Civil Aviation
22 April 2025 Mario Pierobon Mario Pierobon explores how CBTA is reshaping pilot training through data, AI, and personalized performance-based learning approaches.
.jpeg/r%5Bwidth%5D=1280/e7f086c0-138a-11f0-9593-710bf9f3e912-Tanja%20Schmidt%20(1).webp)
.jpg/r%5Bwidth%5D=1280/f0631780-0658-11f0-a312-7d1cf23587ef-Untitled%20design%20(16).webp)
Search channel
Refine Search
All Civil Aviation News & Articles
The Aviation Institute of Maintenance has secured the location for its 12th campus, with a new site in Charlotte, North Carolina, set to open its doors for business in early 2018. AIM's business development executive, LaVern Phillips, told CAT that deal for the new location has been completed and that... 17 May 2017
This summer students aged 13-17 who are interested in a career path in aviation or those just wanting to learn more about a future in the field, will have the chance to attend AeroStar's new Youth Aviation Summer Camp in Kissimmee, FL. The day camp will run two week-long session... 16 May 2017
Frasca International, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the University of North Dakota (UND) to provide several flight training devices (FTDs) for their aviation program. The multiple unit purchase agreement will include a large number of FTDs for the Piper Archer and Seminole aircraft. The FTDs will be the... 16 May 2017
Dakota Norway, operator of Norway's only flying DC-3, has successfully trained on MPS's unique DC-3 simulator. For three days the Norwegian pilots stayed at MPS in Groenekan, the Netherlands to sharpen their Dakota knowledge and skills. Besides cockpit re-familiarization and standard operating procedures, special attention was given to engine failures... 16 May 2017
Measuring the return on an airline's training investment is often hard to quantify, but Bruce Hall, general manager of Pratt & Whitney Customer Training, has launched a program to demonstrate to airline customers that providing their engine mechanics with training can save money and improve reliability over the life of... 16 May 2017
2Fly Group has taken delivery of its first B737 training device from German manufacturer, CockpitSonic. The simulator is set up at the groups headquarters in Merritt Island, Florida, USA. The device will be used in the training curriculum with the group's FTO, 2Fly Airborne. 2Fly Airborne has plans to integrate... 16 May 2017
The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) and AviAssist, Africa's only independent and also non-profit organisation dedicated solely to the safety improvements in African aviation, have announced a partnership to further expand the AviAssist Safety Promotion Centre (ASPC) in Rwanda. The partnership aims to establish a long-term mutually beneficial... 15 May 2017
Teltech Inc. has contracted Micro Nav Limited to supply its BEST Tower simulator software and a projected 360° 3D visual display system to Servicios a la Navegacion en el Espacio Aero Mexicano (SENEAM). Micro Nav will deliver its single solution BEST Talk for communications and BEST Speech for speech and... 15 May 2017
TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement with Icelandair to provide a Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulator (FFS) to its flight training center in Reykjavik, Iceland. The device is planned to be delivered in mid 2018. The new FFS will be the second device delivered to Icelandair's Flight... 11 May 2017
Flyco Group has recently announced that they have further expanded their presence in Azerbaijan with a newly signed service agreement with Silk Way West Airlines. Flyco will be providing Silk Way West with their new 747-400 F types courses as well as a general subjects library covering pilots, cabin crew... 11 May 2017
Quantum3D, Inc. has been selected by Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH to provide image generator systems and synthetic visual databases for a Norwegian application of Reiser's next-generation civil full flight simulator (FFS) for 4t class helicopters. The simulator will be operated by the Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH), and will... 11 May 2017
CAE announced at the 2017 World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) a series of commercial aviation training solutions contracts and agreements with airlines worldwide, including Scandinavian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Korean Air and new Chinese customer Donghai Airlines. These agreements, valued at more than C$375 million, form part of... 11 May 2017
The Boeing 737-800 FTD (fixed training device) at the FSC Amsterdam facility has been certified level FTD-1 by the Dutch CAA. By adding the B737-800 FTD FSC has expanded their capacity, giving customers more service and flexibility. FSC Training is able to offer the complete EASA qualified B737 type rating... 10 May 2017
Pratt & Whitney is applying the same level of innovation it used in designing its Pure Power® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine to develop virtual reality customer training tools to advance learning for airline mechanics. Pratt & Whitney Customer Training in East Hartfort, Connecticut, in conjuntion with the United Technologies Research... 10 May 2017
Alsim has announced the sale of an Alsim AL42 flight simulator to Svensk Pilotutbildning SPU, a flight school based in Göteborg, Sweden. Svensk Pilotutbildning was the Diamond Aircraft launch customer in Scandinavia in 2003. It is operating DA40s for VFR training and DA42s for IFR training. When upgrading the simulator... 10 May 2017
Skyblue Aero Services, a UK-based ATO has selected Avsoft for its ATR aircraft systems training as part of their ATR Type courses, including the ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 coming on line later in 2017. Avsoft's Type courses have been successfully implemented with first courses completed, fitting perfectly with Skyblue's... 10 May 2017
AeroStar Training Services has partnered with Eagle Flight Centre in Michigan to offer ATP-CTP training for students. This new partnership will enable students to attend ground school in Michigan taught by AeroStar's A320 Examiner, Captain David Santo. Students will then complete the simulator portion of their training in Florida. Successful... 10 May 2017
Ray Flower has been appointed Head of Technical College of KLM UK Engineering Limited as of 1st March. Ray Flower started his career in 1979 and has carried out many aviation training roles within the industry over the last 30 years. Ray's latest roles include Head of Aviation at Kingston... 9 May 2017
Frasca International Inc. has received an order from the Ethiopian Airlines Flight Training Academy, the training division of the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group, for a FRASCA 172 Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT II). The 172 FNPT II will be configured as a diesel model and will include Frasca's TruVision™ Global... 9 May 2017
Air France-KLM has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its visual systems for a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator and upgrades to their existing flight training devices. The Rockwell Collins systems include the EP®-8100 image generator, laser-illuminated projectors and a Panorama™ collimated display. In addition to its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner... 8 May 2017