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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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As another year begins, and CAT Magazine’s editorial cycle begins anew, it’s apparent that the industry concern about the supply of qualified personnel shows little sign of abatement. In fact, this issue remains the primary concern of the aviation training industry generally. It is encouraging that public narratives around... 2 December 2019
Taiwanese international airline EVA Air can boast of a culture that embraces continuous improvement and investment in training. Chris Long finds out more. 1 December 2019
Twenty-four-hour emergency medical service to people spread over an area of 7.69 million square kilometres – that’s a very big waiting room! Keith Morgan reports on the new RFDS training facility in Dubbo.
An Australian icon, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) first flew in 1928. The vision of founder (the Reverend) John Flynn was to create a “mantle of safety” for those in remote areas of outback Australia. Leased from Qantas for two shillings a mile, a de Havilland biplane made 50 flights and treated 225 people in that first year of RFDS operation.
The not-for-profit RFDS today is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. In the 2018-19 financial year, RFDS assisted 370,706 people through clinics, telehealth, aeromedical and non-emergency road transport. It conducted 21,323 nurses, GP and dental clinics and flew 27,286,414 million kilometres in a fleet of 77 aircraft.
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Global cargo charter airline AeroTransCargo (ATC) will put 60 pilots through Caerdav’s 747 simulator training centre at Cardiff Airport. ATC will use Caerdav’s EASA-approved Boeing 747-400 aircraft simulators to provide its pilots with half-yearly recurrent training on the Queen of the Skies, which will include emergency procedures and technical... 29 November 2019
Nigeria has become the 22nd state to ratify the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) ahead of its entry into force on January 1 2020. MP14, the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, is a global treaty that strengthens the powers of... 29 November 2019
Craig P. Kennedy takes a look at disability training programs.
29 November 2019
The regional investment fund Fonds Pays de la Loire Croissance et Océan Participations has invested €2.1 million in Alsim. The money, the French simulation specialists said, allowed them to pursue both its future product development and its, mostly international, commercial development. "(It) will enable the company to focus on... 29 November 2019
Some 25 students from Saudi Arabia have graduated from an air traffic control (ATC) training programme provided by Airways International Ltd, following two years of study in New Zealand. Their graduation on Nov 29 marked the completion of a scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education and the General... 28 November 2019
With the blessing of the FAA and other regulators, the new era of commercial drone deliveries has launched. Robert W. Moorman investigates the training of professional drone operators. 28 November 2019
BAA Training Spain has purchased an Alsim AL250 simulator. The Alsim AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston (SEP/MEP reconfigurable) PPL, CPL & IR training. "With over 300 student-pilots in Ab Initio school, a training device, as the Alsim AL250, simulating both single... 28 November 2019
The pilot and maintenance tech shortages come down mostly to money – pay, bonuses, benefits, and especially the cost of initial training. Group Editor Marty Kauchak highlights some expanding financial mechanisms for future right-seaters. 28 November 2019
FlightLogger has entered the mountains of Andorra by signing up its first customer in the principality, the Andorra Aviation Academy. The academy shares ground facilities with the Universitat d’Andorra in Sant Julià de Lòria. Although the current ground school facilities are in Andorra, the academy has multiple agreements with... 28 November 2019
South Korea's Cheongju University have ordered an A320 Door Trainer for use by Aero K from cabin crew simulator training specialists Spatial. The Aero K, a South Korean Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC), will commence operations from Cheongju International Airport next year. The simulator will allow the airline’s cabin... 28 November 2019
Ultimate High Academy (UHA) has been approved by the UK CAA for their Multi-Pilot UPRT training course to be in full compliance with new EU regulation FCL.745.A ahead of the final mandatory implementation date of 20th December 2019. This enables modular graduates from UHA's training alliance partner, VA, to... 28 November 2019
Aviation Performance Solutions LLC (APS) announced a special week-long safety initiative aimed at single-pilot operators. For single pilots, APS will include a 1-hour advanced simulator session with all of its multi-day on-aircraft UPRT programs. Image credit: APS Because single-pilot operators are nearly 10 times as likely as crew pilots to experience an Loss... 27 November 2019
Pictured from left, Mark Casey, CEO AFTA, Mehmet T Nane, CEO Pegasus and Táinaiste Simon Coveney TD. Picture John Sheehan Irish international flight school, Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), has agreed a partnership with Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines to train cadets for their future careers as commercial pilots... 27 November 2019
UAE-based helicopter flight training academy, Horizon, has signed a purchase agreement with Entrol for a Bell 505 FTD level 2 simulator, valued at AED 5.5 million ($1.5 m). The simulator is based on the Bell 505 helicopter and is equipped with the latest avionics glass cockpit. It features a... 27 November 2019
UFA introduced it's ATLIVE software in February 2019. Prior to the release of the simulator, UFA selected FoxGuard Solutions' computer, the Simitar BANTAM I, to bundle with UFA's air traffic control trainer. "UFA was searching for a computer solution that, at first, we didn't think possible. Through design collaboration,... 26 November 2019
Wizz Air has selected Fox by Britannica Knowledge Systems as its Training Management System (TMS). The algorithm-based TMS helps small to large and complex training organizations systemize processes, reduce costs and improve throughput, say Britannica. "We are eager to work with Wizz Air to optimize their training programs, support... 26 November 2019
Vietjet Air has taken delivery of a Flame Aviation’s V9000 Commander XR Next-Generation fire trainer at its new training facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Image courtesy of Flame Aviation Vietjet’s crew will be trained for lithium-ion battery and other cabin fire threats. Vietjet Air has selected Flame Aviation... 21 November 2019