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.
CAE is set to deploy the first CAE 7000XR Series Dassault Falcon 6X full-flight simulator at its Burgess Hill training centre in the United Kingdom. 23 May 2022
AiRMOUR online courses and in-person masterclasses will educate stakeholders on how to utilise Urban Air Mobility to support Emergency Medical Services. The first online course will start on 25th May 2022. 20 May 2022
Jet Access Flight Training has launched a new Pilot Development Program to support the aviation industry’s efforts to combat the growing pilot shortage and assist with community development in Bartholomew County, Indiana. 20 May 2022
Joby Aviation, Inc.’s full-size pre-production electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft has successfully demonstrated its low noise profile, following acoustic testing completed with NASA. 20 May 2022
C2 Technologies, Inc., an education, immersive learning, LVC, MODSIM, aviation training, and digital transformation company, has welcomed Shelley Mitchell to the company as senior vice president and general manager. 20 May 2022
Integrating Paragon’s newly redesigned Professional Pilot Program (P3) curriculum will boost entrance to commercial pilot careers for students in Purdue Global’s aviation program. 19 May 2022
The International Air Transport Association has urged Asia-Pacific states to further ease border measures to accelerate the region’s recovery from Covid-19. 18 May 2022
Epic Flight Academy has established a new partnership with Republic Airways, opening the Republic Airways and Epic Flight Academy Career Pipeline Interview Program. 17 May 2022
SIMAERO has unveiled its full suite combining internally developed and market standard tools, its online Learning Management System, which has been formally christened WISDOM. 17 May 2022
Sixteen students have graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. 16 May 2022
Flight Simulator Trader was hired by Fly7 Executive Aviation SA to relocate a PC-12 NG Flight Training Device to its premises located at the Airport of Lausanne, Switzerland. 16 May 2022
Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality technology and products, has recently received additional follow on orders. 12 May 2022
State and local officials at Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts celebrated the opening of the UMass Transportation Center’s Aviation Research and Training Facility, which is equipped with the technology that creates new research opportunities in a variety of fields. 12 May 2022
RESIDCO has acquired all the assets of Brown Aviation Lease, consisting of 31 aircraft on lease to several flight schools and major universities and five orders for delivery in 2022. 12 May 2022
Vertical Flight Society Forum 78’s leadership roundtable provided vital lessons learned for opening session attendees on the rapidly evolving advanced air mobility (AAM) sector. What is intriguing about the executives’ insights on the topic is that their perspectives on the topic mirror, in many instances, highlight presentations at 2022 WATS. 12 May 2022
The nascent electric vertical takeoff and landing market was sent into a bit of a spin this week when the FAA suggested they may change the regulations by which eVTOL pilots are trained. 11 May 2022