looking to read the full article? Become a Premium Club member and gain full access today!