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17 June 2025 Patrick Johnston Singapore Airlines Group will hire 300 former Jetstar Asia employees—100 pilots and 200 cabin crew—following the low-cost carrier's announcement that it will cease operations on July 31, 2025, creating one of the largest workforce transitions in recent Asia-Pacific aviation history and generating significant demand for simulation training services.
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Left to right: Declan Dooney, CEO of Simtech Aviation; and Dick Verburg, CEO of MPS. Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) is to build and install an MPS B737-800W flight training device (FTD) at Simtech Aviation’s training centre in Dublin, Ireland. The simulator will be used by Simtech Aviation for MCC/JOC... 1 November 2017
CPaT Global has been selected by EgyptAir to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for the pilot training needs of EgyptAir and EgyptAir Express as well as its cargo carrier and training academy. The airline will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for its... 1 November 2017
(From left to right): Ergin Erdin, Flyco Group’s CEO; Ahmet Ozkan, Training Manager of Corendon Airlines; and Roger Coleman, Director of Training & Standards at Flyco Group The Flyco Group’s consulting development team is working with Corendon Airlines’ training department to create and deploy an Evidence-Based Training (EBT) programme. 1 November 2017
BAA Training is to acquire two Airbus A320 full flight simulators (FFS) and one Boeing 737NG FFS from CAE. The first A320 simulator will be deployed in Vilnius, Lithuania in July 2018 before the 737NG simulator starts operations there in October 2018. The second A320 FFS will be housed... 31 October 2017
Ab initio and advanced cadets with senior Virgin Australia management On 30 October, Virgin Australia relaunched its cadet programme with Flight Training Adelaide (FTA). The programme consists of two streams – one for ab initio pilots and one for individuals already holding a commercial pilot license from the Civil... 31 October 2017
Under a new deal with SimCap B.V., a subsidiary of Mass Lease, Multi Pilot Solutions (MPS) is now able to offer customers the option of leasing simulators on favourable terms. "Now that we have this agreement in place, MPS will be able to make an even more attractive proposition... 31 October 2017
OSM Aviation is acquiring a 51% share in Scandinavian Aviation Academy (SAA), which will result in the opening of a new training centre, OSM Aviation Academy, at Arendal Airport Gullknapp. SAA currently operates a pilot school at Stockholm Västerås International Airport in Sweden and in San Diego in the... 31 October 2017
Left to right: Dean Fisher, VP Global Commercial Training Solutions & Business Development, CAE; and Ulrich Lindner, Senior Director & Head of Commercial, Lufthansa Aviation Training CAE has sold the world's first airline-operated Boeing 777X full flight simulator (FFS) to Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT). As the launch airline customer... 31 October 2017
Venyo has finalised a deal to provide Primera Air’s facility in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a Boeing 737NG fixed based simulator (FBS). The simulator, which features an aircraft-specific shell and flight deck as well as a Q4 Services collimated visual system, will be installed at the beginning of next year. 31 October 2017
TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has signed agreements to provide Airbus with two full flight simulators (FFS) – one for the Airbus Asia Training Center in Singapore and one for the Hua-Ou Aviation Training Company in Beijing. The agreements follow Airbus’ evaluation of TRU’s Airbus FFS as well as... 31 October 2017
The Finnish Civil Aviation Authority has granted Coptersafety’s H145 full flight simulator (FFS) Level D certification. The simulator was delivered by TRU Simulation + Training following a three-month installation period beginning in July 2017 and is now available for use at Coptersafety’s training centre, which is adjacent to Helsinki... 30 October 2017
The V9000 Commander cabin fire + smoke trainer Middle East Airlines (MEA) ordered from Flame Aviation in June 2017 is now installed at the carrier’s new training center at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Middle East Airlines, the national carrier of Lebanon, is the first airline in the... 27 October 2017
ALSIM has sold an ALX (SEP Complex, MEP, MEJ) simulator to Aeroclub di Varese, a flight school located in Venegono Inferiore, Italy. Aeroclub di Varese’s fleet consists of fifteen directly owned aircraft. The latest acquisitions are two Tecnam P2002JF’s equipped with Rotax engines and Garmin 500 and GNT 650... 26 October 2017
CISEFA is to supply Germania Airlines with its Software as a service (SaaS) training management system for online and offline electronic data collection, statistical analysis and record management. The SaaS solution covers record keeping, electronic grading (traditional, AQP/ATQP and EBT) and training scheduling in line with aviation authority regulations. 26 October 2017
Cairo, Egypt-based Nile Air is to use Flyco Group’s Advanced Learning Management System (A-LMS) and bespoke courseware to streamline and modernise its operations. Nile Air’s courseware library will consist of content for pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. As the carrier operates... 26 October 2017
From left to right: Samuel Avila II, CEB’s VP Flight Operations; Lance Gokongwei, CEB’s President and CEO; Steven Young, Owner of FTA; and Johan Pienaar, CEO of FTA. Cebu Pacific (CEB) has launched a cadet pilot training programme in partnership with Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) to address expansion requirements... 26 October 2017
Together with Seeing Machines, Emirates has been using advanced gaze tracking technology to better understand how pilots interact and monitor instruments during real-time procedures that could pose safety risks. Emirates is collecting gaze data from a sample of Emirates line pilots while they’re flying standard training scenarios in Emirates... 26 October 2017
Jeff Van West has joined PilotWorkshops.com LLC in a newly formed Creative Director position. His primary responsibility will be managing the development and creation of the company’s pilot proficiency training programmes, including their flagship IFR Mastery programme. Jeff has 19 years of experience developing numerous aviation projects, ranging from... 25 October 2017
Simhawk Inc. has launched an Annual Simulator Training Survey to evaluate the industry’s satisfaction with simulator operators and training providers. The survey is open to all flight operations and individuals that utilise flight simulators for training. It will provide the first ever overall view of customer satisfaction in the... 25 October 2017
Airways Aviation has introduced a scholarship in collaboration with the British Women Pilots Association (BWPA) dedicated entirely to women. The £35,000 scholarship will to go towards the price of a full-time EASA pilot training course. It was revealed during an ‘Airline Pilot Careers Day’ held at company’s Oxford, UK... 25 October 2017