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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
Pictured: Scott Jiang, Regional Director for China, gives a tour to Chinese business officials of the N810RM aircraft during the US Aviation Trade Show designed to promote the US aviation industry in China during March 2017 (Photo by James Carbone for the San Bernardino Sun/SCNG) Threshold Aviation Group (Threshold)... 15 January 2018
Salinas, California-based Bob Hoover Academy (BHA) has partnered with Redbird Flight Simulations to integrate flight simulation into its curriculum. Under the name ‘Every Kid Can Fly’, the academy has executed a full ground training curriculum and flight training programme for several years with a single instructor and aircraft. Now,... 15 January 2018
Air Canada is to deploy the MINT Training and Resource Management System (MINT TRMS) from MINT Software Systems for AQP data and pilot training management. The agreement includes delivery of the complete MINT TRMS solution for pilot AQP training, record management, e-grading, in-depth reporting and scheduling, and integration with... 12 January 2018
Micro Nav Limited (Micro Nav) has appointed Greg Pile to the role of Operations Director, effective from 1 January 2018. Greg has almost two decades of experience in air traffic management and air traffic control simulation, having spent the last 18 years working in the simulation environment. For over... 12 January 2018
An H145 full flight simulator (FFS) manufactured by Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (RST) and installed at the ADAC HEMS Academy facility in Germany has received Level D certification from the German Federal Aviation Office (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt) and is now ready for training. The FFS joins a portfolio of existing... 12 January 2018
The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is launching a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aircraft Systems Engineering for the 2018/2019 academic year. Developed in collaboration with SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC), the degree is the first of its kind to be offered by an autonomous university in Singapore. Built... 12 January 2018
ALSIM has sold a refurbished AL42 FNPT II flight simulator to the Stoflight Academy based at Stockholm Vasteras Airport in Sweden. The simulator will be delivered to ALSIM’s new customer at the beginning of this year. Stoflight’s Head of Training, Diako Rad, said, “We have been looking for a... 11 January 2018
Following the sale of its premises in Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK-based Caledonian Advanced Pilot Training will begin operations at a new base in Troon, near Prestwick in Scotland. Located just eight miles from the Civil Aviation Authority’s examination centre in Ayr, the company’s Troon base offers inexpensive accommodation to... 11 January 2018
Icelandair has selected CPaT Global to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions to meet its pilot training needs. Under the new agreement, Icelandair will employ CPaT Global’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for its Boeing B737 MAX, 757 and 767 pilots. Captain Gudni Ingolfsson, Icelandair’s... 11 January 2018
Aviation Exchange Group, based in Malaga, Spain, has selected Avsoft for its pilot training eLearning system and Printed Materials as part of their ATR Type Rating and Instructor Courses. Aviation Exchange Group is an EASA Approved Training Organization (E-ATO 299), offering instruction for the ATR 42-500, ATR 72-500 and... 11 January 2018
easyJet has selected Spatial to provide its UK training centres with a pair of Airbus A321 semi-automatic over wing exit trainers in anticipation of upcoming aircraft deliveries. The compact devices, which will be operational in early 2018, will be the first to offer training on this new Airbus door... 10 January 2018
Xavier Colognac has joined CEFA Aviation as VP Sales from his previous role as European Sales Manager at TRU Simulation + Training. Colognac is now responsible for sales of the company’s flight data software, CEFA Flight Animation System (FAS), as well as developing CEFA Aviation’s commercial strategy, promoting the... 9 January 2018
Revolution Aviation flight school, based at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Southern California, has signed a lease with Aeroplex Group at Long Beach Airport regarding a new flight operation location. The company’s new Long Beach Airport location will offer one-on-one and classroom flight training. Its facilities include four... 9 January 2018
Flyco Training Solutions has released new Embraer Type Cabin E-courses which meet the requirements of EASA, IATA, ICAO and other regulatory authorities. The courses begin with an introduction to a particular aircraft type before focusing on its general cabin layout, galleys, lavatories, flight deck, passenger and cabin attendant seating,... 9 January 2018
Cloud Global Group, which offers commercial flight training and aircraft maintenance services from Perth Airport in Scotland, has acquired Border Air Training. Border Air Training has been operating flying schools at Carlisle Airport in Cumbria and Cumbernauld Airport in central Scotland for 26 years, making it one of the... 8 January 2018
one-G simulation’s Swiss12 simulator, based on the Pilatus PC-12, has received certification as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The development of the simulator was a custom project undertaken by one-G’s Creative Solutions Studio with the objective of reducing the cost of a... 8 January 2018
Pictured (left to right): Brandon O'Reilly, CEO of TAG Farnborough Airport; and Leo Tang, winner of the TAG Flying Scholarship 2017 Under the auspices of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots’ scholarship programme, TAG Farnborough Airport has launched the TAG Flying Scholarship for 2018 to help a young person... 8 January 2018
Airbus has acquired a flight training centre from US company Strategic Simulation Solutions in Aurora, Colorado, to expand its presence on the West Coast. The training centre primarily supports the needs of Frontier Airlines’ all-Airbus fleet with two FAA-certified Level D A320 full flight simulators. The OEM hopes to... 5 January 2018