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ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin takes a detailed look at the creation of the ICAO Global Aviation Training Office. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) works with its 191 Member States, the industry and other regional and international aviation organizations to develop international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) which... 7 July 2014
Marty Kauchak and Chris Long learn more about Link Simulation & Training UK’s modular training device concept. Link Simulation & Training UK is going beyond advancing the state-of-the-art in full flight simulators (FFS) with its RealitySeven device. With a proven platform that can replicate a wide range of aircraft... 7 July 2014
The Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) returns to Bangkok this year. From September 23-24, the show will explore aviation flight training and simulation from the Asia Pacific region. The Call for Papers for 2014 has been very successful in eliciting responses to all the topics that were proposed, so... 7 July 2014
The 17th annual World Aviation Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando, April 1-3. Conference Chair Chris Lehman files this report. With over 1,000 attendees hailing from 48 countries and 80 airlines, WATS lived up to its status as the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals. The five conference tracks - pilot training,... 7 July 2014
Learning management systems are increasingly capable platforms. Technology enhancements allow LMSs to better manage and create, and track and report learning throughout a professional’s continuum of learning, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. New and enhanced learning management systems (LMSs) are entering service throughout civil aviation training organizations. These systems are... 7 July 2014
Chuck Weirauch investigates the issues of an aging pilot population and aeromedical concerns associated with it. With more than half of US airline pilots now over the age of 50, and the average age trending higher each year (American Airlines reports that the average age of its pilots is 53),... 7 July 2014
Flight simulation training device qualification is one of those common processes that every regulator does a bit differently … and separately. Global harmonization would save the training industry millions, but few seem to be in a rush to make it happen. Rick Adams reports on the status quo. If it’s... 7 July 2014
Chris Long visited Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, to investigate its training expertise. Captain Martin Mahoney, SVP Flight Training at Emirates, is very well aware that the ideal model for training pilots is constantly changing as it embraces new technology and, importantly, new understanding of human performance. 7 July 2014
MAINTENANCE The Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval to conduct Bell 412EP/Bell 412EPI B1.3 and B2 Part 147 technical training at the Bell Helicopter Singapore Service Center. This approval expands the BTA’s ability to provide regulated maintenance courses in the Asia Pacific... 7 June 2014
HELICOPTER Heli Protection Europe has purchased an entrol H21 FNPT II MCC helicopter simulator based on the Bell 412. The simulator will be installed in Italy and will be used for a fully new and advanced pilot training process, including studies related to human performance and limitation, crew resource management... 7 June 2014
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