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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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In cooperation with Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Engineering (JALEC), Airbus has developed a prototype application using Microsoft’s HoloLens Mixed Reality technology and immersive headsets to support new training solutions for the A350 XWB. The development follows Airbus becoming a member of the Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner Program, meaning... 15 November 2017
Ahead of the opening of a new 30,000 square-foot training facility at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in early 2018 that will house several simulators, AeroStar Training Services is offering ATP CTP training in a Boeing 737-300 simulator at a partner facility in the Orlando area. The use of this simulator,... 15 November 2017
Royal Jordanian Airlines has signed a five-year strategic agreement with Boeing at the Dubai Airshow, under which the OEM will provide the carrier with 787 flight training. “We are excited by Boeing's proven training expertise,” commented Stefan Pichler, President and CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines. “To attract a new... 14 November 2017
Norwegian company Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) plans to open a second training base at Notodden Airport in Telemark county to complement its existing facilities at Oslo Sandefjord Airport. The new training base will consist of a combined school, office and hangar covering 1,200 square metres. However, PFA’s CEO Frode... 13 November 2017
The Emirates Flight Training Academy has been officially inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VP and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, during the Dubai Airshow. Located in Dubai South, the Academy has been established by Emirates to qualify UAE nationals and... 13 November 2017
CAE has sold an Airbus A320NEO full-flight simulator (FFS) and one flight training device to Kuwait Airways. The CAE 7000XR FFS, which is equipped with the CAE Tropos 6000XR visual system, will be installed at the airline’s training centre in Kuwait City, Kuwait alongside the CAE 500XR flight training... 13 November 2017
CAE and the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA) are to collaborate on the creation of a CAE Authorised Training Centre in the Middle East region. Under the terms of a new agreement between the two companies announced at the Dubai Airshow, the new CAE Authorised Training Centre will... 13 November 2017
Frontier Airlines has received FAA approval for a new Airbus A320/321 extended door trainer developed by SIM-TECH Manufacturing which has now been delivered to the airline’s new Orlando training facility. This is the second A320/321 unit built for Frontier Airlines by SIM-TECH Manufacturing. SIM-TECH Manufacturing was founded in 1984... 10 November 2017
UK-based flight training provider Virtual Aviation has secured multi-million-pound funding to facilitate its expansion plans. The funding package comprises new equity investment and a substantial asset leasing facility to support the ongoing acquisition of additional new flight simulators. Virtual Aviation will take delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 simulator... 10 November 2017
West Star Aviation has teamed up with Colorado, US-based Careerwise to establish a long-term apprenticeship programme which will begin in August 2018. As part of Colorado’s state-wide Careerwise initiative aiming to address the lack of competencies needed for skilled trade positions, West Star Aviation has agreed to employ a... 9 November 2017
(Left to right): Massey University School of Aviation’s Chief Executive, Ashok Poduval; and Palmerston North Airport Limited’s Chief Executive, David Lanham Palmerston North Airport Limited has begun construction of a state-of-the-art training facility for Massey University School of Aviation, which will bring the school’s students and staff members together... 9 November 2017
(Left to right): Meshesha Belayneh, Deputy Director of ICAO’s Technical Cooperation Bureau and Chief of its Global Aviation Training Office; Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO's Secretary General; President of the University of Waterloo, Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur; and Dr. Jean Andrey, the Dean of the school’s Faculty of Environment The Secretary... 9 November 2017
MPS has developed an affordable Generic Jet Training Device (GenJet) for FTO's and ATO's. This GenJet is now offered for an hourly rate of €59 which enables even smaller schools to use an advanced fixed base jet simulator from MPS. The company offers simulation as a service, including the installation,... 8 November 2017
(Left to right): Steve Hall, Director of Regulatory Affairs, FlightSafety International; and Steve Fedynyszyn, Director of Quality, Safety and Standards, FLightSafety International FlightSafety International has promoted Steve Hall to Director, Regulatory Affairs and Steve Fedynyszyn to Director of Quality, Safety and Standards. In his new role, Hall has overall... 8 November 2017
Seneca College School of Aviation (Seneca), which is located at Peterborough Airport in Toronto, Canada, is to deploy a new Baron G58 Level 5 flight training device (FTD) from Frasca International. The FTD will include Garmin G1000Nxi avionics, Frasca's Simplicity Instructor Operator Station (IOS), Frasca's TruVision visual system with... 8 November 2017
On 14-15 November 2017, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics are jointly hosting a conference entitled ‘Modelling and Simulation in Air Traffic Management’ at RAeS’ iconic London headquarters, No.4 Hamilton Place. The conference will review modelling and simulation solutions and the challenges... 7 November 2017
AVION Simulators’ new AVION Phantom 320 full flight simulator (FFS) has been qualified by EASA for Level D operations. The AVION Phantom 320 is a sensational new simulator,” declared Bart Slager, CEO of the AVION Group. “It is very cost effective, it offers the latest visual systems and a... 7 November 2017
Alsim has sold an AL250 simulator to Chennai, India-based Orient Flight School, which will be installed at its Orient Flights Aviation Academy facility this autumn. Following a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, Orient Flight School is now Alsim’s official Indian Demo Center, showcasing the company’s product range at... 6 November 2017
During Halldale Media’s 2017 European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) event in Berlin, SIMORG launched ‘eXperience as a Service’ (eXaaS), a new end-to-end software solution aimed at integrating and managing all departments within a simulator training centre. The concept was borne out of the company’s ten years of experience in... 3 November 2017
Airline pilot training specialists Sky Training Aviation (STA) have purchased an A11 / B200GT FNPT II MCC from entrol. The simulator will be installed in Boumerdès, a seaside city located about 50 km from Algiers. This contract marks the sale of entrol’s first simulator to a customer in Algeria. 3 November 2017