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airBaltic is continuing its expansion and is looking to attract 50 technicians in 2019 for its maintenance facilities at Riga International Airport and Tallinn Airport. Andris Vaivads, SVP technical operations of airBaltic said: “We are improving our maintenance capabilities, and plan to perform C checks on the Airbus A220-300... 12 March 2019
In September 2018, TRU Simulation + Training provided the first CL-415 Level D full flight simulator to Ansett Aviation’s training center in Milan, Italy. The device, a development program for TRU, was qualified to EASA Level D standards and ready for training in December 2018. With recent wild fire... 12 March 2019
Boeing awarded a $3-million grant to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to accelerate pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Boeing's investment will create a permanent endowment to fund annual scholarships for flight training, maintenance training and certification costs related to the pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. Scholarship dollars will be... 11 March 2019
FlightSafety International and Air Methods will be adding a new Level D qualified full flight simulator for the Airbus Helicopters EC145 at the FlightSafety Learning Center in Denver, Colorado. Design and manufacture of this new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is underway at the company’s simulation facility in Oklahoma. It will... 8 March 2019
Caverton Helicopters aims to deliver AW139 simulator training to pilots. This move is a key step forward in Caverton’s strategic move into flight simulation training services. They have chosen to rely on Thales’s AW139-configured Reality H Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to accomplish this. The simulator will be installed at Caverton’s... 8 March 2019
In support of the local community and the growing aviation industry of the city of Pensacola, Florida, ST Engineering has set up a new scholarship programme, the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship, to support outstanding individuals accepted into an aviation-related post-secondary educational programme. Starting in 2020, scholarships will be awarded to... 8 March 2019
With the recently mandated changes from ICAO that all aviation training takes place with a competency-based approach (CBTA) focusing on specific job functions, Pelesys is in the process of updating all of its courses, including the dangerous goods training courseware to meet these requirements. The dangerous goods courses are... 7 March 2019
FlightSafety now offers more than 259 courses approved for education benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at 12 Learning Centers in the United States. FlightSafety continues to work with Veterans Affairs to expand the number of available training programs and locations. VA approval to provide training... 6 March 2019
Skyborne Airline Academy received approval from the UKCAA for its flagship EASA Integrated ATPL course. The first intake for the EASA Integrated ATPL will arrive on April 15th. Ian Cooper, Chief Operating Officer at Skyborne, says, “With our first open day on March 16th at our Gloucestershire Airport HQ,... 5 March 2019
FlightSafety International will add a new Advanced Energy Management – Rotorcraft course to its Master Aviator program for helicopter pilots in the coming months. Steve Gross, senior vice president, Commercial said, “Master Aviator sets a new standard for pilot achievement and recognition, enabling pilots to develop a deeper knowledge... 5 March 2019
FlightSafety International now offers new Airbus Helicopters EC130T2 and AS350B3 courses at its Learning Center in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Center now offers FAA-approved Part 142 Initial, Recurrent and Prior Experience courses for the Airbus Helicopters EC130T2. Other new programs include EC130T2 Initial, Recurrent and Recent Flight Experience Night... 5 March 2019
FlightSafety International and Metro Aviation celebrate five years of delivering training for single and multi-engine helicopters using Level D qualified simulators in Shreveport, Louisiana. The EC135 and EC145 Level D qualified simulators installed at the Metro Aviation Training Center are used extensively by Metro to train its pilots, and... 5 March 2019
Certified Aviation Services LLC (CAS) was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award of Excellence for their component repair shop. This is the third consecutive year CAS has been awarded the Diamond Award of Excellence. The FAA Diamond Award of Excellence is an award in the FAA Aviation... 5 March 2019
CAE announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has qualified the first CAE 7000XR Series Airbus A330 full-flight simulator (FFS) for Extended Envelope and Adverse Weather Training. The qualification was obtained in October 2018 and CAE has already completed similar qualifications for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG, 777 and... 4 March 2019
KLM opened a new training facility, which is equipped with two new Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs) made from real Boeing 737 and 777 equipment. The 777 is operated by a motion system, which has been especially designed for KLM. The new technologies make cabin and cockpit crew training... 4 March 2019
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has confirmed an extension of their contract with VSTEP for use of the Response Simulator. The aviation module within the RS system will assist Schiphol to maintain high training standards within airport grounds and increase safety awareness. The aviation module includes a wide variety of objects... 1 March 2019
Alsim announced that its AL250 flight simulator has been selected by Agro Aero. The AL250 is their first flight training device (FTD). The Alsim AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston (SEP/MEP reconfigurable) PPL, CPL and IR training. The device meets all current... 1 March 2019
In order to meet the high market demand for cadet pilot training in Europe - 94,000 new pilots over the next 20 years - Airbus has decided to open its own flight academy and extend its training services offering by adding 'ab-initio' to its portfolio. The Airbus Flight Academy... 28 February 2019
TEMSCO Helicopters has recently taken delivery of a FRASCA-built AS350B2 Helicopter Flight Training Device (FTD). TEMSCO, along with NorthStar and Coastal Helicopters, will use the FTD to train their staff pilots. The main focus of the FTD will be training new tour pilots on routes and for transitioning from... 27 February 2019
CEFA Aviation is expanding and chose to strengthen its presence in China, a key market where aviation is booming. Its managing director is Jiming He, a Shanghai native dedicated to clients and prospects of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Dominique Mineo, CEO and founder of CEFA Aviation, explains: “If... 27 February 2019