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CEO of AeroStar Training Services, Deidra Toye, has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Felipe Sierra, Founder and Chief Flight Instructor at Fly Smart Pilot Training. Fly Smart Pilot Training enables students to gain their initial pilot certificate and offers Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument (CFII) training. The... 2 January 2018
PHARMAFLIGHT has received Level D certification from EASA for the SIMTEQ Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) installed at its facility in Debrecen, Hungary. Andrei Stepanov, SIMTEQ’s CEO, commented, “We have more simulator types to qualify and look forward to supporting customers that put their trust in our expertise.”... 2 January 2018
To support the opening of its new base at Notodden Airport, Norway-based Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has ordered four new DA40 NG aircraft from Diamond Canada. PFA’s CEO, Frode Granlund, said, “We already have an all Diamond DA40 NG and DA42 NG fleet, and are very happy with the... 21 December 2017
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) has opened a fourth production hall in The Netherlands, increasing its production capacity by four times. The new production hall includes a state of the art spray booth as well as wet and dry cleaning rooms. It will be used for mechanical production and integration,... 21 December 2017
On 19 December, airBaltic hosted the first open day for candidates interested in applying to the its newly established Pilot Academy at airBalticTraining. The event was visited by over 200 interested individuals from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. During the event, all attendees had the opportunity to get information about... 21 December 2017
ALSIM has sold an AL42 simulator to Canadian flight school Journey Air, which will become the first of its type in North America. Jonathan Carnie, Journey Air’s Operations Manager, explained, “Our aim was to find a flight training device which would replicate our multi engine and instrument training aircraft... 21 December 2017
Resource Group’s Aviation Technical Training division has received approval from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to perform basic aviation maintenance training and exams. The new CAR 147 certification from the GCAA allows Resource Group to deliver courses for CAR 66 Cat A, B1 & B2 licences across... 21 December 2017
Textron Aviation has received an order for two Beechcraft Baron G58 and two Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft from the Egyptian Aviation Academy. The aircraft will join the academy’s exclusively Textron Aviation fleet, which also contains Cessna Citation Mustangs and Cessna Skyhawk 172s, as it continues to modernise its training... 21 December 2017
Peak Pacific has won the Gold award in the ‘Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Compliance Training’ category at the Brandon Hall Group’s 2017 Excellence in Technology Awards. Peak Pacific’s entry was for CLEAR, its software as a service platform for competency and/or evidence-based training (C/EBT), and was... 18 December 2017
Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground School is now offering an aircraft electrician course which is fully accredited by the National Center for Aerospace Technology and Training (NCATT) and American Standards Training and Materials (ASTM). Taking place at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio in the US, the course will cover topics... 18 December 2017
On 7 December, L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) held its largest annual pilot graduation ceremony to date, celebrating the achievements of 355 pilots. Held at Dibden Manor, L3’s selection centre, the ceremony was hosted by Acting President of L3 CTS, Robin Glover-Faure, and featured a speech from Captain... 18 December 2017
QantasLink has designed a new pilot recruitment programme in collaboration with five Australian universities. The ‘Qantas Future Pilot Programme’ offers aviation students at the University of New South Wales, Griffith University, the University of Southern Queensland, Swinburne University of Technology and RMIT University the opportunity to be mentored by... 18 December 2017
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has signed a two-year Memorandum of Co-operation with the Faculty of Transportation Sciences at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague. Under the Memorandum, CTU students in the Air Transport Department will have the opportunity to join a long-term vocational training programme run on CSAT’s... 15 December 2017
South Africa's Comair has acquired EPT Aviation Training as part of an ongoing diversification of its non-airline operations. Captain Glen Warden, Head of Comair’s Training Facilities, explained, “The new acquisition is an exciting development in line with Comair’s ongoing expansion of our non-airline facilities to mitigate against the weak... 15 December 2017
Brisbane, Australia-based Southern Pacific Flight Training has become a new customer of AXIS Flight Training Systems after ordering an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS). The simulator, which will be certified to CASA and EASA Level D FFS standards and feature ATR’s New Avionic Suite standards 2.1 and 3... 15 December 2017
Phase Two of the UPS/Ameriflight Gateway Programme, which allows current and future Ameriflight pilots to pursue a path to potential employment with UPS Airlines, has been agreed. Programme participants will need to have achieved the required personal and professional development benchmarks and completed the UPS mentoring programme. Successful completion... 15 December 2017
Pictured: Attendees from the latest aircraft accident investigation course at Cranfield University visit a Boeing 737 donated to the institution by Boeing Cranfield University recently marked the 40th anniversary of its aircraft accident investigation course, which was first run in conjunction with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch with a... 14 December 2017
Avsoft is pleased to announce the release of its Upset Recovery (UPRT) Course for pilots. Based on customer demand, Avsoft has developed a course that explores the important concepts, definitions, limitations, components and procedures related to Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). This course covers both jet and turboprop... 14 December 2017
A new solution from CEFA Aviation, CEFA Aviation Mobile Services (AMS), delivers feedback to aircrews right after landing using a tablet with a secure internet connection to depict selected flight segments. CEFA AMS converts wireless Flight Data Recorder (FDR) data into a realistic animation in less than 10 minutes... 13 December 2017
Four students have just graduated from a three-day flight attendant training course held by Aerostar Training Services at the company’s Kissimmee Airport headquarters in Florida. During their training, the students covered topics including FAA regulations, aircraft terminology, the phonetic alphabet, military time, airport codes, weather and turbulence, flight attendant... 13 December 2017