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17 June 2025 Patrick Johnston Singapore Airlines Group will hire 300 former Jetstar Asia employees—100 pilots and 200 cabin crew—following the low-cost carrier's announcement that it will cease operations on July 31, 2025, creating one of the largest workforce transitions in recent Asia-Pacific aviation history and generating significant demand for simulation training services.
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Ansett Aviation Training (Ansett) has ordered an ATR 600 full flight simulator (FFS) from TRU Simulation + Training (TRU) for its new training centre in Brisbane. The simulator will be certified to Level D by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It is expected to be ready for training... 28 March 2018
On 23 March, Virgin Australia’s Advanced Pilot Cadets graduated from an intensive 22-week course conducted at Flight Training Adelaide in South Australia. The group have all secured flying positions with Virgin Australia and will now move onto training specifically to fly the airline’s ATR 72 and Boeing 777 aircraft... 27 March 2018
In its first sale to Latin America, Pacific Simulators (PACSIM) is to supply Bolivian Airlines (BOA) with a ProJet PS4.5 flight training device (FTD) to complement its recent Boeing 737 full flight simulator (FFS) acquisition. BOA currently has a fleet of 22 aircraft, 16 of which are Boeing 737s. 27 March 2018
The latest A320NEO/CEO full flight simulator (FFS) from Flight Simulation Company (FSC), which is qualified to EASA FSTD Level-D standard, is ready for training. The CAE 7000XR Series simulator is equipped with the latest CAE Tropos 6000XR visual system and is fully UPRT compliant. It is equipped with the... 27 March 2018
The British Airways (BA) Global Learning Academy is implementing the Fox Training Management System (Fox) from Britannica Knowledge Systems. Fox is being adopted to automate, manage and improve processes for BA’s high volume, complex and highly regulated training operations. Britannica will also provide the carrier with guidance based on... 27 March 2018
A new agreement will see Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus, through its Office of Professional Education, offer online aviation courses from Flyco Training Solutions (Flyco) to customers all over the globe. Flyco’s e-library offers courses for pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. By using... 26 March 2018
Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology has placed an order for three reconfigurable advanced aviation training devices (AATDs) from Frasca International (Frasca) which will be delivered later this year. All three AATDs will be FAA-approved and include GTN-650 GPS, navigational database, ForeFlight iPad interface, Frasca's... 23 March 2018
CPaT Global has been selected by ABX Air to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for its pilot training needs. The carrier will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for its Boeing 767 pilots. Captain Greg Darrow, CPaT Global’s VP Sales and Marketing, stated,... 22 March 2018
Pictured (left to right): Ergin Erdin, Chief Executive of Flyco Group; and Racaru Gheorghe, CEO of Blue Air Romania’s Blue Air has become the first European carrier to purchase and implement Flyco Group’s Competency based E-Training (CompBT) for its flight crew. Flyco’s all new CompBT works as a two-stage... 22 March 2018
Photo credit: IHED The up-and-coming generation - whether you call them the Millennials, digital natives, or Generation Z - form a critical group for you to identify with: the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP). If this sounds like a new twist on “Next Gen,” perhaps you’re right. Regardless,... 21 March 2018
Simthetiq’s X2 Visual System, powered by the aXion image generator, has been qualified to Level D as part of the world’s first Twin Otter Level D full flight simulator owned and operated by Pacific Sky Aviation. The simulator has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the... 21 March 2018
Pictured (Left to right): Captain Paolo La Cava, Director of Etihad Aviation Training; and Chris Youlten, Managing Director of Etihad Airport Services at Etihad Aviation Training in Abu Dhabi. The Etihad Aviation Group has relaunched Etihad Flight College, its aviation training organisation, as Etihad Aviation Training, based across two... 20 March 2018
The new Air Georgian Tuition Assistance Programme provides employees with financial assistance for educational courses and programmes as well as paid time off to pursue personal and professional educational goals. All Air Georgian pilots are guaranteed an interview with Air Canada through a Pilot Mobility Arrangement. Because Air Canada... 20 March 2018
Virtual Aviation (VA) has launched its new ‘AirlineReady’ APS MCC course, the first of its kind to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the UK. The APS MCC course structure was introduced by EASA to deliver enhanced MCC training to Airline Pilot Standards. It is intended... 19 March 2018
Tulmar Safety Systems (Tulmar) has created a family of scaled-down versions of emergency evacuation slides designed to expose a large number of trainees to the equipment in the confined space of a classroom. The slides are offered in standard configurations equipped with all the signage and markings, tie-downs, sea... 16 March 2018
Flyco Training Solutions (Flyco) is to provide Romania’s flag carrier TAROM Airlines with E-training solutions for its crew and personnel. Flyco’s E-library consists of content and training material for pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. With the recent expansion of its aircraft... 16 March 2018
Pratt & Whitney has received certification from both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for its PW1100G-JM Geared Turbofan (GTF) and V2500 engine technical training courses. The latter complements the DGCA’s certification of V2500-A5 training in early 2017. Now, the newly... 16 March 2018
Avsoft has delivered a new Windshear course to a customer for pilot training which explores the important concepts, definitions, limitations, components, and procedures related to low level windshear. Topics discussed on the course include associated weather features including thunderstorms and microbursts, associated terrain and ground structures, the effects of... 16 March 2018
one-G simulation is now offering more features as part of its Torrance 44 Augmented Training Platform (ATP) including Search And Rescue (SAR), Heads Up Display (HUD), Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), tunnel-in-the-sky and longline and night vision goggle emulations. CEO of one-G simulation, Xylon Saltzman, stated, “The Torrance 44 ATP... 16 March 2018
Photo credit: Royce POH / Airbus Asia Training Centre The Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore has installed its second Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS), bringing the total number of FFSs at the facility to seven. The new A320 FFS is at Airbus Std. 1.9.1 and can... 16 March 2018