Nalini Nadupalli, Chairperson & CEO, Anugraha Exceed Private Limited (AEPL), provided a wide-range of insights to CAT on her Bengaluru-based company’s expanding activities in the commercial aviation training sector. Marty Kauchak, CAT Editor, files this interview.
To help tackle the global shortfall of engineers in the aviation industry, Resource Group will soon be offering a new way for individuals to work towards their Part-66 licence.
The WATS 2023 Maintenance Conference featured a myriad of thoughtful presentations on topics such as human factors in maintenance, installing a safety culture, virtual reality vs. instructor-led training and resilience. Robert W. Moorman provides the highlights from the two days in Florida.
US House of Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Mike Collins, Mike Kelly, and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen introduced the Aviation Workforce Development Act, a bill to make training at FAA-certified commercial pilot and aircraft maintenance technician schools a qualified expense for existing 529 Plans.
Miami-Dade County officials will provide financial support for a new professional and technical training center, headed by a record-breaking pilot, and focused on preparing students for careers in business aviation and other fields.
Applications are now open until 28 February for the 2023 Southwest Airlines Scholarship to students across the country with a career interest in the airline industry — whether that interest is in frontline operations, maintenance, corporate roles, or the many roles in between.
The investment will be used to support and expand workforce training, pipeline development, and apprenticeships at AAR's Rockford MRO facility at the Rockford International Airport.