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.
Poland-based manufacturer SimWorld has delivered Taipei, Taiwan’s first simulator, a normally routine task made more complicated by pandemic restrictions. 22 February 2021
The consultation period of NPA 2020-15, EASA’s 'Update of the flight simulation training device requirements' has been extended until 21 April 2021. 18 February 2021
Lund University School of Aviation has become the ninth Swedish pilot training organization to base their digital operations management on FlightLogger. 18 February 2021
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies, unveiled a new simulation and training solution that provides an enhanced immersive experience for commercial airline pilot training. 17 February 2021
Brent Birdwell, CPaT Founder 1994 to 2017, has launched Takeoff Trim, a new aviation training platform developed from the combined effort of aviation trainers and courseware builders. 16 February 2021
A helicopter pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into foggy instrument meteorological conditions resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. 12 February 2021
The Australian Technical and Further Education Queensland and Airways Aviation have partnered to give aspiring commercial pilots the ability to earn a nationally accredited aviation qualification. 11 February 2021
Safety Flight, located in Campo de Marte airport, Brazil, has purchased an H135 FTD Level 5 simulator from Entrol, making this the first Entrol simulator installed in Brazil. 10 February 2021
Brunner won a contract to provide its NOVASIM Mixed Reality Full Motion Simulator in a DA-42 configuration for cadet pilot training at Lufthansa Aviation Training Zürich, Switzerland. 10 February 2021
Skytrans Airlines, headquartered in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, has awarded Avsoft International a contract for online pilot training. 9 February 2021
Online training needs well-conceived implementation strategies and tactics, as interaction among trainees and trainer changes significantly from the traditional learning environment. 8 February 2021
Metro Aviation Standardization and Compliance Manager Glen Girard recently received the award for his contribution to the aviation industry. 8 February 2021
CAE signed a contract with The PYURE Company to assemble air sanitizers using PYURE's technology, which significantly destroys the COVID-19 virus in the air and on surfaces. 4 February 2021
EU Commission Regulation 2018/1042, which includes new requirements for alcohol testing, peer support programs, psychological assessments, and prevention of reckless behavior, must be implemented by 14 February. 4 February 2021