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The S&A Transform Group, which specialises in large-scale business, technology and digital transformation, is investing a further £1 million in its own professional training and apprenticeships academies to create a pipeline of talent to plug the UK’s professional skills gap crisis. 6 March 2023
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector of Guam conducted a search and rescue exercise in Weno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. 6 March 2023
The Flight School Association of North America has founded a new business entity, the International Aerospace Accrediting Commission. 6 March 2023
A U.S. Navy ship served as a training platform for helicopter pilots from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, 22-24 February. 3 March 2023
infoWERK has become a member of the European Business Aviation Association, enabling them to join a group of more than 700 aircraft operators and aviation experts, among them corporate and commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-base operators, and more, with a total fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft. 3 March 2023
The University of Waterloo was awarded nearly $10 million in federal funding to rebuild Canada's pandemic-battered aeronautics sector and position it for a more sustainable future. 2 March 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia has awarded CAE Australia a contract extension to deliver comprehensive training and sustainment support services under the Australian Defence Force Aerospace Simulator Integrated Support and Training program. 1 March 2023
Paragon Flight Training, based at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida, has been recognized by The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world’s largest aviation association, as a Distinguished Flight School. 27 February 2023
Training on UK Challenger 2 tanks for Ukrainian soldiers is continuing at pace in the South-West of England after the UK committed to provide 14 vehicles and accompanying ammunition to support Ukraine’s defence. 24 February 2023
The Upset Prevention and Recovery Training additional capability on Simaero’s ATR 42/72 Full-Flight Simulator, located in Johannesburg, South Africa, has received the EASA certification. 25 January 2023
Airbus UpNext has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft. 13 January 2023
Representatives from Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc), the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Story Contracting have marked the start of a project to create a new Urban Fighting Skills Facility at Whinny Hill on Catterick Training Area in Yorkshire, with an informal ground breaking ceremony. 13 December 2022
Engineering & Computer Simulations has been awarded a follow-on order to continue its work with the U.S. Air Force to modernize and advance the use of innovation and emerging educational technologies for its training programs at the Expeditionary Operations School at the Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst in New Jersey. 1 December 2022
Elbit Systems UK’s Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simulation (Deployable) (ICAVS(D)) has proved its agility and highly deployable capabilities on British Army exercises in Germany and Estonia after 8 months in service. 30 November 2022
The Swiss Army mobilised 5,000 soldiers this week in exercise “PILUM 22”, which took two years to prepare. The exercise ranges across the cantons of Bern, Solothurn, Aargau, Lucerne and Zurich. 30 November 2022
Any thought of the US taking its policy eyes off the Pacific Rim during the ongoing Ukraine-Russia War should be set aside following US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin’s just-concluded visit to Cambodia where he attended the 9th ASEAN Ministers’ Meeting. Austin reaffirmed the US’s commitment to working with ASEAN to address the complex set of challenges confronting the region – from terrorism to nuclear proliferation to maritime security threats. 29 November 2022
QinetiQ (I/ITSEC booth 1370), KBR (booth 2308) and PA Consulting have formed Team Paladin to compete for the British Army’s upcoming Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). 28 November 2022
A team led by Lockheed Martin (I/ITSEC booths 689 & 1748) will support cyber readiness and training for up to 17,000 US Army civilian cyber personnel under an Other Transaction Agreement awarded by the US Army. 28 November 2022
To encourage and lead better cooperation between airlines, and other aviation business companies regarding aviation safety, Avia Solutions Group has initiated its first group-wide aviation safety forum. 22 November 2022
Redbird Flight is adding 25 new flight simulator lessons designed to supplement the 10th- and 11th-grade course material in the AOPA High School Aviation STEM Curriculum. 14 November 2022
Europe’s Number One Civil Aviation Training Event EATS 2024 will be held on 5-7 November, 2024. It typically attracts 900 attendees from over 50 countries – all focused on best training practices. With over 48 hours of intense networking and information exchange with key representatives from the region’s airline training community, EATS is Europe’s largest aviation training event, designed by and for aviation professionals.