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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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SA Photonics has made the first commercial sale of its PilotVision Augmented Reality (AR) display. The headset-mounted system, designed for commercial aviation, was announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in August 2019. Fly Elite, a Pennsylvania flight training, FBO and maintenance provider, has received the first order to aid its... 26 February 2020
The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA)’s recent newsletter shows the company releasing an open letter call to service, preparing for Learn to Fly month, releasing its 2020 survey results, as well as sharing conference outcomes from its FSANA Flight School Operators Conference in addition to pre-conference meetings. 26 February 2020
BAA Training Vietnam has added a second Airbus A320 FFS at its Ho Chi Minh facility. The A320neo has been qualified by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to provide pilot training. The new SIM International manufactured Airbus A320 FFS is a high-fidelity Level D qualified simulator. With... 26 February 2020
ACIT (Air Crew Initial Training) Center, an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) in Santiago, Chile, has awarded Avsoft International a contract for its pilot training. ACIT Center is using Avsoft’s A320 initial aircraft systems e-learning course for ground school theoretical training with all modules and exams from the initial course... 24 February 2020
ATP Flight School is opening two training centers on March 2, 2020, with one at the San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas, and the other at Colorado Springs Airport in the Centennial State. Part of a nationwide network of 40 locations, this will be ATP’s seventh facility... 21 February 2020
Ryanair have launched a training partnership with Aviomar Flight Academy to deliver a Ryanair mentored programme in Rome. The programme began in October and gives trainee pilots a path to join the Ryanair Boeing 737 Type Rating programme. Aviomar Flight Academy instructors will train pilots on the programme using Ryanair procedures. 21 February 2020
Korean Aviation College (KAC), a flight training centre in Uljin, South Korea, has bought an Alsim AL172 simulator. The AL172 is a replica of the Cessna 172SP Skyhawk NAVIII. It features real Garmin G1000 NXI avionics and the Alsim High Definition Visual System (HDVS). The AL172, thanks to VFR-VS,... 20 February 2020
The Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Leadership Summit is an event sponsored by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) in support of the Modeling and Simulation Congressional Caucus. The purpose of the event is to bring the M&S Community of Practice together to discuss important issues related to modeling... 19 February 2020
Trainers tell us there is much to be learned from aircraft accidents and incidents. Getting airlines and others to talk the training benefits is challenging. Robert W. Moorman reports. 19 February 2020
Avion Group has received qualification from the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority for its Airbus A320 FFS EASA level D simulator at London Gatwick Airport. This means they are now RFT (Ready For Training) with its training partner IAGO. The official opening will take place on March 5. Avion will... 19 February 2020
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has selected L3Harris Technologies to enhance its pilot and maintenance training programs. L3Harris will provide a flight training device and two enhanced flat panel trainers for pilot training. It will also supply a virtual flight deck for classroom pilot and maintenance training. The Bombardier... 19 February 2020
FlightLogger have signed up its ninth Swedish customer with Kungsair Training employing its flight training management platform from January. Based in Norrköping, Kungsair Training offers PPL, CPL, ATPL, IR (SE), IR (ME), IRC and enroute instrument rating. Students can also take multi-engine piston class rating, several additional ratings including... 19 February 2020
A new milestone in providing secure and hassle-free Internet in the skies has been reached by Seamless Air Alliance, which has published the first standard for inflight connectivity. The Seamless Air Alliance is an open, international collaboration of airlines, technology leaders, and suppliers formed to improve the way airlines... 18 February 2020
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) has taken delivery of six Diamond DA40NG aircraft, the first batch in a re-fleeting program that will total 20 aircraft in the coming years. Hadi Abubakar Sirika, Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, accepted the six airplanes at Diamond... 18 February 2020
Quadrant Pilot has launched a new UK CAA /EASA approved Airline Pilot Standard Multi Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) Course on A320 or B737 NG Full-flight simulators. It said the course helps pilots achieve the highest standards of skill, knowledge and attitudes. "The Quadrant Pilot APS MCC course also enables... 18 February 2020
James Couldridge and Dhak Karanveer Singh have shared The Royal Aeronautical Society's new civil cadet pilot award. The annual award, devised by the Flight Crew Training Group (FTG) in 2019, recognises an ab initio commercial pilot cadet trained by an Approved Training Organisation (ATO). Couldridge and Singh trained respectively... 18 February 2020
Brad Thress, FlightSafety International President and CEO. Image credit: FlightSafety International. Brad Thress has joined the FlightSafety International company as President and CEO. He assumes this responsibility from David Davenport who has left FlightSafety. “I am honored to join FlightSafety International and look forward to leading this exceptional company,”... 17 February 2020
The 23rd edition of WATS will be the center of the civil aviation training universe in late April. Robert W. Moorman previews some exhibitors’ plans for the event. 17 February 2020
Fly Level, an EASA accredited Romanian Approved Training Organisation (ATO), has awarded Avsoft International a contract for its pilot training. Image credit: Avsoft International Fly Level is using Avsoft’s A320 initial aircraft systems e-learning course for ground school theory pilot training with all modules and tailored exams from the... 17 February 2020
ATP Flight School and Endeavor Air have established a partnership and mutual commitment to the development of professional pilots through designating ATP an Endeavor Air Student To Endeavor Pilot (STEP) Program Academy Partner. Endeavor Air at ATP Flight School's Phoenix-Mesa Training Center. Image credit: ATP Flight School. ATP provides... 17 February 2020