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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL UFA, Inc. has opened the ATCSim Innovation Center in Kaufbeuren, Germany. The 350 square meter facility offers UFA's state-of-the-art ATC tower, radar and airside driving simulation technology for training, research and development. At its inauguration, Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) will commence Apron Control training for its latest...   8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Baltic Aviation Academy's training centre has finalized the purchase contract for five new aircraft and has almost doubled its fleet and training capacity. The fleet has been expanded with four Tecnam P2002 and one Tecnam P2006 aircraft. Together with the new fleet additions, Baltic Aviation Academy has nine...   8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Volaris, the low-cost airline serving Mexico and the US, has chosen "Training by Airbus" to provide A320 Family flight simulator training and courses in Miami and Mexico as part of an agreement that includes more than 25,000 flight training hours for 500 pilots. Training of Volaris’ pilots has...   8 September 2014
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Michael King has joined SimCom Training Centers as chief operating officer. In his role, King will be responsible for all aspects of SimCom's training operations. A seasoned business leader, King spent more than two decades at FlightSafety International, where he served in a variety of technical and...   8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS FlightPath International Limited and G Air have entered into a cooperative affiliation in which the two training organizations will provide both ab initio and multi crew pilot licence training (MPL training) to major airlines throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. FlightPath has also received Approved Maintenance...   8 September 2014
CABIN CREW EDM Ltd. has been selected by Cathay Pacific to design, manufacture and install a new A350 door trainer for the airline. EDM was awarded the new business as part of an international tender with delivery expected at Cathay Pacific's cabin crew training centre in Hong Kong. The trainer...   8 September 2014
CABIN CREW At the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Doha, a unanimous resolution was adopted by IATA members which calls upon governments and industry to work together on a balanced package of measures to effectively deter and manage the...   8 September 2014
While the business aviation sector has yet to fully recover from its sharp decrease in sales generated by the Great Recession of 2008, innovation remains alive and well in the community’s training sector, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The business aviation learning continuum is unique when compared to other civil...   8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) and the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA). This agreement was signed for the enhancement of training and simulation activities, including standardization, which will accrue to the benefit of industry and government in the...   8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Aerosim Flight Academy is working with Air Wisconsin Airlines in addressing the need for new first officer pilots with Aerosim’s Airline Pilot Pathway Program. The program is designed to ensure pilots successful employment – providing cadets with professional training and a guaranteed job interview. Cadets enrolled in the...   8 September 2014