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16 December 2025 Andy Smith As we reach the end of a landmark year for the global aviation training community, we want to take a moment to reflect on our shared progress, and to thank you for being an essential part of the CAT community.
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In the context of an aging workforce and evolving aircraft, the MRO industry needs to be proactive in the implementation of initiatives to support maintenance recruitment, training, and personnel retention. Mario Pierobon examines the issues. 4 May 2020
We expect there to be some exceptional talent amongst them – passionate young men and women to learn from the best, to become the best” - Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce at the opening of the Qantas Group Pilot Training Academy. Keith Morgan reports from Toowoomba, Australia. 4 May 2020
In response to COVID-19, 2FLY Group is offering a limited number of scholarships to aspiring pilots who enrol within the next few months on either an FAA Career Pilot Program of an EASA Pro-Pilot Airline Programme. Having witnessed similar crises before where the aviation industry bounces back and resumes... 4 May 2020
Canadian pilot school, International Pilot Academy, has become another academy in the country to launch FlightLogger’s flight school management and operations platform. Under normal circumstances, FlightLogger flies out from its base in Aarhus, Denmark to carry out the setup and training during a tightly packed two-day session. This time,... 30 April 2020
One positive element about the current situation is having a bit more time to do documentation. The global simulator manufacturer ALSIM is taking advantage of this unique time of lockdowns and restricted travel to work on many new projects related to their flight training devices and support. They recently... 30 April 2020
One way to plan survival in the coronavirus world is to rapidly adapt to the new paradigm. 30 April 2020
In these unprecedented times where most airline flight crew are not flying, VRpilot, a Danish aerospace startup, has begun user testing of their interactive virtual reality cockpit procedure trainer, VRflow. 30 April 2020
Aviation Safety Group - Interfire Aviation is currently manufacturing two modern RFFT (Real Fire Fighting Trainers). 30 April 2020
Based on Avion’s own flight training center experience, they can support companies with setting up their own training center. The Avion Full Flight Simulators have a unique self-contained design and do not require an access bridge or separate server or air conditioning rooms. This results in simplified building requirements... 29 April 2020
Flyco Group have decided to offer their e-classroom capabilities to any airliner or aviation training organisation free of charge throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. 29 April 2020
UPRT specialist Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) has launched new online Upset Prevention and Recovery Training learning options, including video courses, free webinars and customized webinars. 28 April 2020
A Boeing Dreamlifter was used to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) from Hong Kong to the United States in a COVID-19 transport mission. Working in partnership with Prisma Health, Atlas Air Worldwide and Discommon Founder Neil Ferrier, Boeing transported 1.5 million medical-grade face masks bound for healthcare professionals in... 28 April 2020
Boom Supersonic partners with The DiSTI Corporation to use GL Studio safety-critical software to develop the avionics in history’s first independently-developed supersonic jet. Image credit: DiSTI Corporation Boom Supersonic has selected DiSTI Corporation’s GL Studio as the Human Machine Interface (HMI) software development tool of choice for its supersonic... 28 April 2020
The U.S. federal government awarded the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of Blackboard Learn — Blackboard Inc.’s flagship learning management system (LMS) — FedRAMP Moderate. This authorization makes Blackboard one of the only commercial off-the-shelf SaaS providers authorized in AWS GovCloud (US) as an Educational LMS. This newest... 28 April 2020
The complete blended HEMS training system, FFS plus MR goggle for the rescue-man role, commenced training at NCCH. Chris Long describes the unique development. 28 April 2020
Center Air Pilot Academy (CAPA) boasts three decades of experience in pilot training and to stay on top of the game, CAPA uses the Virtual 360 Editor (V360E) to create and distribute training modules that provide interactive and immersive virtual experiences. 28 April 2020
After 16 years Evers Consulting, based in Cambridge, UK, have rebranded to Aviatica Group owing to increased demand in their varied operations of aviation consultancy services, flight training ATO (approved training organisation) and Team Resource Management training (TRM). 28 April 2020
Plans to develop an Aviation Training Hub at Lismore Airport, Australia, has had a major boost with Airways Aviation signing a lease to base a commercial pilot training school at the airport. 28 April 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on regulators to take urgent action to help civil aviation operate seamlessly and safely between states during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to help facilitate the restart when the virus is contained. Specifically, IATA asked states to take the following immediate... 27 April 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) its Controller Training Solutions contract to continue providing training and training-related support services to help air traffic controllers manage an increasingly congested national airspace and deliver a safe experience to US air travelers. 27 April 2020