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Pelesys has announced that Azur Air Germany has selected Pelesys for their B767 type training courseware. The agreement also includes a number of Pelesys Special Operations titles, including Pelesys' new Stabilized Approach/Low Energy Awareness course. Each course features high quality digital media and interactive components, designed for flight crew to...   21 February 2017
Caribbean Airlines Ltd., a flag-carrier airline of Trinidad and Tobago, approached SurePilot™ in late 2016 with the requirement to rapidly and effectively assess approximately one-hundred First Officer candidates for immediate recruitment in to active commercial airline operation. The recruitment process implemented by Caribbean Airlines Ltd. necessitated a suitably capable assessment...   14 February 2017
CTC Aviation has achieved its first 120 enrolments on its BSc (Hons) Degree in Professional Aviation Pilot Practice, delivered in partnership with Middlesex University. Embedded within the CTC WINGS airline pilot career programme syllabus, and fully meeting all UK CAA requirements, the option to integrate this degree into training is...   14 February 2017
UK-based EDM has won the Greater China Business of the Year Award 2017. The Newton Heath based company beat a host of other businesses to the prestigious award. Organised annually by the UK Department of International Trade, the award recognises the achievements of businesses that have been successfully exporting products...   8 February 2017
Flybe has once again selected Flight Training Europe (FTEJerez) to launch their Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) programme to train their future pilots. The selected candidates will undertake training under the MPL route. Selection will follow the same format and battery of tests as in previous Flybe/FTEJerez schemes. The top eight...   8 February 2017
FlightSafety International has promoted Edward Koharik to general manager, Visual Systems. He assumes this responsibility from Jon Hester who retired from FlightSafety after more than 35 years of experience in the design, development and support of flight simulation products and services. Ed leads a team of over 200 engineers, systems...   8 February 2017
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced a new partnership with the King Schools to provide commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators with the training they need to obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate, a requirement under the Federal Aviation Administration's recently-implemented small UAS rule. "Now that we...   8 February 2017
CPaT has been selected by Tigerair Australia to provide tailored distance learning solutions for its pilot training needs. Tigerair Australia will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for all of its Airbus 320 family and Boeing 737 pilots. Captain Greg Darrow, CPaT Global's VP...   8 February 2017
MINT Software Systems has presented the new “MyMint App”, an enhancement for its Training and Resource Management System, MINT TRMS. The new MyMint App runs on IOS and Android systems and is the mobile connection to the MINT training and resource management system database and displays individual training schedules anywhere,...   8 February 2017
A flight attendant rescued a girl from human trafficking after she spotted the disheveled teen sitting on a plane and left a note for her in the restroom. Shelia Fedrick, 49, was working on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco when she noticed a teen, believed to...   7 February 2017
Fulcrum Labs and Allegiant have won another coveted Brandon Hall Group Award, this time taking home Gold in Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation for their state-of-the-art Flight Operations Basic Indoctrination training course. Fulcrum and Allegiant have jointly revolutionized the way pilots train using Fulcrum's Personalized Adaptive...   7 February 2017
Flyco Group has recently signed an agreement with Bluebird Airways in Greece to provide Learning Management System and courseware for their crew. The system will allow the Bluebird training department to be able to address training needs for their crew, identify knowledge gaps, track progress and monitor training status for...   7 February 2017
An Admission Agreement has been signed between Joramco Academy, based in the Hashemite Kingdom of Joradan and the University of South Wales, UK. The agreement states that Joramco Academy students who have successfully completed their EASA Part 66 basic course B.1.1 certificate will be eligible to apply to the university's...   1 February 2017
Britannica Knowledge Systems' latest version of its flagship product, the Fox Training Management System (Fox 8.02.06), contains a new breakthrough pilot training scheduling management function as part of Fox's Optimization Engine. This feature, which identifies opportunities for multiple crews to simulataneously use a single resource, delivers newfound efficiency in instructor...   31 January 2017
Pelesys has released its newest Special Operations course titled Stabilized Approach/Low Energy Awareness. This new Stabilized Approach/Low Energy Awareness course is designed for flight crews requiring initial and recurrent training. The course outlines the concepts and safety benefits of stabilized approaches, as well as un-stabilized approaches and how to prevent...   31 January 2017
This year for the first time, EASA and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) are organising the CAAC-EASA Aviation Safety Conference. The aim of this first edition is to broaden the bilateral dialogue, by bringing together authorities and the wider European and Chinese aviation industry to discuss current issues,...   31 January 2017
AeroStar Training Services has unveiled plans for a new 30,000 square foot facility to be built at the KISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Florida, just minutes from its current base in Orlando. It will be equipped with an Airbus A320 full flight Level D simulator, B737 fixed training device, along with...   31 January 2017
Flight Simulation Company B.V. (FSC) has placed an order for a second FTD and has entered into a definitive agreement with Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) for the delivery of an Airbus A320 FTD fixed base simulator. Part of the agreement is an option to convert the simulator into an Airbus...   26 January 2017
EDM has won a contract from a major US airline to manufacture a combination B787/B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET). Designed to meet the training requirements of the airline and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), the CEET will be manufactured at EDM's UK headquarters in Manchester. The training simulator will...   26 January 2017
Pelesys Aviation Maintenance (PAMT) has announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved their Airbus A319/320/321 maintenance training course. PAMT's new A320 maintenance course has been designed to meet various regulatory standards, specifically ATA specification 104-Level 3. The course includes complete descriptions of all systems for the A319/A320/A321...   24 January 2017