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13 January 2025 The aviation training industry stands at the forefront of innovation, however, alongside these opportunities come significant challenges that must be carefully managed to ensure long-term success.
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After nearly a decade, the FAA’s rule governing aviation maintenance schools is nearly ready for prime time. Robert Moorman explains. The long-awaited update to the part 147 rule governing aviation maintenance technician schools could become final by the first quarter of 2017, which is good news for the industry, academia and prospective... 28 April 2016
Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA), the Middle East's largest helicopter operator, will this year open the region's first dedicated helicopter training centre. The new 7,250 square metre facility in Khalifa City will provide multi-product training for its ADA's own in-house requirements and thos of third party operators. The imminent opening was... 28 April 2016
Aerosim Technologies have signed a 12-year contract with Virgin Atlantic Airways to deliver a B787 ETHOS Systems Knowledge Suite, an A330 and a B747 virtual flight deck (VFD). The ETHOS Systems Knowledge Suite combines self-paced distance learning, general subjects, flight deck famliarization, Advanced FMS Skills and self-assessment and testing capabilities. 28 April 2016
As CTC Aviation moves into its next phase of international growth and diversity, following its acquisition by L-3 Communications, it has appointed former Head of Short Haul for British Airways - Robin Glover-Faure - to the position of Vice President, Airline Training. Robin will be responsible for working closely with... 28 April 2016
With the large helicopter oil-and-gas market in the doldrums, some training companies are turning their attention to operators of smaller rotorcraft: search-and-rescue, emergency medical services, law enforcement, and other missions which can benefit from simulated scenarios. Rick Adams looks at how some so-called lower-end flight training devices are incorporating quite... 28 April 2016
CTC Aviation introduced a brand new initiative to attract more qualified pilots into its Airline Training Partnership (CTC ATP), consisting of a managed 'fast track' to airline career opportunities. A dramatic increase in demand for both newly-qualified and experienced pilots from CTC Aviation's Airline Partners has resulted in the development... 25 April 2016
FlightSafety International has delivered an Airbus A350 XWB full flight simulator (FFS) to the Airbus Training Center in Miami, Florida. This is the second simulator FlightSafety has delivered to the Training Center. The A350 XWB simulator has been qualified to Level D by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, the... 21 April 2016
RP Aero Systems has launched a digital communications system designed specifically for use in the training environment. The new system emulates all the necessary cabin and flight deck features on each aircraft type, with an additional handset for the instructor. The system integrates with flight crew headsets and oxygen masks,... 21 April 2016
Human Trafficking is a worldwide epidemic and cabin crew can help by identifying those marked for exploitation and carried aboard commercial airliners. Flight attendant veteran Sherry Saehlenou, Principal, CA Training Solutions, LLC presented “In Plane Sight, Human Trafficking, They Could Be On Your Flight ... Would You Know?” – a... 21 April 2016
Rotary-wing training subject matter experts presented a wide range of concepts – from complex military-style live-virtual-constructive (LVC) multi-player mission scenarios to tools for smaller operators to the challenges of integrating unmanned aircraft into the airspace – on the 2nd day of the Helicopter Aviation Training Symposium (HATS) at the WATS conference... 21 April 2016
TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement with Avianca, a leading Latin American airline headquartered in Colombia, for the purchase of a full flight simulator (FFS) and a flat panel trainer (FPT) for the new Airbus A320neo. The full flight simulator, scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter... 21 April 2016
Session 3, Training Analysis and Development Dr Bill Johnson, moderator of the maintenance stream, kicked off the first maintenance session, welcoming the attendees. The well attended session was led off by Amrish Pothack, AirBusiness Academy. The aviation management trainer spoke to the results of their research into what makes a... 20 April 2016
Representing the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) and the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), Bristow Group’s Nick Mayhew kicked off the Helicopter Aviation Training Symposium (HATS) stream at WATS 2016 with a challenge to further reduce accidents on “the path to zero.” Ten years ago, the IHST set a... 20 April 2016
Ansett Aviation Training Australasia (Ansett) and Universal Training Systems (UTS) have announced that Ansett's new Beechcraft King Air 350i conversible to a B200 full flight simulator will be located at the UTS simulator and training facility on the Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland. The simulator, which was purchased last September... 20 April 2016
Hong Kong-based learning technology provider, Peak Pacific, and UK-based virtual reality learning technology company, Immerse Learning Ltd, have announced a partnership to deliver virtual reality solutions for the aviation, healthcare and transportation industries. The partnership aims to leverage industry domain expertise from Peak Pacific and live immersive learning experience of... 20 April 2016
CrewFactors has appointed Ascend Aero to accelerate penetration of the commercial airline market for its communication training tool. The product objectively measures the communication and coordination skills of flight crew using patent pending technology. This is an important development in crew training, because in an era when there is a... 20 April 2016
Jennifer Sunderman, Director of Operations for Safety and Technical Services for the Regional Airline Association (RAA), led off the RATS morning session by discussing the regional airlines workforce challenges and the RAA’s proposed R-ATP Pathway solution, the RAA Air Carrier Pilot Training (ACE) Program. Sunderman described the shrinking pilot pool... 20 April 2016
WATS 2016 – World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow – the world's largest meeting of aviation training professionals, is underway in Orlando, Florida. WATS offers an independent and informative conference along with the sector's biggest tradeshow. The conference theme is “Optimizing Blended Learning and Training Technology” and this year's conference... 19 April 2016
ACCEL Flight Simulation has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with UK-based Aviate Training Technologies for a long term strategic partnership towards Simulated Environment for Realistic Air Traffic Control (ATC) training solutions (SERA) on full flight simulators for commercial aircraft. Under the agreement, Aviate will provide one 737 Next Generation... 19 April 2016
TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc., signed an agreement with Boeing to design and manufacture the first Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training suite for Boeing's newest twin-aisle airplane, the 777X that is expected to enter service in 2020. The suites will be delivered to Boeing’s pro forma campuses –... 19 April 2016