Rick Adams
Rick Adams, FRAeS, is Chair of the World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) pilot conference. An Aviation Journalist for 4 decades, he is Co-Founder of AviationVoices.com, former Editor of Halldale's CAT and MS&T magazines, ICAO Journal, and IFALPA Journal; a writer for several leading aviation and defence magazines; and Communications Director for leading Aerospace companies.
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The Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Henry Ting has been named to the new position of Chief Health Officer for Delta Air Lines. 3 February 2021
Airline market watchers have been predicting that tourism and low-cost carriers will be the initial drivers for the return surge in passenger traffic, and easyJet’s holiday bookings seem to bear that out. 26 January 2021
"The importance of air travel to society and the global economy over the long- term remains undiminished. Vaccines offer the spark that will reignite the recovery of the aviation industry," according to Avolon, an Ireland-based international aircraft leasing company. 25 January 2021
Basic training exercises were planned to begin on Monday, 18 January, but 5,000 Swiss citizen recruits were instead told to do their training at home for the first three weeks to preclude the risk of spreading Covid-19 in the barracks. 20 January 2021
Compiled from reports filed by Andy Smith, Halldale Group Publisher, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Editor, Rick Adams, CAT Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor. 5 January 2021
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on 16 December released Notice of Proposed Amendment 2020-15, “Update of the flight simulation training device requirements.” Comments due 31 March 2021. 21 December 2020
In a good news / bad news cycle for US aviation, lawmakers proposed $15 billion in assistance to airlines to return more than 32,000 furloughed workers through 31 March, 2021. 21 December 2020
Day 1 (30 November) 2020 vIITSEC highlights. Compiled from reports filed from the conference exhibition floor and briefing rooms by Halldale staff members: Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor; Rick Adams, CAT Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Correspondent; and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor. 1 December 2020
It's good to report it has been a busy time, with our Global Airline Training & Simulation - Virtual event taking off in November. CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS, picks out his highlights from the three-day event and discusses why he feels positive about the future in our new Halldale feature titled Rick's Picks. 30 November 2020
Global Airline Training & Simulation – Virtual was 'on air' for more than 45 hours – 15 consecutive hours each day, from morning in Europe to early evening in North America. 17 November 2020
