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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.
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Alsim has consolidated its ongoing partnership with the Civil Aviation Flight University of China, after being awarded the recent tender for the supply of four AL42 simulators. 5 August 2020
SIMCOM International, Inc. is expanding and building a new worldwide headquarters in Orlando, Florida. 4 August 2020
BAA Training's new training centre in Spain will become home to a Boeing 737 NG, Airbus A320 ceo/neo and a Boeing 737 MAX 8 full flight simulator. 4 August 2020
Avsoft has developed an Aviation First Aid online course for flight crew and cabin crew recurrent training. 3 August 2020
Micro Nav has delivered a 360° 3D ATC simulator to Taiwan Air Navigation and Weather Services, including full integration with the Saab Integrated ATC Suite operational system. 3 August 2020
Griffith University and Airways Aviation are to work together to launch international aviation students to new heights with a partnership that is the first of its kind for the Australian Gold Coast. 1 August 2020
Sterling Flight Training, LLC, located in Jacksonville, FL has placed an order for a Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device. 31 July 2020
Alpha Aviation Academy UAE has expanded its product portfolio by launching PPC Validation, Licence Renewals and Airbus A320 Type-Rating. 30 July 2020
Flights originating in Europe have significantly increased since 1 July, up 38% since the end of June to nearly 13,000 a day – or 37% of 2019 levels. 30 July 2020
To survive the pandemic, “Europe needs a resilient aviation sector that is socially and environmentally sustainable and provides high-quality connectivity for its citizens and regions,” according to a position paper, “Out of the Covid Crisis,” issued by the European Cockpit Association. 30 July 2020
Gulf Aviation Academy has received dual Type Certification from the EASA for its new A320 Full Flight Simulator for the joint different A320ceo and A320neo engines types as well as UPRT training capabilities. 29 July 2020
A training programme for cabin crew aspiring to serve VIP business aviation customers, based in one of the world’s most international cities – Geneva, Switzerland – has also pivoted to online courses to continue to serve clients during the travel-restricted coronavirus crisis. 28 July 2020
airBaltic Training has received its eighth Diamond Aircraft training aircraft for airBaltic Pilot Academy. 28 July 2020
Skyborne Airline Academy has become the first UK pilot training school to place an order for Bye Aerospace’s all-electric aircraft. 27 July 2020
When the global lockdown started in March, more than half of the world airline fleet was parked in all kinds of remote locations. Somewhere around 17,000 airliners waiting for better times. And while the planes were parked, many flight simulators were also empty. Jacques Drappier analyses their symbiotic future.
With the gradual opening of national borders, airlines are slowly restarting operations and resuming routes. We have now reached the point that the operational fleet outnumbers the parked fleet, according to consultancy firm Cirium – around 39% parked versus 61% operational.
We will, however, never see all recently operational aircraft back in the sky. A shared view among leading experts is that 3500 to 5000 planes will never leave the desert. For some types, it is a retirement that was already announced but has now advanced a few years because of the reduced demand. For others, such as the A380, it is a shocking retirement after less than 10 years of activity.
For the airlines, it is a balancing act: the reduced demand for years to come, the commitment for new planes they have ordered, fuel prices, heavy maintenance checks due in the next months or years – all variables that can influence the decision to keep or discard a plane, or a whole fleet.
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Vuzix Corporation has delivered a customized commercial and defense avionics waveguide-based head mounted display system to a global Tier-1 Aerospace firm as part of the work effort associated with the fourth phase of product development for this customer. 24 July 2020
In accordance with the recommendations of the ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Taskforce, together ICAO Global Aviation Training and CAA International, the aviation training arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, have launched new training to enable the safe and secure restart of air operations. 24 July 2020
Susannah Crabol, Flight Training Solutions Manager, Airbus provides an update on how Airbus has adapted is flight training business to the new normal. 23 July 2020
The commercial aviation industry’s rebound from COVID-19 is underway, with the number of airline flights starting to gradually increase, but widespread recovery could take several years. 22 July 2020
Editor’s Note: CAT magazine presents Guest Commentary on important issues facing the community. The opinions expressed are the author’s own.
This commentary is offered by Naveed Kapadia, whose career expertise includes research and development of flight crew training to enhance safety for a major European airline group, business development for Airways Aviation, and easyJet Flight Officer. He earned a master’s degree in air transport management from City University of London and an MSc bursary winner from Royal Academy of Engineering. He is also an ambulance crew volunteer during the current UK health crisis.
He poses the challenge: do we need a global refresh on how we train crews for decision-making?
We are used to scrutinising accidents and serious incidents, but we almost never investigate with the same tenacity and vigor when things go right. Why do we deprive ourselves of equally important learning opportunities when the flight crew makes the right call? We need to encourage stakeholders to proactively look at what went well and celebrate success with similar importance. Enhancing insights and experience is key to minimise errors.
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