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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CAT Editor-In-Chief, Rick Adams, FRAeS, and Capt Jacques Drappier look at how COVID-19 has impacted the maintenance training sector. 4 June 2020
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has published a position paper "Training Considerations for Return to Operations". 2 June 2020
Several professional educators and training leaders are among the 30 members appointed to the US Department of Transportation’s Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB). 27 May 2020
Calling aviation “a key driver of the economic recovery,” Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO of IATA, vowed that “aviation will always put safety and security first” in unveiling a proposed, temporary, layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis. 20 May 2020
I’ve always tried to apply the philosophy of what’s past is past, let’s deal with the future with the resources available to us. 27 April 2020
The civil aviation training community seems to again be at one of those Dickensian crossroads – “best of times, worst of times.” 9 April 2020
Aerion. Boom. Cora. Elevate. PopUp. Spike. Vahana. These are just a few of the emerging names which could revolutionize commercial aviation across the next generation. Rick Adams offers an overview of the rapid pace of developments in supersonic, urban air transport, single pilot and pilotless aircraft. 7 February 2020
Before vIITSEC takes place virtually this year, we are taking a look back at last year's conference. From life-size virtual helicopters to a haptic suit that lets soldiers feel faux gunshot wounds, I/ITSEC 2019 demonstrated the rapid evolution of high-tech training aides. Rick Adams, Andy Fawkes, Rona Gindin, Dim Jones, and Marty Kauchak report. 6 January 2020
Larger than life, bursting with ideas, “Moody” Suter was a driving force for the Red Flag exercises, the Warrior Preparation Center in Europe, and other concepts which are training norms today. MS&T Editor Rick Adams looks at the legacy. 16 December 2019
Regardless of age or condition, military rotorcraft require well-trained pilots and crews. With defence budgets squeezed, this often means more simulation and contractor training. MS&T Editor Rick Adams looks at developing procurements and technologies. 1 December 2019
