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Chris Long travels to the Republic of Korea to explore the capabilities of the Korean aviation training industry. For a country with a population of some 50 million, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has a considerable impact when measured against many global standards. From being in the top section of... 30 August 2014
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING Airways New Zealand's fourth Hong Kong air traffic control class has graduated at Airways' Palmerston North training academy in New Zealand, after an intensive ab-initio programme. The students, from Hong Kong International Airport and managed by Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, have completed their studies and... 7 July 2014
TRAINING DEVICES Eca Faros has recently delivered several Touch Screen Trainers (TST) to airlines and training centres. This list includes one A320 TST each to Spirit Airlines and Alpha Aviation Academy UAE and six A320/A330 TSTs to Russian universities. This latest generation of touch screen trainer integrates full functional hardware... 7 July 2014
MAINTENANCE Aviation Australia has recently signed a five year contract with the Saudi Arabian Government's Colleges of Excellence to establish an Aviation College of Excellence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The College will be located at a purpose built facility located at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. This... 7 July 2014
HELICOPTER Airbus Helicopters Japan has inaugurated Japan's first full flight simulator (FFS) for helicopters, now ready for service at its facilities located in the Kobe Airport vicinity. The simulator is configured to represent Airbus Helicopters' light twin-engine EC135 P2+ rotorcraft, and has received Level C certification from the Japan Civil... 7 July 2014
MAINTENANCE Aviation Australia has joined forces with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to launch a new management degree tailor made for aircraft maintenance engineers. The new Bachelor of Business (Aircraft Maintenance Management) qualification is the result of close collaboration between Aviation Australia and USQ to address industry requirements for... 7 July 2014
PILOT TRAINING Cessna Aircraft Company has announced a collaboration between Cessna and Liberty University to complement Liberty’s School of Aeronautics flight training program. Under this agreement, students who enrol in flight training at qualifying Cessna Pilot Centers can also enrol in Liberty’s online courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in... 7 July 2014
LANGUAGE TRAINING All Nippon Airways (ANA) and EF Education First (EF) have signed a partnership agreement for EF to provide English language training via its cloud-based school to ANA employees, including cabin attendants, to enhance their ability to succeed in the global business environment. The agreement is part of ANA’s... 7 July 2014
SOFTWARE Peak Pacific Limited has launched ‘clear’, a new suite of competency-based grading software aimed at providing quality training data and analysis for the aviation industry. Based on a modular-design, ‘clear’ is a competency-based grading system with seamless online and offline capabilities. Built with industry inputs, the ‘clear’ suite will... 7 July 2014
PILOT TRAINING Aerosim Flight Academy has partnered with Piedmont Airlines to deliver first officer pilots via its Airline Pilot Pathway Program. The program provides cadets with a guaranteed job interview and the appropriate pilot training for successful employment at Piedmont Airlines. The Piedmont Pilot Pathway Program includes a dedicated screening... 7 July 2014
SOFTWARE Britannica Knowledge Systems, the developer of the Fox Training Management System, has revealed powerful advances in the area of aviation training operations management. The new release, specialized for the aviation sector, contains multiple developments and refinements in the areas of cloud computing; mobile applications for field examinations and other... 7 July 2014
MAINTENANCE The University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, has recently launched its Bachelor of Technology in Aircraft Maintenance and Operations aimed initially at the international student undergraduate market. The Bachelor of Technology is a four-year honours degree programme offering a unique blend of academic and on-aircraft, industry-focused content, designed to equip students for... 7 July 2014
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) will be adding a new ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) to the Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) in Bangkok, Thailand. The FFS, in addition to an ATR 72-600 flat panel trainer (FPT), will be ready for training before the end of the... 7 July 2014
PILOT TRAINING Airbus and Indonesia’s Lion Group have committed to partner on a Training Centre Services Agreement to develop flight training programmes for Lion Group carriers in accordance with Airbus and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards. Under the terms of the agreement, Airbus will be providing syllabi, training documentation, tools and... 7 July 2014
ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin takes a detailed look at the creation of the ICAO Global Aviation Training Office. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) works with its 191 Member States, the industry and other regional and international aviation organizations to develop international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) which... 7 July 2014
Marty Kauchak and Chris Long learn more about Link Simulation & Training UK’s modular training device concept. Link Simulation & Training UK is going beyond advancing the state-of-the-art in full flight simulators (FFS) with its RealitySeven device. With a proven platform that can replicate a wide range of aircraft... 7 July 2014
The Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) returns to Bangkok this year. From September 23-24, the show will explore aviation flight training and simulation from the Asia Pacific region. The Call for Papers for 2014 has been very successful in eliciting responses to all the topics that were proposed, so... 7 July 2014
The 17th annual World Aviation Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando, April 1-3. Conference Chair Chris Lehman files this report. With over 1,000 attendees hailing from 48 countries and 80 airlines, WATS lived up to its status as the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals. The five conference tracks - pilot training,... 7 July 2014
Learning management systems are increasingly capable platforms. Technology enhancements allow LMSs to better manage and create, and track and report learning throughout a professional’s continuum of learning, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. New and enhanced learning management systems (LMSs) are entering service throughout civil aviation training organizations. These systems are... 7 July 2014
Chuck Weirauch investigates the issues of an aging pilot population and aeromedical concerns associated with it. With more than half of US airline pilots now over the age of 50, and the average age trending higher each year (American Airlines reports that the average age of its pilots is 53),... 7 July 2014