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MedAire has expanded its Business and General Aviation desk in the London Assistance Centre, replicating the existing team in the Global Response Centre in Phoenix, Arizona, allowing MedAire to meet the increased demand across regions and time zones. 18 May 2023
Thanks to the largest gift in Texas Woman’s University, a generous gift of $15 million from the Doswell Foundation, the school will be able to fund its aviation program. 18 May 2023
Qatar Aeronautical Academy has selected Skyborne Airline Academy as a satellite training center for students who will be eligible for employment with Middle East carriers. 18 May 2023
Those who oversee the design of theoretical knowledge training in the aviation industry are often required to adopt the ADDIE and TNA models. Mario Pierobon outlines the process. 18 May 2023
The XR Association, the trade association representing the growing ecosystem of companies powering virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, is expressing support for the reintroduction of H.R. 3211, the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2023, led by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI). 17 May 2023
Loft Dynamics has appointed Jens Westh to its leadership team as COO to support the company’s rapid growth. 17 May 2023
Epic Flight Academy has initiated a new hiring program for aircraft mechanics at its New Smyrna Beach, Florida, campus that includes sponsored training. 17 May 2023
Textron Aviation has expanded support for business jet customers in Europe with the addition of a new Cessna Citation CJ3+/Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 Convertible Full-Flight Simulator in the region. 16 May 2023
Watch Captain Colin Rydon, FRAeS, and Captain Hugues Carpentier sit down with Captain Jacques Drappier to discuss selection and Ab Initio. The duo warn about the pilot shortage that is coming like a tidal wave in Europe next year and push for regulators to lead on improving sustainability in the industry. 16 May 2023
At WATS 2023, cabin crew trainers honored staff emotions while delving into data to help trainees learn. 16 May 2023
The 18th group, composed of 13 students, began their professional pilot studies at the Latvian national airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, aiming to receive a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program 15 May 2023
MYAirline has received full approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia for the use of Electronic Flight Bags on all its aircraft. 15 May 2023
Airways Aviation Group, represented by its COO & CCO Alexandre Alves, signed a training agreement with German-based SKY4U, which amongst other programs offers a Ryanair-approved APS MCC. 15 May 2023
A major focal point at BASS 2023 was Safety Management Systems (SMSs) – and with very good reason. In January, the FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require all Part 135 certificate holders, Part 91.147 air tour operators and certain Part 21 Type Certificate and Production Certificate holders to implement a SMS. 15 May 2023
Lilium N.V., developer of the first electric vertical take-off and landing jet, has agreed to partner with aviation training company, FlightSafety International. 12 May 2023
London Luton Airport-based maintenance training organisation, The British School of Aviation (BSA), has expanded its operation, gaining UK CAA and EASA Part 147 type approval for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. 12 May 2023
With final assembly and initial testing complete, Archer will now take this aircraft through a series of ground tests leading up to its planned first flight this summer. 12 May 2023
Culture has a multi-faceted role in the aviation enterprise, Capt Kimberly Perkins, PhD Candidate, University of Washington, and Jennifer Pickerel, Vice President, Aviation Personnel International, explained to BASS attendees. 12 May 2023
Transylvania Wings, the Romanian flight training school based in Brasov, has purchased an en‐1000x FNPT II simulator to add it to their fleet. 11 May 2023
Atlas Air has partnered with two schools, Purdue University and Vaughn College, for its University Pipeline Program. 10 May 2023