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19 November 2024
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Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has selected L3Harris Technologies to enhance its pilot and maintenance training programs. L3Harris will provide a flight training device and two enhanced flat panel trainers for pilot training. It will also supply a virtual flight deck for classroom pilot and maintenance training. The Bombardier... 19 February 2020
FlightLogger have signed up its ninth Swedish customer with Kungsair Training employing its flight training management platform from January. Based in Norrköping, Kungsair Training offers PPL, CPL, ATPL, IR (SE), IR (ME), IRC and enroute instrument rating. Students can also take multi-engine piston class rating, several additional ratings including... 19 February 2020
A new milestone in providing secure and hassle-free Internet in the skies has been reached by Seamless Air Alliance, which has published the first standard for inflight connectivity. The Seamless Air Alliance is an open, international collaboration of airlines, technology leaders, and suppliers formed to improve the way airlines... 18 February 2020
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) has taken delivery of six Diamond DA40NG aircraft, the first batch in a re-fleeting program that will total 20 aircraft in the coming years. Hadi Abubakar Sirika, Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, accepted the six airplanes at Diamond... 18 February 2020
Quadrant Pilot has launched a new UK CAA /EASA approved Airline Pilot Standard Multi Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) Course on A320 or B737 NG Full-flight simulators. It said the course helps pilots achieve the highest standards of skill, knowledge and attitudes. "The Quadrant Pilot APS MCC course also enables... 18 February 2020
James Couldridge and Dhak Karanveer Singh have shared The Royal Aeronautical Society's new civil cadet pilot award. The annual award, devised by the Flight Crew Training Group (FTG) in 2019, recognises an ab initio commercial pilot cadet trained by an Approved Training Organisation (ATO). Couldridge and Singh trained respectively... 18 February 2020
Brad Thress, FlightSafety International President and CEO. Image credit: FlightSafety International. Brad Thress has joined the FlightSafety International company as President and CEO. He assumes this responsibility from David Davenport who has left FlightSafety. “I am honored to join FlightSafety International and look forward to leading this exceptional company,”... 17 February 2020
The 23rd edition of WATS will be the center of the civil aviation training universe in late April. Robert W. Moorman previews some exhibitors’ plans for the event. 17 February 2020
Fly Level, an EASA accredited Romanian Approved Training Organisation (ATO), has awarded Avsoft International a contract for its pilot training. Image credit: Avsoft International Fly Level is using Avsoft’s A320 initial aircraft systems e-learning course for ground school theory pilot training with all modules and tailored exams from the... 17 February 2020
ATP Flight School and Endeavor Air have established a partnership and mutual commitment to the development of professional pilots through designating ATP an Endeavor Air Student To Endeavor Pilot (STEP) Program Academy Partner. Endeavor Air at ATP Flight School's Phoenix-Mesa Training Center. Image credit: ATP Flight School. ATP provides... 17 February 2020
VA Airline Training's (VA) inaugural Ryanair Mentored Programme APS MCC graduates have all joined the airline. The successful graduates will undertake an upcoming B737 type rating. Cambridge-based VA is Ryanair's only training provider in the UK for the Mentored APS MCC programme. It pioneered the new EASA Airline Pilot... 17 February 2020
Oman Aviation Academy (OAA) have awarded a contract to MPS for a B737 MAX FTD. MPS expect delivery in mid 2020. The device will have the latest version of MAX software installed and will also include advanced options such as MPS instructorless training. OAA is based at Sohar Airport. 16 February 2020
AirHub Flight School, a new Lithuanian school close to Vilnius Airport, is going digital with FlightLogger. The first students will start at the AirHub Flight School in April. The school will provide advanced training solutions for licensed commercial pilots. They have invested in DIAMOND DA40, DIAMOND DA42, FNPT II... 14 February 2020
Professione Volare, an ATO in Forli, Italy, have bought an Alsim ALX simulator. They had been using an Alsim AL200 MCC for over 15 years through Alsim customer I.S.A.E.R.S. "At the end of 2019, for our 25th anniversary, we decided to upgrade our fleet buying our own simulator," said... 14 February 2020
Cambridge-based VA Airline Training (VA) are using ‘Graduate Pilot Champions’ to help its Airline Pilot Standards (APS) MCC graduate pilots secure job opportunities. VA’s Managing Director Anthony Petteford and Head of Customer Engagement, Karen Bath - will act as ‘Graduate Pilot Champions’. Anthony and Karen between them have over... 13 February 2020
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) wants the British Government and airlines to implement a pilot apprenticeship scheme to open up the career to a more diverse population. BALPA has already helped establish the first ever apprenticeship standard for commercial airline pilots in the UK. But a year on... 13 February 2020
Bernie Baldwin reports on aircrew licensing and pilot ‘transferability’ between regulatory jurisdictions. 13 February 2020
Utah Valley University School of Aviation Science has partnered with SkyWest Airlines to provide students with a clear path to the commercial aviation field upon graduation. The SkyWest Pilot Pathway Program offers enrolled student pilots one-on-one mentorship opportunities, enhanced company seniority, guaranteed final interview with SkyWest Airlines and $15,000... 12 February 2020
Many factors, including an aging aviation maintenance workforce and shortage of trained airframe and powerplant (A&P) technicians, have sparked interest in National Aviation Academy’s (NAA) Career Fairs. Employers are feeling the challenges that come with aviation maintenance professionals departing longtime positions. Image credit: NAA To connect students and alumni... 12 February 2020
L3Harris Technologies will provide two new Full Flight Simulators (FFS) for Chinese flight training operator Guangdong Meihua Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. Meihua's new facility in Guangzhou, a major aviation hub that is home to several Chinese airlines, will house the FFS. The A320 and B737NG simulators will feature a... 12 February 2020