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The AirBusiness Academy and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on delivering aviation education and management training programmes for students and talents in the region. Under the agreement, the two organisations will work on areas such as faculty exchanges,... 14 March 2019
Fidelity Flight Simulation Incorporated (F2Si) announced the award of a contract from Granite School District to build three DA40 Diamond Star flight-training systems, which are scheduled to be delivered in July 2019. Granite School District’s Aviation Department intends to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to safely perform... 13 March 2019
This year, Alsim is looking back on a 25-year long journey together with their 250 clients who have more than 350 certified devices installed in over 50 countries over the world. The company will celebrate its 25th Anniversary on several occasions during the year. When software engineer Jean-Paul Monnin... 13 March 2019
airBaltic has ordered an Airbus A220 Level D full flight simulator (FFS) from CAE. The new CAE 7000XR Series simulator is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2019. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic said: “Introducing a single fleet type of up to 80 Airbus A220-300 aircraft also means... 12 March 2019
Helicentre Aviation Academy announced the winners of its 2018 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Programme. Tom Oliver from Sheffield, U.K., received the prestigious Commercial Pilot Scholarship award worth £50,000, and Sam Turner from London, U.K., the Flight Instructor Scholarship worth £20,000. In addition, 13 of the academy’s trainee helicopter pilots... 12 March 2019
CPaT Global, in partnership with Flightline Training Services, released its advanced Boeing 737-NG maintenance training course. This new advanced maintenance course is designed to meet various regulatory standards and includes 80 hours of academic instruction specifically designed to exceed the requirements for ATA specification 104-Level 2. Course content includes... 12 March 2019
In recognition of the current and growing pilot shortage which is now impacting on flight instructor supply, Ardmore Flying School has moved to counter the problem with the launch of its own flight instructor training unit. This unit within the organization is dedicated to training new ‘C’ Category instructors... 12 March 2019
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