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FlightSafety International and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) have announced an exclusive aviation management degree program partnership which will enable students to receive college credit from West Virginia University Institute of Technology for courses completed at FlightSafety Academy. In addition, WVU Tech and FlightSafety Academy will develop...   21 September 2015
FlightSafety International has selected Aeroglobo to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) engine training in Brazil. The training will be offered at Aeroglobo’s facility in Botucatu, Brazil for P&WC PT6T, PT6A, PT6 B, PW100-Series, PW200-Series and PW500 engines. The Aeroglobo facility will be equipped with P&WC training engines and FlightSafety’s...   21 September 2015
CTC Aviation has added a further Level D full flight simulator to its fleet. The device has been installed at the company's Crew Training Centre - London Gatwick, and it is certified to Level D from the UK CAA. The B737-800W FFS, the highest specification RealitySeven™ model manufactured by L-3...   21 September 2015
Barcelona-based Vueling has chosen FTEJerez as one of their partner pilot training academies to provide graduate pilots for Vueling's Flight Student Programme (FSP). FTEJerez graduate pilots will be pre-selected and then presented to Vueling for final selection as "Flight Students" (similar to 2nd officers). Successful candidates will be given a...   21 September 2015
Vietnam's air traffic controllers will be selected and trained by the internationally established arm of Airways New Zealand, thanks to an agreement recently signed in Hanoi. Graduates of the six-month programme will be employed by the Vietnam Air Traffic Management (VATM) Corporation which manages the country's air traffic from Ho...   21 September 2015
Pelesys has signed a long-term service agreement with Himalaya Airlines, a start-up scheduled and charter airline based in Nepal, to provide its training management and deployment platform. Deployed as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, Himalaya Airlines will utilize the Pelesys Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) across the...   21 September 2015
Dubé & Co, a Montréal-based management consulting and private equity firm, has announced the launch of AvTraining, a consulting and service business which provides aviation technical training solutions and training centre operation consulting services. Francis Clavette has been appointed to lead business development for AvTraining. For aircraft Maintenance, Repair &...   21 September 2015
Ryanair and MPS have entered into definitive agreements for the delivery of three MPS B737-NG FTD1 fixed base simulators. In addition, parties have agreed on the option to deliver a substantial number of simulators over the next 10 years as part of Ryanair's overall pilot training program. The first device...   21 September 2015
PHI, Inc. has purchased Britannica Knowledge Systems' commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software platform, the Fox Training Management System. Fox was chosen to enhance PHI's training operation in support of its core values: safety, quality, efficiency and customer service. The scope of Britannica's project for PHI encompasses system design, configuration, training, maintenance and...   21 September 2015
CAE has announced a series of training solution contracts with airlines and aircraft manufacturers valued at more than C$245 million. The contracts include a Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) First Officer Program extension with Japan Airlines for the training of 100 more cadets. An exclusive five-year contract with Aurora Airlines for...   21 September 2015