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FlightSafety International has appointed Jeff Rose (pictured right) as Manager of its Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, while his previous role as Manager of FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia, will be taken over by Jamie Hopkins (pictured left). Jeff joined FlightSafety in 2001 as an instructor for the... 1 February 2018
The Air Force Association (AFA) is partnering partnership with Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to advance both organizations’ mission to advocate and promote aerospace education at the local, state and regional levels. “In an era so intensely focused on national security, it is crucial that our two organizations partner to make... 31 January 2018
Ansett Aviation Training (Ansett) is developing a new three-bay aviation training centre adjacent to Brisbane Airport in Australia which will include the operation of a new ATR-600 full flight simulator. The company will also re-locate two existing Ansett-operated simulators, a Dash-8 and a Fokker F-100, from its Melbourne facility... 31 January 2018
Robin Glover-Faure is to succeed Alan Crawford as President of L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) as Crawford moves on to lead the newly established L3 Commercial Aviation Solutions (CAS) sector, which includes CTS and L3’s Aviation Products businesses. Glover-Faure joined L3 CTS in 2016 as Vice President of... 31 January 2018
In February, airBaltic is to host Pilot Open Days in several cities including Vilnius, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Stockholm as part of its plans to recruit more than 100 pilots in 2018. Pauls Calitis, the airline’s SVP Flight Operations, said, “Our route map is expanding, the fleet is growing and... 30 January 2018
Formerly Resource Group’s Symbiotic Performance Solutions division, Blakebrook company Symbiotics is now working with MHS Assessments in its use of MindQ, a clinically validated mental wellbeing risk assessment. Symbiotics says the fact studies suggest 1 in 6 adults are experiencing a mental health condition at any one time means,... 30 January 2018
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is adding a brand new 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) manufactured by CAE to its Toulouse training centre which will be ready for training from July this year. The simulator will be both EASA and FAA-certified, enabling ATR to provide customers and operators with 4,500 additional... 30 January 2018
Indra’s Board of Directors has appointed Ignacio Mataix as Executive Director of the company, effective from 19 February. In this new role, Mataix will be responsible for Indra’s T&D business, which comprises Defense and Security, Transport and Air Traffic Management. He will report directly to Indra’s Chairman and CEO,... 29 January 2018
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) and Peak Pacific are to jointly design and develop a blended learning solution around Cabin Familiarisation and Safety & Emergency Procedures (SEP) training for flight crew and cabin crew. The solution will be introduced alongside MAB’s six-strong Airbus A350 fleet (the first of which was... 29 January 2018
R1 Airlines, based in Calgary, Canada, has selected Avsoft for its pilot training and, as such, will use its eLearning system for Dash 8 Q300 training with -100 differences as well as CRJ 200 pilot training. Captain Lanny Benoit, R1 Airlines’ VP Operations, commented, “We are pleased to select... 26 January 2018
Alsim has sold two AL250 FNPT II simulators to Astonfly, a flight training school located in Toussus-le-Noble, near Paris, France, which are due to be delivered early this year. Astonfly trains more than 100 pilots per year (both private and professional), representing about 11,000 flight hours, using a fleet... 26 January 2018
L3 Technologies is to expand the pilot training centre at L3 Link's headquarters in Arlington, Texas by adding approximately 40,000 square feet and more than doubling the size of the high bay site. The expansion of the training centre, which is close to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and... 26 January 2018
Ansett Aviation Training simulator instructor Captain John Laming (pictured) recently celebrated his 86th birthday, which the company believes makes him one of the oldest pilot training simulator instructors in Australia and, possibly, the world. John began his flying career in 1948 as a ‘general dogsbody,’ working for the Sydney... 25 January 2018
The world’s largest gathering of aviation training professional’s returns to Orlando, FL on April 17-19, 2018, to discuss ‘The Role of Technology and Data in Optimizing Career Paths, Human Performance and Operational Safety’. The event will share the latest training technologies, instructional techniques, “best practice” and “lessons learned”, whilst... 25 January 2018
Frasca International (Frasca) has launched a new Helicopter Training Device (HTD) designed for helicopter air ambulance providers, airborne law enforcement, introductory turbine transition training and ab-initio flight schools. The launch customer for the Frasca HTD – which was also designed for inadvertent IMC encounters (IIMC) as well as operational... 25 January 2018
Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) recently held its annual ‘Aviation Skills Manifesto’ update at the House of Commons, using the platform to announce a new collaboration with Cranfield University. The two will now consider ways to work on a wide range of programmes that will help young people achieve careers... 24 January 2018
FlightSafety International’s first Gulfstream G500 full flight simulator (FFS) has received interim Level C qualification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FFS is the first business jet simulator equipped with FlightSafety’s CrewView collimated glass mirror display, which provides distortion-free optical performance with greater clarity, sharpness, and brightness. It... 24 January 2018
Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has ordered a Boeing 787 door trainer, including a virtual slide trainer, from Spatial. The device, which is due to enter service during the first quarter of 2018, is the third GAA has ordered from the company following the delivery of cabin emergency evacuation trainers... 22 January 2018
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will become the first airline outside the U.S. to implement the FAA's Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) using the Fox Training Management System (Fox) from Britannica Knowledge Systems. The Japanese carrier is now in the process of adopting Fox to oversee AQP qualification management and compliance... 22 January 2018
Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) has added Québec-based Collège Air Richelieu to its Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP), bringing the number of educational institutions involved in the Jazz APP to 12. The agreement is the first of its kind between Jazz and Collège Air Richelieu's Integrated ATPL program. The... 22 January 2018