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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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United Airlines has selected the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, for its Aviate cooperative pilot recruitment and development program. Image credit: FlightSafety International “We are pleased that United Airlines has selected the FlightSafety Academy to support its Aviate program,” said Steve Gross, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. 6 February 2020
European flight simulation solution providers Euramec have delivered a first Diamond DA-20 flight simulator to Aeroviation Inc in Singapore. EURAMEC’s DA-20 Flight Training Device has an enclosed cockpit with a grand 240 degree horizontal. It also has a 40-degree vertical view to create a realistic flying experience. "Aeroviation is... 5 February 2020
WeatherTech is the official launch customer for StandardAero’s and Thales’ advanced 4-axis Compact Autopilot System for the Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350 platform. The Lightweight Compact Autopilot brings advanced, 4-axis capability, performance and enhanced levels of safety to the light helicopter market, while eliminating the need for a traditional dedicated flight... 4 February 2020
Farnborough Airport has opened its Flying Scholarship for 2020. Now in its 13th year, the programme engages local schools and colleges to inform and educate about aviation. Under the auspices of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots’ scholarship programme, Farnborough Airport grants one person a scholarship with the aim... 4 February 2020
Paired with advanced technology, the human-centred activity of air traffic controller training can lead to an increase in air operations safety. Mario Pierobon examines current thinking on simulated and stimulated controller training. 3 February 2020
Four U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) cadets from Battle Ground High School received scholarships to earn private pilot licenses. Nathanial Davis, Jarrett Huntington, Brooke Kirby, and Wyatt Moody are among only 200 AFJROTC cadets nationwide selected to receive scholarships from the Flight Academy Scholarship Program, a collaborative initiative... 31 January 2020
Three Purdue University alumni will soon help more members of the U.S. Air Force advance critical communication skills to keep them safe in the cockpit. PlaneEnglish, a simulator created by the three Purdue alumni, has received a $1 million SBIR Phase II award, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force... 31 January 2020
Latitude Aviation English Services have made two new appointments to its management team. The UK-based firm have appointed Aaron Dillon as Operations Manager. Dillon, who has experience of quality and service management in the education industry, will manage the day-to-day running of the business. Andrea Howard has started as... 31 January 2020
Cobham Aviation Services have recruited Ruby Blagrove, the group’s first female cadet pilot. The 19-year-old from McLaren Vale, South Australia, joins the Cobham Cadet Pilot Program run in partnership with Flight Training Adelaide. There were over 400 applicants for the program. Cobham also chose three other applicants for the... 31 January 2020
Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) have unveiled its line-up of EASA Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) courses that meet and exceed EASA Part-FCL.745.A requirements. The company said its approved UPRT programs mitigate the risk of Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I), aviation’s prime fatal threat to safety, through the... 31 January 2020
Micro Nav have installed a new approach and radar simulator for AirNav Indonesia. The solution accommodates for the growing needs and demands of the increasingly complex training and operational environment in Indonesia. Together with PT. Geo Prima, the BEST (Beginning to End for Simulation and Training) ATC simulator was... 31 January 2020
The Helicopter Flight Training Center, a Metro Aviation company, has appointed Robert Stevenson, a 20-year industry veteran, as its training center sales director. Robert Stevenson, Sales Director, Helicopter Flight Training Center. Image credit: Helicopter Flight Training Center. In this role, Stevenson will manage and build industry partnerships while developing... 30 January 2020
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has opened its new 11,000-square-foot flight attendant recurrent training center in Orlando, Florida, and has been approved by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority for its plans to build a 35,000-square-foot hangar at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The $10 million maintenance hangar will include indoor parking... 30 January 2020
Colossal Motion, a division of the StratStep Group, has launched a bespoke career advice service to help smaller training providers and ATO’s. The Career Advisor Service takes a proven model used by the large global Flight Schools and allows smaller training organisations to deliver the same service at an... 30 January 2020
The next generation of pilots will learn to fly at the Qantas Group’s new Pilot Academy in Toowoomba, Australia, which officially opened in January 2020. The Pilot Academy will have the capacity to train up to 250 pilots each year to build a long-term talent pipeline for Qantas, Jetstar... 29 January 2020
BAA Training is expanding in Spain. Being a global aviation training provider, BAA Training chose the location and started the establishment of a training center near Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport. Image credit: BAA Training By establishing BAA Training Spain, the company is to open a 5300-square-meter modern training... 29 January 2020
Image credit: Leonardo Leonardo purchased an AW139 Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) by Suzuyo & Co of Japan. The AW139 FFS will be manufactured by Leonardo in collaboration with CAE and installed at Suzuyo & Co facilities located in Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport and will be operated by... 29 January 2020
Image credit: CPaT Global CPaT Global has been selected by Envoy Air Inc. to provide tailored E-learning solutions for its pilot training needs, including distance learning, interactive classroom diagrams and learning management systems. Envoy will utilize CPaT’s E-learning solutions to provide classroom and mobile training for its Embraer EMB-175,... 29 January 2020
Dutch-based FSC Aviation Training has upgraded most of its simulators to meet UPRT regulations. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) implemented mandatory Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) from December 20th. With bases in Amsterdam and Mönchengladbach, Germany, FSC has a fleet of over 15 FFS (plus two FTD’s). They... 29 January 2020
FlightSafety International has expanded its helicopter training programs and services with new Level D qualified simulators for the Airbus Helicopters EC145 and Leonardo AW139. Image credit: FlightSafety International. The Airbus Helicopters EC145 simulator is scheduled to enter service in March 2020 at the FlightSafety Learning Center in Denver, Colorado. 27 January 2020