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Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, has launched its aeronautical engineering apprenticeship scheme for summer 2017. The four year scheme, which originally began in 1971, has already produced over 760 high calibre engineers and this year the intake increases from 18 to 22. The available positions...   7 March 2017
ALSIM Flight Simulators and Orient Flights Private Limited has signed an MoU to mutually support each other in the creation of simulator centres in India whose main focus will be to offer PPL, CPL, IR/SE/ME, MCC and JOC, MPL Phase 1 & 2, to the standards of DGCA/EASA/FAA. This training...   7 March 2017
FlightSafety International is now offering FAA-approved Part 142 Night Vision Goggle initial training for Airbus Helicopters H135, Bell 212, and Bell 412EP using Level D qualified simulators. FlightSafety has also introduced an NVG eLearning recurrent course. "The ongoing expansion of our NVG training for helicopter pilots demonstrates our investment and...   7 March 2017
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), the national carrier of Malaysia, is all set to embark on its Evidence-Based Training (EBT) journey. The airline announced that it has selected Hong-Kong based learning and technology provider, Peak Pacific to provide its product, 'CLEAR' to drive its EBT initiative. The move marks a major...   2 March 2017
ATR has officially inaugurated its new Training Center in Miami, Florida, US. This new facility is equipped with a brand new full flight simulator (FFS) for ATR-600 series aircraft, provided by CAE. The new ATR Training Center, located at the Airbus training premises, is especially oriented to current and future...   22 February 2017
Hong Kong-based Peak Pacific Limited has announced that its founder and CEO, Kishor Mistry, won the Global Training & Development Leadership Award for 2017, recently held by the World HRD Congress in Mumbai, India. This is the fifth award for Peak Pacific, and the fourth individual award for Kishor Mistry...   21 February 2017
Pelesys has announced that Azur Air Germany has selected Pelesys for their B767 type training courseware. The agreement also includes a number of Pelesys Special Operations titles, including Pelesys' new Stabilized Approach/Low Energy Awareness course. Each course features high quality digital media and interactive components, designed for flight crew to...   21 February 2017
Caribbean Airlines Ltd., a flag-carrier airline of Trinidad and Tobago, approached SurePilot™ in late 2016 with the requirement to rapidly and effectively assess approximately one-hundred First Officer candidates for immediate recruitment in to active commercial airline operation. The recruitment process implemented by Caribbean Airlines Ltd. necessitated a suitably capable assessment...   14 February 2017
CTC Aviation has achieved its first 120 enrolments on its BSc (Hons) Degree in Professional Aviation Pilot Practice, delivered in partnership with Middlesex University. Embedded within the CTC WINGS airline pilot career programme syllabus, and fully meeting all UK CAA requirements, the option to integrate this degree into training is...   14 February 2017
UK-based EDM has won the Greater China Business of the Year Award 2017. The Newton Heath based company beat a host of other businesses to the prestigious award. Organised annually by the UK Department of International Trade, the award recognises the achievements of businesses that have been successfully exporting products...   8 February 2017
Flybe has once again selected Flight Training Europe (FTEJerez) to launch their Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) programme to train their future pilots. The selected candidates will undertake training under the MPL route. Selection will follow the same format and battery of tests as in previous Flybe/FTEJerez schemes. The top eight...   8 February 2017
FlightSafety International has promoted Edward Koharik to general manager, Visual Systems. He assumes this responsibility from Jon Hester who retired from FlightSafety after more than 35 years of experience in the design, development and support of flight simulation products and services. Ed leads a team of over 200 engineers, systems...   8 February 2017
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced a new partnership with the King Schools to provide commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators with the training they need to obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate, a requirement under the Federal Aviation Administration's recently-implemented small UAS rule. "Now that we...   8 February 2017
CPaT has been selected by Tigerair Australia to provide tailored distance learning solutions for its pilot training needs. Tigerair Australia will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for all of its Airbus 320 family and Boeing 737 pilots. Captain Greg Darrow, CPaT Global's VP...   8 February 2017
MINT Software Systems has presented the new “MyMint App”, an enhancement for its Training and Resource Management System, MINT TRMS. The new MyMint App runs on IOS and Android systems and is the mobile connection to the MINT training and resource management system database and displays individual training schedules anywhere,...   8 February 2017
A flight attendant rescued a girl from human trafficking after she spotted the disheveled teen sitting on a plane and left a note for her in the restroom. Shelia Fedrick, 49, was working on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco when she noticed a teen, believed to...   7 February 2017
Fulcrum Labs and Allegiant have won another coveted Brandon Hall Group Award, this time taking home Gold in Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation for their state-of-the-art Flight Operations Basic Indoctrination training course. Fulcrum and Allegiant have jointly revolutionized the way pilots train using Fulcrum's Personalized Adaptive...   7 February 2017
Flyco Group has recently signed an agreement with Bluebird Airways in Greece to provide Learning Management System and courseware for their crew. The system will allow the Bluebird training department to be able to address training needs for their crew, identify knowledge gaps, track progress and monitor training status for...   7 February 2017
An Admission Agreement has been signed between Joramco Academy, based in the Hashemite Kingdom of Joradan and the University of South Wales, UK. The agreement states that Joramco Academy students who have successfully completed their EASA Part 66 basic course B.1.1 certificate will be eligible to apply to the university's...   1 February 2017
Britannica Knowledge Systems' latest version of its flagship product, the Fox Training Management System (Fox 8.02.06), contains a new breakthrough pilot training scheduling management function as part of Fox's Optimization Engine. This feature, which identifies opportunities for multiple crews to simulataneously use a single resource, delivers newfound efficiency in instructor...   31 January 2017