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CPaT Global has been selected by Air Peace to provide tailored E-learning solutions for its pilot training needs including distance learning, interactive classroom diagrams and learning management systems. Air Peace will employ CPaT’s E-learning solutions to provide classroom and mobile training for its Boeing 777, Boeing 737 and ERJ 145...   22 January 2019
Students in the Andrews University Department of Aviation can now save 500 hours of flight training and related costs as they meet the requirements to become an airline pilot. The school received a Letter of Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stating that Andrews is authorized to “certify graduates…for...   21 January 2019
Oklahoma State University (OSU) selected the Cirrus Aircraft SR20 as an addition to its existing Aviation Program fleet. This is the first partnership between Cirrus and OSU, resulting in five new aircraft for the aviation program. The aircraft features an integrated Cirrus Perspective by Garmin flight deck that includes two...   18 January 2019
Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) and Cranfield University have agreed to launch an International Aviation Academy on the school’s airport site, part of the growing campus. The collaboration between ASP and Cranfield will help inspire people to develop their careers in the sector and connect them with job opportunities in this...   18 January 2019
Skyborne Airline Academy is launching a funding solution for its cadet pilots in partnership with Optimum Credit. The funding solution will enable cadets to borrow money, subject to status, to cover their course fees, secured against a residential property, which may assist them in paying for their training course. Ian...   18 January 2019
CAE announced that its president and Chief Executive Officer, Marc Parent, was named CEO of the Year in the Large Corporation category by business journal Les Affaires. The jury, composed mainly of members of the business community as well as university professors, was asked to assess the vision, innovation, capacity...   18 January 2019
Chris Reed and Adrian Sawyers take their turn acting as customers. Here they replicate a real incident on another airline where customers didn’t put their oxygen masks on properly.   Virgin Atlantic airlines received a new cabin evacuation-training rig. It is based in Crawley, U.K., where the company’s cabin crews...   17 January 2019
The civil aviation training industry continues its inexorable evolution, embracing new technology. Just not as fast as anyone likes, including many regulators. Rick Adams looks at some topics on the regulatory table.   17 January 2019
The inaugural Simulation and Training for Resilience and Safety Symposium 2019 (STRS) will take place 26-27 March 2019 at No. 4 Hamilton Place, London, U.K. Through the sharing of information and ideas, this brand new event aims to encourage innovation and build partnerships in training and simulation across safety-critical...   16 January 2019
As part of the introduction of its new professional pilot training course, C3P Polynesian Center of Piloting Improvement signed a new contract with Alsim for a full-option FNPT II MCC ALX. This device will be delivered within the first half of 2019. Stéphane Chantre, C3P’s manager said, “We needed a...   15 January 2019
Global Training Aviation (GTA) announced that their new Training Centre located in Bogotá, Colombia, has received the Aerocivil Colombia training centre certification and is ready for training.   14 January 2019
Spatial launched its new company website to help further support its expanding global client base and its position. The new website delivers an improved user experience through a simple, clean design with enhanced features, functionality and navigation. It will enable visitors to easily and quickly experience Spatial’s product line, previous...   14 January 2019
Skyborne Airline Academy is partnering with Castellón Airport in Spain to establish a fair-weather training base, providing cadet pilots with year-round, optimal flying conditions. The general director of Aerocas, Joan Serafi Bernat, and the director of Castellón Airport, Ivana Guinot, agree on the importance of the partnership with Skyborne, stating:...   14 January 2019
Boeing Flight Services Training Center in Shanghai received Level D qualification for the TRU Simulation + Training 737 MAX full flight simulator (FFS) in October from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This is the first 737 MAX FFS in China. TRU delivered the second 737 MAX FFS to the...   11 January 2019
The third group of students began their studies at airBaltic Pilot Academy this month. The third group, consisting of of 11 students, will become airBaltic pilots upon completion of the full-time programme in less than two years. airBaltic SVP Flight Operations Pauls Cālītis said, “The students that received their first...   10 January 2019
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) awarded Micro Nav Limited (Micro Nav) a contract to modernise its existing BEST simulator suite, including a 3-year support agreement. PANSA is one of Micro Nav’s largest installations at an Air Navigation Service Provider, consisting of a 360 degree BEST 3D simulator, four 3-Channel...   10 January 2019
KLM UK Engineering signed an airframe maintenance contract extension with West Atlantic UK Limited. KLM UK Engineering will commence airframe maintenance checks with West Atlantic UK Limited on their Boeing 737 Freighter fleet in February 2019, following on from the contract that started in January 2018.   9 January 2019
Barcelona Flight School and SoftekSim have signed an agreement for the delivery of a Boeing 737NG simulator, which is compliant with EASA FTD level 1 and Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) certification requirements. The device will be used at the school for part of the initial B737NG type rating training, as well...   9 January 2019
Panamedia purchased an A32 FNPT II MCC simulator from entrol. It will be installed at its base in Mallorca, Spain in mid-2019. The device is based on the A320. The cockpit has dual MCDU, TCAS II, ECAM and weather radar. It also features a 180-by-40 degree cylindrical visual with three...   8 January 2019
Britten-Norman plans to expand its overseas training capabilities by signing a lease on new premises at Malta International Airport. Whilst training will be the primary focus, the company is also working closely with Transport Malta’s Civil Aviation Directorate to introduce other aviation-related services at the same site, including the establishment...   8 January 2019