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Flying Time Aviation (FTA), an English flight training school, are to begin teaching ATPL Theory over nine months from next year. The course will be the only residential ATPL Theory programme of its kind in the UK; using two different software packages in addition to the class room-based instruction. 19 September 2019
Highlights from the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium, a focused, executive-level treatment of regional airline training and simulation issues - pilot, maintenance tech and cabin crew. Chris Long reports. 18 September 2019
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) has formally opened its new $11 million Simulator Training Centre Expansion Project at the AAG academy in the Philippines. The new centre, which forms part of AAG’s wider ongoing expansion project, will house four additional simulator bays, and includes a new Airbus A320 Version 2.0... 18 September 2019
FlightLogger has expanded its presence in Germany by signing up an eighth customer in Cockpit4u Aviation Service. An international Approved Training Organisations (ATO) headquartered in Berlin, Cockpit4u have both initial and recurrent training of pilots all over the world. FlighLogger have digitalized Cockpit4u's entire operation over the last few... 17 September 2019
CPaT Global announced the development of its new Airbus A220 Aircraft Systems Course. This course is set to be released in the first quarter of 2020 and will be accessible on iPad, Android, PC and IOS devices, allowing pilots the opportunity to train anywhere, anytime, with or without internet... 16 September 2019
RSi Visuals has successfully completed the installation of two Level D Epic Visual Systems at Kalitta Air’s training facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Kalitta Air chose to modernize their fleet with Epic Visual Systems from RSi on both of its 747 Full Flight Simulators (FFSs). One of the visual systems... 16 September 2019
Frasca International Inc. has received Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval on their RTD (Reconfigurable Training Device) as a category B synthetic trainer. Three FRASCA RTDs have been delivered to CAE for use at CAE Melbourne and CAE Tamworth training facilities in Australia. The three RTDs are reconfigurable... 16 September 2019
Hawaiian Airlines has become CEFA Aviation’s newest client, choosing CEFA FAS to animate its flight data. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the airline now makes the best out of CEFA FAS, using it to animate the data from the entire fleet of Hawaiian Airlines, which includes 58 aircraft. CEFA Aviation’s... 16 September 2019
FlightSafety International now offers safety and security training for flight crews and passengers of corporate aircraft. This new Abduction Prevention course is offered by the Skydas Group in cooperation with FlightSafety. Skydas is a wide spectrum strategic security consulting and threat management firm. “This two day Abduction Prevention course... 13 September 2019
The Air Education and Training Command Women’s Fly-In event in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area Sept. 18-21 will bring rated officers and career enlisted aviators together to network, mentor and inspire others to “Fly Like a Girl.” As part of the Fly-In, Air Force women pilots and static display aircraft... 12 September 2019
FL Technics has extended its EASA Part-145 approval with Airbus A320neo family type (LEAP-1A & PW 1100G) for Line maintenance services. Part of Avia Solutions Group, FL Technics has added it to its main line station in Vilnius, Lithuania. Dubai, Vienna, Tbilisi, Riga and Kiev airports will also get... 12 September 2019
Luís Miguel Ribeiro has become the third member of the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) Foundation Board. Ribeiro, who is also chairman of the Board of ANAC Portugal, said he was "honoured" after being elected by members last month. "For years, ANAC’s qualified staff have received the... 12 September 2019
Sponsored Content London-based IAGO Flight Training has long been a provider of quality commercial pilot training solutions. Over 20 years ago the IAGO founders spotted a gap in the market for a niche provider offering differentiated flight deck instruction and course capabilities. Head of Airbus Training, Chris Kingswood comments,... 11 September 2019
infoWERK has entered into several new contracts for training. Becker Aviation Trans S.R.L from Romania awarded infoWERK a contract for its PPL (Helicopter) training. The company will use infoWERK’s Learning Management System – iLMS – to deliver PPL(H) courses for its international students at its flight school location at... 11 September 2019
Wayman Aviation Academy has earned accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET), certifying that Wayman Aviation Academy is following the best practices of the U.S. Department of Education. The Academy has operated for over 32 years and is the largest professional flight school in South... 11 September 2019
By December 2019, Resource Group will have trained in excess of 700 aviation maintenance apprentices – significantly contributing to government targets of achieving 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 and addressing the well-documented critical skills shortage in the aviation sector. On 17 September 2019, Resource Group will host its annual... 11 September 2019
Several days ago I was reviewing a manuscript on the history of simulation, replete with interesting images from the very early years of the 1900s to the 1970s and some of the early ‘full flight simulators’ used by a few airlines. 5 September 2019
Spanish simulator firm Entrol has designed, manufactured and installed a K MAX FTD Level 5 simulator for Kaman Aerospace. The K MAX FTD will allow pilots to practice normal and emergency procedures. Entol installed the simulator at Kaman's helicopter customer service facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Kaman resumed production of... 5 September 2019
Turkish-based SkyArt has signed a contract with Middle East Airlines to manufacture an A321neo ACF OWE door trainer. Made in accordance with Airbus Data Package, all operating functions of the trainer are equivalent to those on an aircraft. Over wing exit functions are accessible from inside and outside. This... 5 September 2019
Six Girls in Aviation Day events in September will kick off the Girls in Aviation Day worldwide outreach, planned for October 5, 2019. The Women in Aviation International (WAI) Utah State University Chapter will hold its event on September 14, and expects 150 participants, while the WAI Gone with... 4 September 2019