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Alsim announced another FSTD sale to Aeroclub di Verona. The club has been operating an Alsim AL200 for more than 15 years together with one of its customers in the region. After attending a demonstration of the Alsim ALX in Nantes, they decided to purchase an ALX for their... 8 February 2019
Eagle Flight Centre has acquired two Frasca RTD AATDs (Advanced Aviation Training Devices). The RTDs (Reconfigurable Training Devices) will be used by the Eastern Michigan University Aviation (EMU Aviation) program to train their student pilots at Eagle Flight Centre. The two RTDs are configured as Cessna 172 aircraft with... 8 February 2019
FlightSafety International will deliver Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) practical flight training in conjunction with Praxis Aerospace Concepts Inc. UAS training will initially be offered in the Las Vegas area and at several FlightSafety Learning Centers in the U.S. The AUVSI TOP compliant courses will focus on standardization and professionalism. They... 8 February 2019
Flitecom, located in Oerlinghausen near Hannover, Germany, has awarded Avsoft International a contract for its pilot training programmes. Flitecom, an EU/EASA approved ATO, will use Avsoft’s proprietary Learning Management System – AvLMS – to deliver its ATR 42/72 (all series) and Airbus A320 family aircraft systems courses for students... 8 February 2019
FTEJerez has been appointed by Air Europa Express as the official flight training provider of the airline’s future pilots. With the announcement, Air Europa Express is launching its first mentored airline pilot training programme. Selected candidates are scheduled to commence their training at FTEJerez during 2019, and on successful... 7 February 2019
Airbus and Dassault Systèmes have signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to cooperate on the implementation of collaborative 3D design, engineering, manufacturing, simulation and intelligence applications. This will enable Airbus to take a major step forward in its digital transformation and lay the foundation for a new European... 7 February 2019
Skyborne Airline Academy is preparing to host its first open day on 16 March, 2019 at Gloucestershire Airport. The pilot training academy will welcome potential cadets to tour its facilities including five large classrooms, the latest Diamond DA-42 aircraft and a bespoke selection and assessment suite. During the open... 6 February 2019
Spatial announced that it will manufacture an A321NX Extended Over Wing Exit Trainer for Aer Lingus. The high-fidelity custom-built trainer will enable Aer Lingus’s cabin crew to be comprehensively trained to high standards of passenger service as well as all Safety and Emergency Procedures (SEPs) associated with the real A321NX... 5 February 2019
Aerostar Training Services is now accepting enrollments for its Career Pilot Academy. This training is a full spectrum of flight training – from first flight to ATP and type rating – at its Kissimmee, Florida, campus. The company is now positioned to offer this training to both domestic and select... 4 February 2019
FlightSafety International announced that David Dyche has been promoted to assistant manager of the company’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona. He joined FlightSafety in 2005 at the Tucson Learning Center as an Instructor for the Bombardier Learjet 45 aircraft. Dyche was promoted to Learjet 45 Program Manager, and then... 4 February 2019
The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has renewed its status as an ICAO Regional Training Centre of Excellence (RTCE). In order to be awarded the RTCE status, training organisations must comply with a series of high-level criteria including: being a full-member of the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Programme (TPP),... 4 February 2019
Passion Air, a new indigenous carrier in Ghana that started domestic operations in August 2018, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for its Dash 8 Q400 pilot training. Passion Air is using Avsoft’s Dash 8 Q400 aircraft systems eLearning course for pilot training, and will in the future... 1 February 2019
HAITE Aviation Training and the Airways Aviation Group have come together to collaborate on the provision of joint commercial flight crew training services to help meet the unprecedented demand and growth in the global aviation industry. The HAITE training division operates 12 full flight Airbus and Boeing simulators spanning across... 1 February 2019
Airbus and Thailand’s Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on projects to develop and implement maintenance training and pilot training courses in the country. Under the agreement, Airbus and the CATC will identify ways in which they can deepen their cooperation in... 31 January 2019
FlightSafety International announced that Michelle Dodson has been promoted to Assistant Manager of the Wichita East Learning Center. She joins Chad Raney who also serves as Assistant Manager of the Center. Dodson joined FlightSafety in 2001 at the DFW North Learning Center. She started as a Dassault Falcon 20... 31 January 2019
ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, and EUROCONTROL Director General, Eamonn Brennan, have formalized a new air navigation training cooperation agreement. Signed under the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Corporate Partnership umbrella, the new agreement will see ICAO and EUROCONTROL collaborating on joint air navigation training programmes and specific courses focused on... 31 January 2019
FSANA is working to help alleviate some of the effects of the government shutdown on flight training providers around the country. Specifically, the company says it is aware of the fact that expiration of FAA Part 141 and 142 training programs authorizations represent a real potential threat to the continued... 31 January 2019
Frasca International Inc. has partnered with Garmin to integrate Real Garmin G1000 NXi software into its new Frasca RTD (Reconfigurable Training Device). This is a first in the simulation industry, Frasca says, and has required extensive collaboration between Frasca and Garmin to ensure that Frasca’s simulation software and Garmin’s G1000... 31 January 2019
IndiGo has chosen Skyborne Airline Academy to train up to 100 pilots a year over the next five years, as part of the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme. The 18-month programme will enable selected cadets to train for a US FAA and Indian DGCA Commercial Pilots Licence and Airbus A320 type... 31 January 2019
The Czech Aviation Training Center (CATC) is a continuation of the Czech Airlines Training Center, a co-organizer of EATS 2009 and 2011. It successfully continues the training of pilots, cabin crew and ground personnel of the Czech Republic as well as from abroad. For several years it has been operating... 31 January 2019