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PILOT TRAINING CAE has signed a series of civil aviation training solutions contracts worth more than C$220 million with airlines and aircraft operators worldwide. CAE has sold one Airbus A320 FFS to the flight training centre of Uzbekistan Airways, the largest airline in central Asia. The simulator will be delivered... 21 January 2015
HELICOPTER Heli Aviation, LLC, located at the Sarasota International Airport, has significantly enhanced its helicopter flight training capabilities with a twin-turbine, dual control, advanced training device (AATD) from ELITE Simulation Solutions. The ELITE® S623T is a full crew resource management (CRM) trainer and features an enhanced visual system, fully enclosed... 21 January 2015
CTC Aviation has been selected as 'partner of choice' by European Pilot Selection and Training (EPST) of the Netherlands to deliver training and placement services, initially for its popular Europilot programme. This partnership will see CTC Aviation providing professional airline pilot training to 'frozen' ATPL standards at Crew Training Centres... 20 January 2015
A regulation is a legal norm intended to shape conduct that is a byproduct of imperfection. At least, that’s how Wikipedia defines it. In any case, it is an authoritative rule on how an act shall be carried out. Sunjoo Advani, PhD., reports. Simulators are not perfect. They never will be, and... 20 January 2015
Willem-Jan Derks takes an in-depth look at the Latin American aviation training industry and the challenges it faces. Latin American aviation has experienced unprecedented growth over the last decade. A quick look at the Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA - Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Transporte Aéreo) members shows... 20 January 2015
Chris Long takes a look at some of the smaller European FTOs, and their adaptability to today’s aviation industry. The ICAO title “Aviation Training Organisation” (ATO) now reflects a much broader range of training organisations which provide both initial and recurrent training for aviation professionals, embracing as it does the separate... 20 January 2015
Chuck Weirauch reviews Horizon Air’s newly developed distance learning programme. For those airlines considering the introduction or expansion of their distance learning programs as a means to help reduce training costs while meeting FAA requirements and actually enhancing their training programs, the choices and challenges can be overwhelming at times. First, there... 20 January 2015
Tragedy can provide a turning point. For Air France, the June 2009 crash of AF447 prompted self-examination, followed by determination. Rick Adams visited the airline’s Paris training centre to learn about their new philosophy and direction. Nearly six years on, the lessons of AF447 are still being learned. The Atlantic... 20 January 2015
The arrival of the Airbus A350 XWB has served as a catalyst for Airbus to re-think the training tasks essential in support of its aircraft. Chris Long visited Airbus in Toulouse for an update. Now branded as “Training by Airbus”, the roll out of this training model has been triggered by increasing global... 20 January 2015
Peter Moxham, FRAeS, reports on the successful Heads of Training meeting and its outcomes, at the recent EATS 2014 in Berlin. EATS 2014 has marked a turning point in relationships between the professional pilot training industry and EASA with a recognised change in emphasis from EASA in its dealings with the... 18 November 2014
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