Civil Aviation Training

Issue 1/2022

Volume: 33

In this issue:

Editorial Comment: Queue the Pilots
FlightSafety: Executive Transfusion
Induced Coma
22 Challenges to Airline Pilot Supply ... and a Call to Urgent Action
Positively Electrifying
AR/MR/VR/XR as Training Disruptors
Still Seeking to Gain Traction
BizAv Boom Stresses Training System
Duct TApe and Other Sticky Scenarios: Taming the Unruly Passenger
SATCE Closes the Fidelity Gap
The Roles of Aviation Organisations in Training
"We're Looking at the Whole Training Journey" - CAT Leadership Interview

Queue the Pilots

Editorial Comment

April 25, 2022

Rick Adams

Airline management and governments worldwide handled the pandemic slowdown rather poorly. How are they doing with the recovery?, asks CAT Editor Rick Adams, FRAeS.

FlightSafety: Executive Transfusion

April 19, 2022

Robert Moorman

FlightSafety International remains a leading training solutions provider, serving the civil and military aviation sectors. But there are a few changes afoot.

The Enduring Legacy of A.L. Ueltschi

April 19, 2022

Robert Moorman

Robert Moorman explores how A.L. Ueltschi built FSI from a one-man show into an international giant of pilot training.

Induced Coma

May 10, 2022

Rick Adams

Travel restrictions and cost are stimulating new FSTD technology options.

22 Challenges to Airline Pilot Supply ... and a Call to Urgent Action

January 4, 2022

CAT Guest Author

The extended grounding of airliners with no-one to fly them is exacerbating airline recovery from the pandemic.

Positively Electrifying

May 3, 2022

Robert Moorman

Electric-powered aircraft are now being viewed as a viable platform for pilot training and air transport. Robert W. Moorman looks at the rapidly evolving sector.

AR/MR/VR/XR as Training Disruptors

April 27, 2022

Marty Kauchak

Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak surveys the latest A/M/V/XR hardware developments and applications in civil aviation pilot training.

Still Seeking to Gain Traction

April 27, 2022

Marty Kauchak

While there is active collaboration between industry suppliers and maintenance schoolhouses to expand A/M/V/XR’s reach into curricula, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports there are perceived technology gaps and other challenges.

BizAv Boom Stresses Training System

March 15, 2022

Chuck Weirauch

Covid-fueled business aviation demand is creating shortages of aircraft, as well as qualified pilots and maintainers.

Duct Tape and Other Sticky Scenarios

March 30, 2022

Rona Gindin

Bite-size info bits, realistic training equipment and self-defense lessons. Rona Gindin explores some growing parts of cabin crew training.

SATCE Closes the Fidelity Gap

April 11, 2022

Aimee Turner

An emerging AI-based technology for flight simulators offers a virtual traffic environment and fully automated synthetic ATC services.

The Roles of Aviation Organisations in Training

April 27, 2022

Naveed Kapadia

Aviation generally and aviation training in particular is an alphabet soup of industry associations and regulators.

L3Harris Delivers First FFS to Kazakhstan for Air Astana

“We’re Looking at the Whole Training Journey”

CAT Leadership Interview

November 30, 2021

Rick Adams

On the sidelines of the EATS conference in Berlin, CAT Editor Rick Adams had a conversation with Robin Glover-Faure, Vice President Sales & Marketing, L3Harris Commercial Aviation.

The APATS Highlights!

APATS 2023 was our first year back in the Asian region after the pandemic, and was bigger and better than we could have possibly imagined. Take a look at the highlights show reel, we hope it brings back memories of an amazing conference and trade show

Meet Anna Mellberg: The Driving Force Behind the EATS Cabin Crew Conference

At EATS 2023, we are thrilled to introduce you to a dynamic personality who has been a driving force in the world of cabin crew training. Anna Mellberg, with her extensive experience and passion for innovation, is set to make the upcoming Cabin Crew Conference at EATS a truly valuable and interactive experience.

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Building New Connections and Relationships at EATS 2023

We’re hosting EATS, the European Aviation Training Symposium, in Cascais, Portugal on Wednesday 8th November to Thursday 9th November 2023. Offering presentations, workshops and discussion panels alongside Europe’s largest aviation training trade show, plus lots of networking, it’s a must attend event for our aviation safety training community.