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Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) recently held its annual ‘Aviation Skills Manifesto’ update at the House of Commons, using the platform to announce a new collaboration with Cranfield University. The two will now consider ways to work on a wide range of programmes that will help young people achieve careers... 24 January 2018
FlightSafety International’s first Gulfstream G500 full flight simulator (FFS) has received interim Level C qualification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FFS is the first business jet simulator equipped with FlightSafety’s CrewView collimated glass mirror display, which provides distortion-free optical performance with greater clarity, sharpness, and brightness. It... 24 January 2018
Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has ordered a Boeing 787 door trainer, including a virtual slide trainer, from Spatial. The device, which is due to enter service during the first quarter of 2018, is the third GAA has ordered from the company following the delivery of cabin emergency evacuation trainers... 22 January 2018
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will become the first airline outside the U.S. to implement the FAA's Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) using the Fox Training Management System (Fox) from Britannica Knowledge Systems. The Japanese carrier is now in the process of adopting Fox to oversee AQP qualification management and compliance... 22 January 2018
Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) has added Québec-based Collège Air Richelieu to its Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP), bringing the number of educational institutions involved in the Jazz APP to 12. The agreement is the first of its kind between Jazz and Collège Air Richelieu's Integrated ATPL program. The... 22 January 2018
Regional Australian carrier Airnorth has issued an apology to customers affected by schedule changes and cancellations across its network, blaming the country’s ongoing pilot shortage. On 15 January 2018, the carrier stated, “We continue to recruit pilots and currently have 11 positions vacant. The induction process requires new pilots... 22 January 2018
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has kicked off recruitment for a new batch of cadet pilots following the launch of its inaugural cadet pilot programme in 2017. Once again, the airline will target young people with Hong Kong Permanent Resident status. All new cadets will undergo 70 weeks of flight... 19 January 2018
The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA) has awarded Micro Nav Limited (Micro Nav) with a contract to extend its training simulator functionality through the implementation of a Real Time Simulation Platform (RTSP). Working with Harris Orthogon and Think Research, Micro Nav will also support BULATSA in the preparation... 19 January 2018
The DiSTI Corporation and Agueris, a member of the CMI Group, have entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop 3D Virtual Maintenance Training Solutions for the European market. The relationship is part of DiSTI’s broader strategic partnership programme to supply the demand for improving workforce training with new solutions... 19 January 2018
Jambojet, based in Nairobi, Kenya, has selected Avsoft to provide pilot eLearning training services including its Dash 8 Q400 course for Type and Recurrent training, as well as UPRT and Windshear General Subject courses. Jambojet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways, is a low-cost airline operating from Jomo Kenyatta... 19 January 2018
Britannica Knowledge Systems has been certified to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard by the Institute of Quality & Control (ICQ), which sets the international requirements for a quality management system. The principles of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ensure excellent business practices based upon eight fundamental quality management... 18 January 2018
CEFA Aviation was recently recognised in the ‘Great Export’ category at the French International Chamber of Commerce’s 21st Export Trophies (Trophées Alsace Export). The award recognised CEFA Aviation as a company which, since its inception 17 years ago, has helped promote Alsace in the international aeronautics industry. Each year,... 18 January 2018
The Dutch Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) with FNPT-II/MCC certification for its Generic Jet Training Device (GenJet) following testing at MPS’ factory in The Netherlands. Dick Verburg, President and Founder of MPS, claims, “This certificate paves the way for our attractive rental offering on... 18 January 2018
Simhawk Inc. handled requests for over 16,000 hours of simulator time via its online marketplace in 2017. “We saw a significant increase in the number of users in the second half of 2017, including those from a number of industry segments that we had not previously served,” said Chris... 18 January 2018
Indra has acquired a 35.07% stake in Global Training Aviation (GTA) to take advantage of new market trends showing greater demand for training hours over the acquisition of simulators. GTA, which is headquartered in Madrid and also has a training centre in Indonesia, was established in 2002. Currently, it... 16 January 2018
AeroStar Training Services (AeroStar) has taken delivery of an Airbus A320 simulator at its new Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) headquarters. The simulator arrived on two large trucks (pictured) and was unloaded into the simulator bay built within the company’s hangar during the last several months. AeroStar predicts the Level... 16 January 2018
CAE has purchased 45% of the shares of Pelesys to strengthen its courseware offering and consolidate delivery of its cadet-to-captain training across the company’s global network. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Pelesys has over 100 customers worldwide. It’s Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) includes courseware deployment, training management, qualification... 16 January 2018
TRU Simulation + Training (TRU) has received an order from China Express Airlines for an Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) and a Bombardier CRJ900 FFS. Both will be Level D qualified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). They will be installed at China Express Airlines’ new... 15 January 2018
The shareowners of Rockwell Collins, Inc. have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. The company says more than 96% of all votes cast, representing more than 72% of all shares of common stock outstanding on the record date for the special meeting, were... 15 January 2018
Oman Air has issued the first Omani Pilot License through its Multi-Crew Pilot License Programme (MPL), which was designed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA). There are currently over 20 cadets enrolled in the MPL programme, distributed in various batches... 15 January 2018