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MINT Software Systems has signed a service agreement with Turkish Airlines for the delivery of the MINT Training and Resource Management System (MINT TRMS) to enhance further and streamline the management of the flight crew and in-flight crew training. MINT TRMS will allow training planners, instructors and crews with "anytime,... 23 May 2018
The airBaltic Training Center has installed the world's first Bombardier C Series virtual simulator (VSIM) in order to help train C Series pilots more efficiently. Vilmantas Mažonas, managing director of airBaltic Training commented: "The new virtual simulator will serve as an advanced level of training using virtual technologies for... 22 May 2018
CPaT Global has been selected by Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras to provide tailored distance learning solutions for its pilot training needs. Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras will employ CPaT's Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for all its Airbus A320 family, A330, Boeing 737-400, ATR 72-600... 22 May 2018
The rules for trainee and qualified pilots about Performance Based Navigation training are changing. Commission Regulation (EU) No. 539/2016 Performance Based Navigatin (PBN) amends Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1178/2011 (the Aircrew Regulation) requires that from 25 August 2018, pilots may fly in accordance with PBN routes and procedures provided... 17 May 2018
At the Cyprus Aviation Symposium, Avion Group signed an agreement to deliver an A320 full flight simulator (FFS) to CAAMS (C.A. Aviation Management Services). CAAMS offers qualified training courses to individuals and airlines. "I am very committed to stimulate the aerospace business in Cyprus and am therefore delighted to... 17 May 2018
Norwegian flight school Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has 100 new students signed up to start school within the next few months. With more than 160 active students already on the integrated professional pilot education program, and now also enrolling students for spring 2019, PFA will have more than 300 active... 17 May 2018
The best opportunity for increasing the enrollment to your flight school is to target millennials, but most flight school marketing plans aren't doing enough, or are not doing the right things to appeal to this audience. For example, many flight schools aren’t doing enough on social media. Capturing and... 17 May 2018
Air Georgian Ltd. has unveiled plans for a new training academy initiative on the northwest fringe of Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Academy will provide pilots and other employees, industry players and academic partners a dedicated, purpose-designed facility for training, personal study, learning development, and the tools required to... 16 May 2018
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Mississippi, to introduce different aviation related training programmes into the existing courses of Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA). The programmes to be introduced include Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC), Aviation Executive EMBA and a four-year engineering degree program aimed... 16 May 2018
Jazz Aviation LP has signed an agreement with Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Keewatin Air LP for the carrier to become the eighteenth organization in the Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP). There are two pillars of this agreement. First, Jazz will refer to Keewatin, high quality graduates who have progressed through... 15 May 2018
Aéropyrénées, a flight school located in Perpignan, South of France, has purchased an ALX (Multi Engine Piston, Light Turboprop, Medium Turboprop and Medium Jet) and an AL250 from ALSIM. The ALX replaces the Perpignan-based AL200 MCC, while the AL250 will be located in Toussus-le-Noble, near Paris. The Toussus-le-Noble site opened... 15 May 2018
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has selected Pelesys to provide Airbus A320 Type Rating Courses and Special Operations Courseware for their flight operations training. Pelesys' A320 courseware will be deployed as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that includes Pelesys' Learning Management System (LMS) and CrewPad. CrewPad is a... 9 May 2018
FlightSafety International is to offer a wide variety of Unmanned Systems Training programs for commercial operators. "Our Unmanned Systems Training program will include a comprehensive series of Remote Pilot ground and flight training courses designed to help UAS operators achieve the highest levels of safety and proficiency," said Ray... 8 May 2018
Virgin Australia has announced a target of an equal intake of males and females for its 2018 Pilot Cadetship program, ensuring female representation is increased in male-dominated areas of the aviation industry. The announcement comes as Virgin Australia launches the next round of recruitment for its Pilot Cadetship Program. 8 May 2018
EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy is to purchase two Bell 429 aircraft from Bell Helicopter. Based at Al Ain International Airport, EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy utilizes their fleet of entirely Bell aircraft to provide flight training to a variety of international students. The Bell 429 will be utilized... 8 May 2018
Helicentre Aviation Academy has opened its 2019 UK EASA Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Programme and is now accepting applications for the Commercial Pilot's Licence and Flight Instructor Certificate. The Programme, now in its seventh year, was created to meet the company's growing demand for suitably qualified helicopter pilots for... 8 May 2018
FTD.aero has completed the successful certification of its B738/F2M flight simulator as an EASA FNPT II/MCC FSTD. The B738/F2M is a fixed-base training device which can be utilised by flight schools and flight training centres, during cadet training to their next licence endorsement, such as Instrument Rating (IR) or... 7 May 2018
The Army and Navy Academy college preparatory school in Carlsbad, California is launching a four-year aviation training program in the 2018-19 school year that’s designed to stimulate interest in an aviation career on the part of high-school age Cadets and prepare them for further training after graduating. The University of... 4 May 2018
Bombardier has made it easier for pilots to undergo recurrent training for its leading Challenger 605 and Challenger 650 business jets with an online remote training available for the ground school FAA-certified course. The new program delivers the same comprehensive and professional instruction that Bombardier is known for, while reducing... 3 May 2018
RUAG Aviation flight test pilots applied their significant knowledge and experience in helicopter Maintenance Check Flights (MCF) to train fellow Swiss pilots and other interested parties in the first-ever training of its kind in Switzerland. The theory-based courses are offered by RUAG to prepare flight crews and technical personnel... 3 May 2018