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In recent years pilot training for airline operations has seen a series of developments and improvements, but these have not necessarily been transferred to training for business jet operations. Chris Long looks at the challenges faced. 4 December 2018
easyJet, a European airline, announced that it has reached a key milestone in its ambition, by 2020, to attract 20 percent of new pilots joining the airline that are female. Over the past year, the company has achieved a new high of 15 percent of new entrants to the airline that... 4 December 2018
L3 Commercial Aviation announced today the launch of the L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship program, which will provide 10 scholarships to female candidates applying for its Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) training program. Within 2019, the program will award 10 successful female candidates a £25,000/€29,000 sponsorship towards the... 3 December 2018
MINT Software Systems appointed Christian Popp as Chief Customer Officer (CCO), a new position that was recently created to harmonize the activities of the customer-facing departments of the company. Popp previously held the position of Manager Flight Safety Systems at JetBlue Airways. During his 10+ years at JetBlue, he... 3 December 2018
Presagis™, a provider of simulation software and solutions, announced that it has achieved ISO9001:2015 certification. As part of the certification process, Presagis engaged in a rigorous process to define and implement an ISO9001:2015 certifiable Quality Management System for Modeling & Simulation Technical Services. ISO 9001 is the world's most... 3 December 2018
NetJets and KURA Aviation's third round of First Officer recruitments is open through November 30, 2018 for experienced Pilots to apply to become First Officers with NetJets. The following interview with Richard Parkinson, pilot recruitment manager for NetJets Europe, provides insight into this recruitment campaign: Why are NetJets recruiting? Having... 28 November 2018
Sunny Aviation, in Denver, Colorado in the United States, has purchased an H135 FTD Level 5 simulator from entrol. The simulator, entrol’s second simulator to be installed in the U.S., will be equipped with dual GTN 750, spherical visual with 6-channel projection system, high-resolution database and vibration system. The... 27 November 2018
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins and the company’s intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent entities. The separation will result in three global companies: United Technologies, comprised of Collins Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney, will... 27 November 2018
AeroStar has added another flight training device to our simulation efforts, a Red Bird FMX, which will be used to support Career Pilot Academy students here at our Kissimmee training campus. This device is the third recent addition to AeroStar’s simulation portfolio. The company acquired an A320 simulator in... 27 November 2018
L3 Commercial Aviation announced its first contract with Loong Air to deliver a significant order of three A320 Full Flight Simulators and two A320 Flat Panel Trainers to the airline within the next three years. The first Full Flight Simulator is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2019,... 26 November 2018
FSC is certified by the Dutch Authorities (IL&T) as an Approved Cabin Crew Training Organization (AACTO). This approval is the first in the Netherlands. With this approval, based on new cabin crew regulations, the FSC is able to continue to provide initial cabin crew training for airlines and support the... 21 November 2018
Airbus’ newest training center in Denver is now home to the first A320neo full flight simulator (FFS) in the Americas. The simulator just achieved Level D certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with four engine fits–including the neo. This simulator complements the two existing A320 family, FAA-certified Level D... 20 November 2018
Coptersafety, a helicopter training service provider, Coptersafety has received certificates issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its current Airbus H145 and two Leonardo AW139 full-flight simulators (FFS). According to CAAC’s evaluation, Coptersafety’s simulators comply with level D requirements of CCAR-60 (China Civil Aviation Regulations Part 60). 20 November 2018
Virgin Australia has announced it will be opening a world-class pilot training centre in Tamworth. The Tamworth Regional Council chose Virgin Australia Group as the airline to establish the training centre in the New South Wales city. “We are delighted to have been chosen by Tamworth Regional Council, and for... 20 November 2018
AVIOMAR, within the framework of its expansion policy, announced the development and construction of an airline full flight simulator (FFS) training centre north of Rome, in Monterotondo. The new facility, which is scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2019, will have a surface of more than 2,500... 19 November 2018
AeroStar Training Services announced a new partnership with Spirit Airlines. This partnership agreement will enable highly qualified pilots who complete A320 type rating at AeroStar to interview for employment at Spirit in a Flow Through Program. AeroStar will also be involved in providing ATP-CTP training for Spirit. “This partnership is... 16 November 2018
Alsim has sold an ALX Medium Jet to Central Flying Academy in Germiston, South Africa. The device, which will support their PPL, CPL and IR offering, will be delivered in December. CFA had been introduced to the ALSIM ALX at Oshkosh 2017 in the USA, by other flight training schools. 16 November 2018
CEFA FAS (Flight Animation System) is a software that recreates flights based on the data coming from the aircraft's flight recorders, reproducing a view of the cockpit, the aircraft and its environment in 3D – among other features. It is already used by the safety and training departments of... 15 November 2018
Bill Johnson, Ph.D., the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) chief scientific and technical adviser for human factors in aircraft maintenance systems, was honored with the Flight Safety Foundation–Airbus Human Factors in Aviation Safety Award. The award, presented on the first day of the Foundation’s 71st annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS),... 14 November 2018
Conair has purchased from entrol an AT-802 FTD Level 2 simulator. It will be installed in Conair’s new Aerial Wildfire Training Center (AWTC) in Canada. The Training Center will house a number of FTDs used for aircraft transition training and mission-based aerial firefighting. The center is the first of its... 14 November 2018