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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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BAA Training has redesigned its logo. Inspired by planes, the logo mark of the capital letters “BAA” is an abstract expression of the aircraft tail. “The aircraft is the epicenter of the steadily growing aviation market, which should reach the market value of 6.3 trillion euros by 2037,” said... 25 June 2019
SkyOp LLC announced a new initiative to pair interested corporate sponsors with local school districts that are eager to launch high school drone training STEM programs. Following the recent release of its SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum, the company was overwhelmed with school districts excited to adopt the workforce development... 24 June 2019
Ten years on from the introduction of upset prevention and recovery training, UPRT this year becomes a mandate from the FAA and EASA. But there are differences in their requirements, Mario Pierobon reports. 23 June 2019
TRU Simulation + Training announced that International Flight Training Center (IFTC) has signed a letter of intent for two new full flight simulators (FFSs), a 737 MAX and A320, further growing the relationship between the two companies. IFTC currently operates five TRU-built simulators: two A320 FFSs installed in Istanbul... 21 June 2019
Airbus Services has been chosen by Volotea to train its pilots. This includes Type Ratings and Recurrent training linked to Volotea's growing fleet of Airbus aircraft. This intent to partner on a training solution builds on top of a comprehensive aircraft modification contract signed in 2018. Airbus is also... 21 June 2019
ALSIM has signed contracts with both European Flyers and Aeroclube de Goias. European Flyers recently placed an order for an ALSIM AL42 Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD). The school purchased a twin-engine Diamond DA42 training aircraft awhile back and will now use the simulator to complement their Multi-Engine and... 20 June 2019
SKY Airline, an all-Airbus low cost carrier based in Chile, has selected Airbus as its flight training provider, making it a launch customer for the new Airbus Chile Training Centre (ACTC). The new facility will offer flight crew training for Chilean pilots and will include a full flight A320... 20 June 2019
Lufthansa has equipped all long–haul aircraft with the mobile ECG (Electrocardiogram) system CardioSecur. In case of on-board medical emergencies, the compact, intuitive system will allow flight attendants without cardiological expertise to record an ECG for passengers and send the test results directly to a medical hotline on the ground. 19 June 2019
Leonardo and PWN Excellence Sdn Bhd (PWNE) are expanding their established partnership in Malaysia for the provision of advanced training services, and extending the Authorised Synthetic Training Centre (ASTC) agreement, currently for the AW139 helicopter, to include AW189 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) services. By the end of 2020 PWNE... 19 June 2019
Airbus and AFI KLM E&M have agreed to enter into a technical and commercial partnership to co-develop and manage a virtual engine run-up A320 maintenance PC-based training solution. Applicable to all A320 engine types, it will use high definition immersive 3D simulation and will be based on real operational... 19 June 2019
Leading Edge Aviation, a new pilot training academy based at London Oxford Airport, is incorporating a wellness support programme within its integrated pilot training courses to help cadets get the most from their training while preparing them for the demanding career of an airline pilot. Students on the Leading... 19 June 2019
Leonardo and Suzuyo & Co. Ltd. of Japan have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the purchase of an AW139 Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter. The simulator will be installed in a dedicated facility at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport and... 19 June 2019
SkyArt has signed a contract with Arabian Training Center to build and install an A320 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) device in Muscat, Oman. The device will be the first A320 CEET device in Oman and will be equipped with a main door single lane slide, an off-wing dual... 18 June 2019
CAE announced the names of the first three winners of its 2019 CAE Women in Flight scholarship program. CAE’s new Women in Flight ambassadors will help drive awareness and promote the pilot profession among women, as well as diversity in aviation. Over the next decade, CAE expects the civil... 18 June 2019
MPS has installed its Centaur FNPT-II/MCC simulator at Aviomar Flight Academy in Rome Italy. The simulator has been certified by the Italian CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) and will be used by Aviomar for APS (Airline Pilot Standard) and MCC (Multi-Crew Cooperation) training. 18 June 2019
L3 Commercial Aviation has been awarded a contract with EGYPTAIR to provide a new A320 RealitySeven Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for its Training Academy in Heliopolis, Cairo. “Our partnership with L3 supports EGYPTAIR’s fleet modernization strategy, which requires an upgrade of our Training Academy’s simulation devices. This modern simulator... 18 June 2019
Euramec announced Threat Error Management (TEM), its new scenario-based Flight Training Device (FTD) for aeroclubs, flying schools and homebuilts. TEM is based on a Diamond DA20 platform with customers having the choice of an analog or a full-glass cockpit display. The adjacent instructor station houses a database of emergency... 18 June 2019
Euramec announced the development of its Airbus A320 Flight Simulator Series with a Second Lifecycle Design. Using newly-recycled A320 cockpit sections, Euramec will offer its high Return on Investment (ROI) flight training solutions on a detailed cockpit design for the commercial aviation industry. The Euramec A320 Full-Glass Cockpit Flight... 18 June 2019
A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defense spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their lifecycle are driving a growing aerospace and defense market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook. Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace and defense market at $8.7 trillion... 18 June 2019
CAE will extend its exclusive long-term pilot training contract with Air Europa for five more years. Under the terms of the agreement, Air Europa's Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 pilots will train at various CAE European training centres including CAE Madrid, CAE Rome and CAE Gatwick. CAE operates Air... 17 June 2019