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ALSIM has launched the convertible simulator AL40/42. It combines two popular Diamond aircraft, DA40 and DA42, in one device, bringing flexibility to flight schools. 27 October 2020
FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training now offers King Air 360 pilot training at the Tampa Learning Center, Florida, and courses for maintenance technicians who support the aircraft at the Wichita Maintenance Learning Center, Kansas. 27 October 2020
European flight simulation solution provider Euramec has received their first Airbus A320 cockpit from aerospace upcycling specialists AeroCircular to pave a smart way forward for highly cost-efficient flight simulation programs. 26 October 2020
CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS has some modest suggestions for improving the civil aviation industry’s path to recovery.
While politicians fiddle, airlines are burning through cash. US$51 billion in Q2. Another $77B expected in the second half of the year. A further $5-6 billion per month through the end of 2021, according to IATA’s current forecast.
Some governments have continued to prop up their nation’s airlines, such as Japan and Australia, but others have become preoccupied with elections and second-surge pandemic restrictions, ignoring pleas from aviation leaders while tens of thousands of talented, experienced airline employees are furloughed or released.
Under the radar, thousands more jobs are being shed throughout the airline supplier community – aircraft manufacturers and component builders, MROs to an extent, catering companies, ground transport, airport retailers, and aviation training organisations.
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More than 20 of the Asia Pacific region’s leading experts on airline pilot, cabin crew and maintenance training met online to discuss, among other things, how to best manage the new world of online training in a socially distanced world. 23 October 2020
Try this combination: (1) learning a new airplane, (2) adapting to a new way of flying, (3) limited ATC and other resources (4) managing crew risk in a pandemic, and (5) navigating through the smoke of massive wildfires. Regional airline training veteran Paul Preidecker describes his new career flying on-call medical missions. 23 October 2020
As restrictions begins to ease and air travel resumes, the cancellation of flights, grounding of fleets and unprecedented job cuts will have knock-on operational impacts for the wider aviation sector. Bhanu Choudhrie suggests changes to the way pilots are trained to ensure there is not a pilot shortage in the mid- to long-term. 23 October 2020
BAA Training Vietnam is the first ATO in Vietnam to acquire Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) certification. 22 October 2020
Even during the business-crippling pandemic, airlines continue to provide initial, recurrent and transition pilot training. Robert W. Moorman explores United’s training efforts. 22 October 2020
Thousands of dollars in scholarships will be awarded at Women in Aviation International’s 32nd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, and the time to apply is now. 22 October 2020
FTD.aero has completed another simulator certification to EASA FNPT II/MCC APS level FSTD. 21 October 2020
Skyborne Airline Academy is launching SKYWORX, its new educational division created to meet the academic needs of the next generation of airline pilots. 21 October 2020
Britannica Knowledge Systems is expanding its team in the U.S., enabling the company to support business growth and offer enriched services to its American customers. 21 October 2020
Patria have signed a five-year agreement with Qatar Airways to train their new pilots. 20 October 2020
Entrol has added a new simulator to its wide portfolio of helicopter simulators, the entrol H05 / H125 FNPT II. 20 October 2020
Micro Nav has completed a project to design, deliver and commission a 360° 3D Air Traffic Control tower simulator for Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, as well as a technical refresh of the existing Micro Nav ATC simulators. 19 October 2020
British School of Aviation has secured approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to deliver face-to-face and online synchronous engineer type rating training for the Boeing 737 Classic, NG and MAX aircraft. 19 October 2020
Pilot Flight Academy has partnered with IAGO Flight Training to offer and deliver fully integrated training solutions for their customers. 16 October 2020
CAA International has been awarded City & Guilds Assured status for its Aviation Security training programmes. 16 October 2020
The first-of-its kind H135 T3 full flight simulator at Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter AS has been initially qualified to Level D by CAA Norway. 16 October 2020