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7 April 2025 Rick Adams Tanja Schmidt began her role with the International Air Transport Association in September 2024, inheriting a department which manages hundreds of training courses across dozens of airline-related categories. She sat down with Rick Adams to discuss how the role is going and what training changes are coming.
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Autopilot, a new solution from Avmkt.com, provides purchasing solution for pilots, aircraft owners and operators to more easily source the products and services they buy. Autopilot eliminates the need to return to the platform every six or twelve months to request bids from vendors and service providers. Users are... 4 November 2019
Sonaca Aircraft have unveiled its new facilities at the Namur aerodrome in Belgium. The infrastructure includes a 2000 m² assembly hall, offices and a showroom. The aerodrome’s two parallel runways favor movements and allow for testing and take-offs all year long. The Namur site has allowed Sonaca to step... 1 November 2019
Titan Airways and VA Airline Training (VA) have launched a new Sponsored Cadet Programme which will provide a progressive entry pathway for cadet pilots (CPL/IR holders). Applications are sought from qualified EASA CPL/IR trained pilots, irrespective of training path. However, the cadet programme offers pilots who have followed the... 1 November 2019
Florida-based Global Airline Academy (GAA) have finalised their partnership agreement for all EASA ATPL students to attend APS-MCC or MCC-JOC training with SKY4u in Berlin. GAA, part of U.S. Aviation Training Solutions (USATS), made the announcement on the opening day of EATS 2019. "We are delighted to partner with... 30 October 2019
Embry-Riddle students Jennifer Maier, Alexis Cryts and Mikayla Quesenberry have been awarded the first Women in Aviation scholarships from Raytheon Company’s Intelligence, Information and Services business. Increasing the ranks and stature of women across the aviation industry as well as all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields should... 29 October 2019
Dominique Mineo, CEO and founder of CEFA Aviation (left), signs a contract with Mehmet T. Nane, CEO of Pegasus Airlines (right). CEFA Aviation has signed a new contract with Istanbul-based Pegasus Airlines. The airline now uses the CEFA FAS software to strengthen flight safety by visualizing the data issued... 29 October 2019
Quadrant Group Limited have completed the acquisition of Global ATS Limited (GATS), based at Gloucestershire Airport, England. GATS specializes in Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Traffic Management (ATM) training for the UK and worldwide markets. GATS will remain a separate company, operating as a further arm of the... 29 October 2019
On the opening day of EATS 2019, COMPASS International launched a new pilot selection tool called Pre-COMPASS. The online tool allows airlines and FTO’s to scan candidates initial suitability and swiftly create a shortlist of suitable applicants. "We are offering a solution to pre-select large quantities of potential candidates... 29 October 2019
Fiji Airways have agreed a deal to use SIMORG's end-to-end software solution in its Aviation Academy. The SIMORG software manages all processes of the flight-training and simulator centers and provides a fully digital, paperless experience. Fiji Airways, the country's national carrier, will open its aviation academy in Nadi, the... 29 October 2019
VENYO will provide a B737NG Fixed Base Simulator (FBS) to Turkish ATO AYJET by the end of the year. The simulator allows AYJET to adapt its growing pilot training offering at its Istanbul facility. These including the MPL Training program recently launched together with major airline companies in Turkey. 29 October 2019
Norway’s Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) will open its airline pilot education programme at Hévíz-Balaton Airport, Hungary, in early 2020. PFA, together with the Hungarian government, will provide 100% financing to EU-students who qualify to become airline pilots. PFA is the first and only pilot training organisation in Europe to... 29 October 2019
On the opening day of EATS 2019, CAE launched the Loganair Graduate Pilot Program and signed a new three-year pilot training contract with the British airline. "The launch of Loganair’s Graduate Pilot Program is a great opportunity for aspiring professional pilots," said Maurice Boyle, Loganair COO. "We are giving... 29 October 2019
L3Harris Technologies has provided 10 L3Harris Pilot Pathways Female Scholarships for 2019 towards the cost of the company’s Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (APTL) training. "We are passionate about encouraging more women onto the flight deck," said Geoff van Klaveren, Vice President, L3Harris’ Airline Academy. "It’s a significant issue... 29 October 2019
Barcelona-based airline Volotea has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Airbus to train all its pilots. The training will start in January and includes Type-Rating as well as long-term Recurrent training linked to Volotea's growing fleet of Airbus A319s – which will exceed 50 aircraft in 2023. The organization... 29 October 2019
Sponsored Content Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is launching virtual reality developed by Bolverk XR to enhance its cabin crew training on emergency landing procedures. SAS has followed the technology trends for a long time and believe that by training in VR scenarios, crew will receive improved and realistic training... 29 October 2019
The Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Committee (FSEMC) has announced the 2019 award winners for its Edwin A. Link Award and the Roger S. Goldberg Award. The FSEMC provides cost effective solutions to simulator operational and maintenance problems through international conferences and establishes technical standards that increase simulator readiness... 28 October 2019
Construction has begun on the BAA Training China facility in Zhengzhou city, Henan province. A ground breaking ceremony took place on Oct 25 at the site, which is scheduled to open in the second half of 2020. When fully open, it will house six full flight simulators. BAA expects... 28 October 2019
Pilot training manufacturers Simloc will join forces with cabin crew specialists Flight Level at European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) in Berlin from October 29-30. The joint partnership approach follow the recent purchase of a Flight Level stock package by Simloc. The two companies will receive people at booth 609... 28 October 2019
Global Training Aviation (GTA) has unveiled its new Level D B737 flight simulator, which is ready for training. The simulator has been developed by Indra, which holds a 35.07% stake in GTA. It may take control of GTA in the future. Fernando Abril-Martorell, President of Indra, and Fernando Gómez... 28 October 2019
Nortavia, a pilot training and flight school in Maia, Portugal, has bought an AL250 simulator from Alsim. The AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston (SEP/MEP reconfigurable) PPL, CPL & IR training. The device meets all current regulatory standards. The ATO uses Cessna... 25 October 2019