The world of aviation must move on – not only must training continue, but we need to select some new thinking and find new opportunities in a post-Covid world. Come join the discussion at Virtual AAETS.
No longer considered public utilities, airports have become multi-dimensional for-profit businesses. Robert W. Moorman examines the training component of these cities with wings.
With the promise of vaccines on the way, the demand for career and hourly airport staff will likely climb in 2021, according to industry prognosticators. And that will trigger a corresponding need to educate and train airport professionals in a variety of fields, from the airport general manager on down.
Educators and trainers tell CAT that airports are looking for candidates with expertise in finance and accounting, environmental management, human resource management, information technology, security, marketing, traffic flow (groundside, airside), airport planning, emergency management and other fields.
Try this combination: (1) learning a new airplane, (2) adapting to a new way of flying, (3) limited ATC and other resources (4) managing crew risk in a pandemic, and (5) navigating through the smoke of massive wildfires. Regional airline training veteran Paul Preidecker describes his new career flying on-call medical missions.
Micro Nav has completed a project to design, deliver and commission a 360° 3D Air Traffic Control tower simulator for Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, as well as a technical refresh of the existing Micro Nav ATC simulators.
infoWERK has signed a deal with Stuttgart, Germany-based E-Aviation (Eisele Flugdienst GmbH) for numerous e-learning courses for its Flight and Cabin Crew.
“Our world may not be the same as it was half a century ago, but aviation will continue to play a key role,” Airbus states as part of a new public relations campaign, #KeepTrustInAirTravel.