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Three helicopter pilots have graduated with the UK's only operator-supported BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice (Helicopter) degree, delivered in partnership between Helicentre Aviation Ltd. and Middlesex University London. Professor Tim Blackman, Vice-Chancellor at Middlesex University London said: "I'm very proud of our helicopter pilots whose graduation marks a... 17 July 2018
VA has announced the appointment of Nigel Orme as Chief Executive Officer. Originally from New Zealand, Nigel attended Norwich University in the US before starting his aviation career over 20 years ago as a Rescue Flight Paramedic. He then returned to NZ and completed his commercial flight training for both... 17 July 2018
AeroStar Training Services has announced the official launch of an on-location A320 simulator, recently installed in their new 18,000, soon-to-be 30,000 square foot hangar facility at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport. The simulator is being used by the school's pilot trainees working on an A320 type rating or ATP certificate, as... 17 July 2018
L3 Technologies is investing more than $100 million in its soon-to-open London Training Center, supporting London Gatwick as the epicenter of its worldwide commercial pilot training operations. This commitment from L3 is designed to meet increasing airline customer demand and to help address the worldwide shortage of commercial pilots. 17 July 2018
Paving the way for more Airbus-standard courses in South East Asia, Airbus and Indonesia's GMF AeroAsia have renewed their Maintenance Training Services (MTS) agreement for another five years. Over the last five years, the partnership between Airbus and Garuda Indonesia's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm has resulted in... 17 July 2018
TRU Simulation + Training’s ETOPS Pilot Training Center received EASA certification for the ATR 42/72-600 Pilot Training Program, in Toulouse, France. ETOPS serves European Airbus, Boeing and ATR platforms for type-rating and instructor certifications. ETOPS says it will expand its course offerings in the coming weeks. ... 16 July 2018
CAE has sold five full flight simulators (FFSs) – three Boeing 777X and two Boeing 737MAX – and two flight training devices (FTDs) – one Boeing 777X and one Boeing 737MAX to Qatar Airways. CAE says the order includes the world’s second airline-operated Boeing 777X FFS. The CAE7000XR Series... 16 July 2018
CAE is growing its cadet intake at its training centre in Madrid. In May 2017, CAE announced the expansion of its cadet training network to Spain with its Madrid-based integrated ATPL programme, followed with the launch of a new cadet training programme in partnership with European low-cost carrier Volotea... 16 July 2018
HUA-OU Aviation Training Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), has received a new TRU Simulation + Training A320 full flight simulator (FFS). With this new simulator located on the Airbus Beijing Campus, the training centre will hold three A320 FFS's, one A330/A340... 16 July 2018
Boeing has announced a $5 million investment in Newton Europe to launch Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-focused "Newton Rooms" across nine European countries. Pioneered by non-profit organization FIRST Scandinavia, Newton Rooms are themed, state-of-the-art classrooms focused on experiential learning. Boeing's multi-year investment will establish Newton Rooms in the United... 16 July 2018
L3 Technologies has launched L3 Commercial Aviation, a business which will bring together key components of L3's commercial aviation offerings, and will be the first of its kind to integrate both on- and off-aircraft products and services for aviation customers. The business will provide customers across the aviation sector with... 16 July 2018
16 airline pilots, 15 of whom partnered with easyJet and one who partnered with Virgin Atlantic, graduated with BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice degrees, thanks to a partnership between the airlines, L3 Commercial Training Solutions and Middlesex University London. The easyJet graduates represent the second group of easyJet... 16 July 2018
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the new Airbus Flight Training A320 and A330 Type Rating programmes, for which the first Chinese trainees will start in August. Already approved by EASA, this revised programme prioritises pilot competence acquisition. The main features of the new programme include the... 16 July 2018
easyJet has appointed the first cohort to its new cabin crew apprenticeship scheme - the first of its type under the new UK government apprenticeship standards. Twenty-five new cabin crew apprentices will go through a 12 month training programme commencing this September at easyJet's training academy at London Gatwick... 12 July 2018
CAE has signed an exclusive pilot training agreement with Asiana Airlines to support the airline's growing training needs in the region. Under the terms of the agreement, CAE instructors will be training Asiana's pilots at the airline's training centre in Korea and at CAE Korea for all of its... 12 July 2018
ALSIM has sold four simulators, two AL250 and two AL172, to Kent State University's College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE). The simulators will be installed in their new 18,000 square foot Aeronautics Academic Center, slated to open in mid-2019, located at Kent State University Airport in Stow, Ohio. Kent... 12 July 2018
JetBlue has announced a collaborative initiative between the JetBlue Foundation and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) to introduce aviation careers to students traditionally under-represented in the field. This summer both organizations are working together to increase awareness of aviation-related careers through hands-on learning for minority students and girls,... 12 July 2018
TAG Global Training has announced that UK-based Farnborough College of Technology has become its first Educational Partner. Speaking at a plaque unveiling ceremony which took place at Farnborough College of Technology, Debbie Elliott, Training Manager, TAG Global Training, said "Alongside TAG Farnborough Airport's 'Aviation to Education' initiative, TAG Global Training... 11 July 2018
German National Airworthiness Agency LBA has qualified the H145 full flight simulator (FFS) at ADAC HEMS Academy in Bonn Hangelar with its latest Avionics Standard Helionix® Step 2. This includes the Synthetic Vision System (SVS) as well as the Helicopter Terrain Awareness Warning System (HTAWS). Reiser's FFS meets EASA,... 10 July 2018
Air traffic controllers in Lebanon will soon be training in a 'real world' air traffic environment using highly advanced simulation technology developed in New Zealand. Airways New Zealand has signed an agreement with the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) on behalf of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in... 10 July 2018