17 June 2025 Patrick Johnston Singapore Airlines Group will hire 300 former Jetstar Asia employees—100 pilots and 200 cabin crew—following the low-cost carrier's announcement that it will cease operations on July 31, 2025, creating one of the largest workforce transitions in recent Asia-Pacific aviation history and generating significant demand for simulation training services.
Leading Edge Aviation's first students to embark on a dual UK CAA & EASA licence journey have now graduated and received their dual licences. 16 June 2022
AeroGuard Flight Training Center has created a tuition partnership in collaboration with Meritize, where pilots-in-training can qualify for merit-based financing, which can in many cases reward individual borrowers for their past academic and military experiences. 15 June 2022
Aero, a luxury charter airline based in San Francisco, California, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for Embraer ERJ-145 online pilot training. 14 June 2022
A soldier with the Virginia National Guard, U.S. Army Sgt. Courtney Yerger is using her civilian expertise to save soldiers hundreds of dollars by providing a free aviation curriculum during her downtime while deployed to Kosovo. 14 June 2022
The airline industry has been more severely damaged by the pandemic than any event since WW2, and most surviving airlines have few resources to spare. 14 June 2022
The Big Data in Aviation Training working group expects to release a preliminary summary of its analysis this summer, following academic and peer review. 13 June 2022
The Federal Aviation Administration is opening a window of opportunity for people interested in applying for a job as an air traffic controller from June 24-27. 10 June 2022
Representing dozens of locations all over the world, Presagis’ new global library of environments includes multiple levels of detail, base imagery, elevation, ground lightmaps, geo-specific taxiways, and more. 9 June 2022
CPaT Global has been awarded a new contract with SIMAERO’s approved Training Organization. CPaT will be providing Aircraft Systems courses for their Airbus, ATR, and Boeing fleets. 9 June 2022
Birds of Paragon, a three-person female flight team from Paragon Flight Training, will take to the skies to compete in the 45th annual Air Race Classic June 21–24. 9 June 2022
Oman Aviation Academy has recently received FTD-1 including FNPT-II/MCC qualification. EASA performed the qualification on the MPS Boeing 737 MAX FTD. 8 June 2022
European Union Aviation Safety Agency has launched a new mental health research project, MESAFE, that will update the current EU standards for mental health assessment in aviation. 8 June 2022
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association is hosting its 11th edition of the ALTA Pan American Aviation Safety Summit and welcomes new affiliate member ProSim Training Solutions. 7 June 2022