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The crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have been praised for preventing a potentially catastrophic situation after the aircraft experienced an explosive decompression during the climb-out from Portland International Airport (PDX) on Friday January 5th. 8 January 2024
The partnership has three main goals, one of which is to offer more differentiated courses in the market, such as pilot, maintenance technician, cabin crew and others. 4 January 2024
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is currently searching for its next CEO as Dan Dumbacher steps down from this role. 4 January 2024
The new Vice President brings a wealth of ATM experience and has a track record delivering strategic initiatives and enhancing market position in fast-paced and highly competitive environments. 4 January 2024
SmartLynx will be equipped with CPaT’s Aircraft Procedure Suite, CPaT Invent, and more, which will empower them to modify courseware in real-time based on their specific SOPs. 4 January 2024
India's burgeoning female pilot numbers continue to grow with a year-on-year 22% rise in the number of commercial pilots licenses issued to women, the Times of India reported. 3 January 2024
This January 2 at 1747 local (Japan Standard Time) a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900, operating as Flight 516, collided with a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8 and caught fire while landing on Runway 34R at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The runway collision resulted in the deaths of five of the six crew members onboard the Japan Coast Guard Dash. All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on-board the JAL aircraft evacuated. 3 January 2024
GlobalX selected Comply365’s ProAuthor to have more control over the carrier’s Airbus and company manuals and more efficiently create and deliver smart content to its flight crews. 3 January 2024
The newly qualified AIRFOX FFS, designed and manufactured by AMST, will enable ICARE to expand its range of services to include comprehensive training for the Airbus A320 family. 3 January 2024
AXIS Flight Simulation’s Level-D ATR 72-600 FFS will be operated by Avenger Flight Training Group (AFG), a training centre based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 3 January 2024
The FlightSafety International-built simulator integrates with Paramount’s existing A320 flight-training-device at its Miami International Airport location. 3 January 2024
Cathay Pacific collaborates with the Civil Aviation University of China and Civil Aviation Flight University of China to cultivate high-calibre talent for the development of the civil aviation industry. 3 January 2024
During this first week of January 2024 many CAT followers and readers from across the globe are returning to their workplaces from well-earned, end-of-year holidays. As the broad civil aviation training enterprise never rests – here’s an opportunity to obtain an update on community developments that gained our attention since mid-December. 3 January 2024
Air India is on the verge of finalising negotiations with Airbus to establish the largest pilot training center in South Asia, according to a report by Indian news portal Swarajya. 3 January 2024
The simulations, jointly developed by Joby and NASA airspace engineers, tested scenarios with dozens of eVTOL aircraft per hour flying into and out of the busy airspace in the Dallas-Fort Worth. 2 January 2024
De Havilland Aviation Training is extending the use of Fox for an additional five years and is enhancing its operations by integrating Fox’s Optimization Engine into its existing framework. 2 January 2024
The aviation industry has an excellent record of flight safety – due, in part, to stringent pilot medical standards. However, it is possible that some of these standards could be outdated or unnecessarily strict. 2 January 2024
CPaT Global has been awarded a new contract with ATSA Peru. 2 January 2024
U-Wing Simulation has won the bid for the C172S flight training devices procurement project of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC). 2 January 2024
The Airline Pilot Club (APC) will continued its partnership with Colombian-based Avianca Group International Limited (Avianca) to enhance its flight training and recruitment processes. Together, they aim to introduce in the region an end-to-end approach to recruitment, training, and long-term development. 2 January 2024