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Airways Aviation is offering potential aviators in Germany the chance to win a scholarship of €40,000 that will go towards their airline pilot training. Romy Howatt, Founder and Shareholder of Airways Aviation, commented, “The world is in need of airline pilots and we understand that for many potential aviators,... 8 September 2017
Alsim has sold an ALX SEP (Cessna 172) MEP (PA44) and Beech 200 to OMNI Aviation Group which will be placed with the OMNI Aviation Training Center (OATC) in Portugal. OMNI Aviation Group has been a client of Alsim’s since 2008 and already owned an AL200 MCC. Alsim proposed... 8 September 2017
The first six of 19 students have completed the airline-focused training portion of JetBlue’s Gateway Select competency-based programme for aspiring pilots. They are now continuing to earn their FAA-mandated 1,500 hours of flight time at a CAE facility in Arizona where they will work as pilot instructors. Following this,... 8 September 2017
L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) is to supply Spring Airlines with two RealitySeven Airbus A320 full flight simulators as well as an Enhanced Flat Panel Trainer (EFPT). The two A320neo devices will be delivered in 2018 and 2019 and will join three RealitySeven A320 FFS systems already in... 8 September 2017
United Technologies (NYSE: UTC) announced Wednesday that the company is acquiring Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) for $140 per share, in cash and UTC stock. “This acquisition adds tremendous capabilities to our aerospace businesses and strengthens our complementary offerings of technologically advanced aerospace systems,” said UTC Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes. 7 September 2017
SimiGon has been awarded a prime contract with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deliver its SIMbox simulation development tools and training in support of the FAA's advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research Simulator. The contract will see SimiGon's SIMbox simulation engine and development environment system become a... 7 September 2017
151 new young people have just started either traditional or dual-study training programs with the Lufthansa Technik Group, meaning the company is now home to 569 young people on their way to professions in technical aircraft services or aircraft logistics. Of the 151, 76 of the new trainees are... 5 September 2017
Global management consultancy Oliver Wyman has acquired UK-based AVISA Aviation Safety Systems, signalling the expansion of its technical consulting and services division, CAVOK, into Europe. AVISA Aviation Safety Systems is a leading technical consultancy that also provides airworthiness management support and training for major international airlines as well as... 4 September 2017
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, formally opens a new £1.3m 20,000 square feet facility for EDM next to the company’s Managing Director, Tony Bermingham, and the rest of EDM’s Directors. EDM welcomed the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to officially open its new £1.3m manufacturing facility at the UK... 4 September 2017
High school students participating in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) will have the chance to earn college credit thanks to a new partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Gaetz Aerospace Institute. The Gaetz Aerospace Institute – a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) dual-enrolment education program... 2 September 2017
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) has finalised the development of its Generic Jet Training Device (GenJet), an affordable fixed base simulator for flight training organisations. MPS says the GenJet device is ideal for selection, APS, MCC, JOC, MPL2 and IFR training, with a design loosely based on the functionality of... 2 September 2017
FlyRight, an FAA-approved Part-142 Pilot Training Center based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has added Bombardier Dash-8 training to its growing list of training programs. Following successful Level C qualification of its CAE-built Dash-8 100/300 simulator and instructor qualification from the FAA, FlyRight has begun offering initial/type, recurrent, upgrade and... 1 September 2017
BAA Training estimates that more than 650 future pilots will have enrolled on its Ab Initio programmes by the end of 2021. This year, the number of students at BAA Training has increased sharply – those enrolling on Ab Initio programmes has almost doubled compared to 2016. The company... 1 September 2017
CAE announced at Halldale Media’s 2017 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) event in Singapore that it has expanded its agreement with Air Niugini to support the airline's Fokker F100 pilot training needs in the region. Pilots began training in the second half of 2017 and CAE instructors are... 31 August 2017
With the recent announcement of A-Level results in the UK, the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is calling for the airline industry to ensure pilot selection is open to all and that those from less advantaged backgrounds are not put off. The association is arguing that training costs of... 31 August 2017
Envoy Air has officially welcomed Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology to the Envoy Cadet Program. “We created the Cadet Program to ensure we continue to recruit quality pilots to position Envoy for success,” said Natalie Nielsen, Envoy Air’s Director of Pilot Recruitment. “We’re pleased to welcome... 31 August 2017
FlightSafety International has received orders for full flight simulators from Aeroméxico Connect, S7 Airlines of Russia and SF Airlines of China. Aeroméxico Connect is to receive its second Embraer E190 FFS during the second quarter of 2018 at the Aeroméxico Training Center in Mexico City. “We are pleased that... 31 August 2017
L3 Commercial Training Solutions’ Airline Academy (L3 Airline Academy) is working with airline partner British Airways to offer its cadets the opportunity to be pre-selected for a British Airways First Officer position while still completing their airline pilot career program. The opportunity is currently exclusive to L3 Airline Academy’s... 31 August 2017
At Halldale Media Group’s 2017 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) event, CAE announced it is expanding its training footprint in South East Asia through a collaboration with Jakarta Aviation Training Centre (JATC). Under this collaboration, CAE will deploy its first-ever owned full-flight simulator in Indonesia (an Airbus A320... 29 August 2017
easyJet has extended its Amy Johnson initiative by setting itself the target of filling half of the 14 places in its 2017 Aeronautical Engineering Apprenticeship intake with women. The apprenticeship programme is in partnership with Resource Group and its Aviation Maintenance Training Division, with successful candidates due to commence... 29 August 2017