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Airmedic, a privately-owned air medical provider in Quebec, Canada, purchased three Airbus EC145e aircraft from Metro Aviation for air medical transport, which will support lifesaving missions. The new helicopters bring Airmedic’s fleet to nine aircraft dedicated to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and, Metro says, will be the first EC145e models... 22 October 2018
Japan Transocean Air (JTA), part of JAL Group, selected Pacific Simulators’ ProJet FJ2000 Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT) to complement its training products and better prepare JTA’s pilots for its new fleet of Boeing 737s. JTA is currently replacing its B737-400s with the latest B737-800 aircraft. The ProJet FJ2000 CPT is... 22 October 2018
Alsim sold a third AL250 Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT) II simulator to flight training school Astonfly in Toussus-le-Noble, France. The simulator will be delivered at the beginning of 2019 making it the third AL250 FNPT II delivered to the school in less than 12 months. Alsim delevoped the... 22 October 2018
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), an aircraft MRO and training provider, agreed to the terms of a new ownership structure that will transition Greybull Capital LLP to the majority shareholder of MAEL. MAEL’s lenders, the PNC Financial Services Group Inc. will continue to provide facilities and support, and many of MAEL’s... 22 October 2018
Aeroteam and Scandinavian Avionics Training signed an agreement to develop a learning tool called MAYDAY in collaboration with Copenhagen Game Lab, which will improve the Human Factor (HF) training and enhance the non-technical skills of people working in the maintenance environment. MAYDAY complies with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) part... 19 October 2018
Coptersafety, a helicopter training service provider, will run a 2-day Maintenance Check Flight (MCF) course to help helicopter operators and maintenance service providers meet the new requirements and regulations for MCF operations that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will introduce in 2019. The first MCF course will take place... 19 October 2018
An important regulatory development in Europe this year has been the deadline of the 25th August 2018 for air operators to establish compliance with performance based navigation (PBN) crew training requirements which has affected both EASA aircrew and air operations regulations. Mario Pierobon provides an update. 18 October 2018
The aviation industry is becoming unified to mitigate cyber threats of all types. Chuck Weirauch takes a closer look at how some industry players are progressing in this area. 18 October 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is proud of its hard-won reputation for excellence. Chris Long visited the airlines’ Training Centre which serves as the focal point for flight and cabin crew training. 18 October 2018
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, launched the first of its network of Certified Training Facilities (CTFs) to expand its global training offering. The first CTF is Helideal, a Bell Independent Representative in Le Cannet-des-Maures, France, which will provide initial and recurrent pilot-training under the umbrella of the Bell Training... 18 October 2018
Yet again the APATS 2018 event, held in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands conference centre, reflected the continuing growth of commercial aviation in Asia. Chris Long summarises some of the highlights. 18 October 2018
Delta Air Lines, the Delta Air Lines Foundation and the Jacobson Family Foundation provided a $6.2-million grant to Auburn University (AU) in a partnership to develop the next generation of pilots. The grant will fund AU’s new Delta Air Lines Aviation Education Building that will open this fall, Radio Frequency... 18 October 2018
At a recent ceremony in the airfield at Cork, Ireland, Ryanair announced a major training initiative as part of the plan to provide a regular source of new pilots. Chris Long reports. 18 October 2018
The aviation industry in Brazil has plenty of opportunities for pilots in both the business aviation market and with larger global companies. Chris Long speaks to one female pilot who has accomplished her aviation dream. 18 October 2018
Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports on efforts to advance the fidelity of air traffic control capabilities in flight training devices and systems. 18 October 2018
Research work has been conducted by Boeing to help assess professional competencies in ab initio training. Julie Boatman Filucci finds out more about the results. 18 October 2018
RSi Visual Systems named Tai Duong as the company’s new president, succeeding Jeff Everett. Duong joined RSi in 2005 and played an instrumental role in the innovation and growth of the database and engineering initiatives. He most recently served as RSi’s Managing Director, leading the company‘s global project strategy and... 17 October 2018
The SimJet Group opened a Flight Simulator and Recruitment Centre at Brisbane Airport with the installation of a Multi Pilot Simulations’ (MPS) Boeing 737-800 FTD1. The company joined the Australian Pilot Training Alliance (APTA) to offer advanced flight training capability and recruitment pathways into airlines under Part 142. Courses... 17 October 2018
TAG Farnborough Airport awarded its TAG Flying Scholarship 2018 that provides training towards a Private Pilot’s License (PPL) to 17-year-old Réshé Harrison. The scholarship is part of the airport’s Aviation to Education program that informs and educates local schools and colleges about aviation. Sponsored by the Honourable Company of Air... 17 October 2018
CAE expanded its business aviation-training footprint in North America with the installation of its first CAE-built Bombardier Challenger 604 full-flight simulator (FFS) at its CAE Dallas training center in Dallas, Texas. The FFS was delivered to the training center early this fall and is now ready for training. Bombardier Challenger... 16 October 2018