Unfortunately, appropriate actions were not taken during the Covid pandemic to prevent the crisis now in play: grounded airliners due to pilot shortages. Captain John Bent, FRAeS, decries the ‘perfect storm’ in airline pilot training.
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.
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.
The widely accepted notion is that Generation Z is a cohort of tech-savvy, phone-obsessed introverts, requiring innovative training methods to engage them in aviation roles. However, new research from a British pilot is challenging this belief.
Back in 2013, ICAO introduced the concept of EBT as a game-changer in pilot training. But where are we a decade on? Michael Varney, CEO of Salient, is regarded as a global specialist in EBT and will be on hand to answer that question and many more during his EATS 2023 presentation.
Generation Z just want to be left alone on their phone - or do they? A study by website building platform Squarespace offers some alternative thoughts that could help shape thinking about how we train the next generation of aviators.
The days of traditional "talk and chalk" training methods are waning, as Gen Z seeks dynamic, interactive, and tech-driven learning experiences. Captain Andy O'Shea highlights the unique attributes of this generation ahead of his EATS 2023 presentation.
For an industry facing a shortage of qualified workers and candidates bringing more diverse backgrounds and skill sets to the field, Daniel Serfaty, CEO & Founder of Aptima, Inc., suggests it is time for a paradigm shift to improve training.
United Airlines’ expansion of its Flight Training Center, already the largest facility of its kind in the world, is on track for an early 2024 completion, Russ Carlton, the airline’s Corporate Communications Manager, Denver Hub, told CAT.