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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
BAE Systems has joined forces with Cranfield University to create a new post-graduate engineering apprenticeship programme which will provide learners with a valuable Masters-level qualification. The first cohort of 76 engineers from BAE Systems will begin the academic element of their Level 7 apprenticeship programme on 8 January 2018,... 4 January 2018
On 14 December 2017, Global Aviation SA marked the 20th anniversary of its commercial pilot and cabin crew training academy, which was established in 1997. More than 450 people, including students, graduates, business partners, employees and associates, joined the company in a ceremony at Athens’ Grand Bretagne Hotel to... 4 January 2018
Pictured (left to right): US FAA Administrator Michael Huerta; Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union; and Henrik Hololei, Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) The United States (US) and the European Union (EU) have signed amendments... 3 January 2018
Pacific Sky Aviation, the sister company of Viking Air Limited, has received Level D certification from Transport Canada for its Series 400 Twin Otter full flight simulator (FFS). The FFS provides instructors with the ability to programme training events from any airport or GPS location, a valuable feature for... 3 January 2018
Global Training Aviation (GTA) has received Level D certification from EASA for an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training. Located at GTA’s facility in Madrid, Spain alongside the company’s existing ATR 72-500 full flight simulator, the new addition will meet the growing demand... 3 January 2018
On 1 January 2018, Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) became the new training organisation for approximately a dozen young people who were previously in training programmes at Air Berlin Technik. LHT and United Services Trade Union ver.di made sure this was the case after the new owner of Air Berlin... 2 January 2018
Flight Simulator Center (FSC) has released a new version of its Multi Type General-Aviation Simulator (M.T.G.S.) designed for colleges and flight schools. A turnkey device for familiarisation with Glass Cockpit and VFR flights, the system is provided with extremely detailed sceneries of the whole Italian territory and its 50... 2 January 2018
CEO of AeroStar Training Services, Deidra Toye, has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Felipe Sierra, Founder and Chief Flight Instructor at Fly Smart Pilot Training. Fly Smart Pilot Training enables students to gain their initial pilot certificate and offers Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument (CFII) training. The... 2 January 2018
PHARMAFLIGHT has received Level D certification from EASA for the SIMTEQ Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) installed at its facility in Debrecen, Hungary. Andrei Stepanov, SIMTEQ’s CEO, commented, “We have more simulator types to qualify and look forward to supporting customers that put their trust in our expertise.”... 2 January 2018
To support the opening of its new base at Notodden Airport, Norway-based Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has ordered four new DA40 NG aircraft from Diamond Canada. PFA’s CEO, Frode Granlund, said, “We already have an all Diamond DA40 NG and DA42 NG fleet, and are very happy with the... 21 December 2017