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Mountain Aviation has recently installed an ELITE iGATE King Air B200 advanced aviation training device (AATD) to perform many evaluation and training needs at their Part 135 operation. "This device will be playing many roles within our company," said Gregg Fahrenbruch, Mountain Aviation's chief executive officer. "From initial interviews...   13 June 2019
The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of IATA, Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, have launched new ICAO legal guidance on the management of unruly and disruptive passengers. The new ICAO Manual on the Legal Aspects of Unruly and Disruptive Passengers (Doc 10117)...   13 June 2019
Earlier this year, Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) purchased Calvary Revival Church’s (CRC) former Calvary Christian School campus on East Little Creek Road, where AIM will relocate its Southeast Virginia campus in 2020. The two entities have now teamed up to create a $1-million Overcomers Scholarship Fund for students...   12 June 2019
The aviation program at Lake Area Technical Institute (Lake Area Tech) has expanded and is now including a Professional Fixed Wing Pilot Associate of Applied Science degree in addition to the Aviation Maintenance Technology program. Applications are now being accepted for the 18-month program. Lake Area Tech says it...   12 June 2019
The 2019 Edition of the World Aviation Training Summit was described by many attendees as “the best ever.” CAT’s Editorial Team chronicles the highlights.   12 June 2019
Onur Air has selected infoWERK to deliver online flight operations officers (FOO) training. Onur Air is using infoWERK’s FOO eLearning courses to satisfy its requirements for flight operations officers recurrent training during the 3 year training cycle. infoWERK’s proprietary Learning Management System‚ iv-track, was selected to deliver the required...   11 June 2019
Simtech Aviation joins FlightLogger’s customer network as customer no. 75, being the second simulator operator to be FlightLogger certified in May. With FlightLogger, Simtech Aviation ATO activities including flight programs, ground school theory, bookings, flight registrations and maintenance, as well as certificate management, document management and messages management, will...   11 June 2019
infoWERK has expanded its partner network by starting a cooperation with NetJets Transportes Aereos, S.A. The signed eLearning service agreement with infoWERK includes web-based training and a customized online training platform for NetJets’ flight operation officers (FOO). The recurrent FOO training delivered to Netjets provides all topics required by...   11 June 2019
Aeroclub di Varese has awarded infoWERK an agreement for its basic pilot training and Learning Management System (LMS). The agreement includes FCL training and a customized online training platform for Aeroclub’s students. infoWERK's training solution including LMS was selected to deliver state-of-the-art eLearning to their students, improve learning efficiency,...   11 June 2019
infoWERK has set up a new training package to support the training needs of business jet operators, meaning all training content a business aviation operator needs (except type related training). The Business Aviation Package includes route competence training worldwide; operator courses like low visibility training, winter operation, ACAS/TCAS, volcanic...   10 June 2019
This year marks a special anniversary for both Bell and Bell Independent Representative, National Airways Corporation (NAC). Thirty years ago, in 1989, the companies teamed up to offer helicopter solutions in the southern part of Africa. With 225 Bell aircraft in operation in the country alone, the demand for...   10 June 2019
Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corp. have entered into an agreement to merge, and will create a systems provider with advanced technologies to address rapidly growing segments within aerospace and defense. The combined company of Raytheon and United Technologies, comprised of Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney will be...   10 June 2019
Airways Aviation has purchased an additional four Cessna 172 aircraft to meet an increased demand for pilot training. All four aircraft have Garmin G3X glass cockpits with dual 10-inch touch displays. The touchscreen offers an intuitive user interface and through any combination of the touchscreen or dual-concentric knobs, pilots...   10 June 2019
The first State of Virginia high school teacher, Jennifer Renne, and 19 of her students passed the National Center for Simulation (NCS) Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Certification Examination in May. Renne, Modeling & Simulation (M&S) instructor at Landstown High School (Landstown HS) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, becomes the 30th...   7 June 2019
A critical question at the “Outbrief” – the final check that all is well prepared before the crew make their way to a Royal Air Force aircraft – is “Are you fit to fly?” Chris Long reports from the recent Royal Aeronautical Society Aerospace Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference.   6 June 2019
Seattle company, one-G simulation's Cessna 172 G1000 based flight simulator is now available on a per-per-use basis via the popular one-G Access Program. The one-G Foundation 1000 is approved as an advanced aviation training device (AATD) and includes a model specific instrument panel based on the Garmin G1000. Since...   6 June 2019
EuroPilot Center (EPC) has chosen Alsim to deliver an Alsim AL42 FSTD (flight simulation training device) to the Approved Training Organization’s (ATO) premises in Antwerp, Belgium. The device will be used in the school’s new Integrated Airline Career Program in which it will fill the gap between the single-engine instrument training...   5 June 2019
FlightSafety International's Embraer E-Jets E2 training program has been approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. The training will be offered at the FlightSafety Le Bourget Learning Center in Paris this summer using a...   5 June 2019
ALSIM announced the sale of an AL250 simulator to the University of Dubuque. The simulator will be installed in the University’s Ed Babka Aviation Learning Center, a new state-of-the-art flight operations center scheduled to open fall 2019. The University of Dubuque has a growing Aviation program, including Flight Operations...   4 June 2019
CAE has signed a new five-year training agreement for AirAsia’s A320 pilots in the Philippines. The agreement extends the use of the CAE Rise training system to a third AirAsia affiliate. As part of this agreement, CAE will continue to provide initial training for the airline’s pilots and will...   4 June 2019