Civil Aviation
13 January 2025 Penny McGrigor 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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Boeing has acquired Peters Software GmbH, a provider of EASA based training content for ab initio pilot training. Located in Cologne, Germany, Peters Software specializes in curriculum and materials for commercial and private pilots operating in rapidly growing markets aligned with EASA. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. 20 September 2015
Avsoft International has announced the release of their aircraft systems course for the A330-200. The course consists of 28 modules and provides an estimated 45 hours of seat time. Although designed for the -200 model, Avsoft's innovative database driven Rapid Design, Development, and Deployment (RD3) system allows for the rapid... 20 September 2015
Starting from the last quarter of 2015, infoWERK will deliver all of its OPS training products for iPad and Android and will continue to expand its portfolio. "We are delighted that infoWERK's customers are to receive the benefits of this new learning system using mobiles," Hansjörg Lotter said. "For infoWERK,... 20 September 2015
FlightPath International has received EASA approvals for seven Airbus A320 Family type courses. These courses include A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B1 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B2 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B1/B2 Combined Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500) B1 and B2 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500) B1/B2 Combined Type Course; and A319/A320/A321/CFM56 to... 20 September 2015
Adacel has been subcontracted by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to support the FAA’s Controller Training Contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Adacel will perform training services in 23 of the FAA's Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities across seven states. The single-award, firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract has... 20 September 2015
easyJet has officially opened the airline's new training facility 'The easyJet Gatwick Academy'. The new Academy, a £2.7 million investment by easyJet, has been built to accommodate easyJet's continued growth and houses a training facility comprising classrooms, cabin simulator, evacuation slide and fire training rig. The Academy is located within... 20 September 2015
Oman Air will embark on a new phase in its expansion programme when it starts construction of a state-of-the-art Oman Air Flight Training Centre (OAFTC). The centre will be located adjacent to Oman Air's headquarters in Muscat. Oman Air's investment in this training facility will add an important milestone in... 20 September 2015
Merlin Products Ltd. has delivered two MP50-2 simulation systems to Swansea University's College of Engineering. Together with Swansea's MP521 simulator, they are situated in the new simulation laboratory on the recently opened Bay Campus. Professor Johann Sienz commented: "This additional capacity and capability of our simulation systems will assist us... 20 September 2015
Aeromexico has installed a new Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT) Boeing 787 flight simulator for pilot training at the Aeromexico Training facility. With the arrival of the new simulator, the airline can optimize scheduling and control of the pilot training process, in addition to streamlining the availability and productivity... 20 September 2015
The "Falcon Initiative" was launched by the same partners, the RAeS and Boeing, in April 2015. The aim of this new idea is to provide the opportunity for 13-18 year olds to design and build a flight simulator. It will offer the opportunity to a broad cross section of young... 20 September 2015
The ongoing concern about the relatively low rate of take up of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects by students attending the high schools of the United Kingdom has led to the creation of outreach programmes tailored for that demographic. A particularly striking example of this is the joint... 20 September 2015
There are many challenges to the flight crew training world, and often attention is focussed on the new technology or regulatory imperatives. The most recent Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Crew Training Conference in London, UK, however, had a very specific aim - to examine the absolutely fundamental element of the... 20 September 2015
FL Technics Training has signed a Boeing 737NG training deal with SIA Engineering Philippines. Under the agreement SIAEP engineers have undergone eight weeks of training comprised of theoretical as well as practical courses. FL Technics Training specialists conducted Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 category B1 and category B2 theoretical training courses for a... 20 September 2015
Lufthansa Flight Training and prodefis have joined forces for LFT's aim to go digital on all processes involved in training their customers' pilots, including electronic grading, data collection, online communication with authorities and EBT compliance management. The very strong and highly automated analytical module will allow real time access to... 20 September 2015
Aviation Skills Partnership has announced a new university partner in developing degree programmes from its newly announced framework - University of South Wales. As the largest university in Wales and with a proud heritage of innovative aerospace and aviation engineering programmes, ASP's new partner will provide a powerful new force... 20 September 2015
Spirit Airlines has established a partnership as a business vendor of training equipment with Spatial Composite Systems, the UAE manufacturer of cabin crew training simulators. Spirit recently awarded a contract to Spatial for its first A321 L1, L3 and OWE door trainer, which has already been installed at Spirit's training... 20 September 2015
EDM's A350 and B767 door trainers it supplied to Ethiopian Airlines have passed their Site Acceptance Test (SAT). EDM manufactured two door trainers for Ethiopian Airlines as part of a major contract to supply a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art cabin crew training equipment. Installed at the airline's brand new training... 20 September 2015
Trainee commercial pilots can now access a cost-effective route towards a career in aviation, following the launch of a new trade association, Wings Alliance. The not-for-profit association comprises a variety of flight schools from across Europe and the Middle East, that each meet strict quality standards and offer modular training... 20 September 2015
Advanced Aircrew Academy has announced the addition of 13 new eLearning modules to their comprehensive library of IS-BAO compliant web-based training. The modules include training for the new one-half degree latitude spacing in the North Atlantic, Loss of Control - Inflight (LOC-I), and training for all employees on Aviation Safety... 20 September 2015
Emirates Flight Training Academy has selected the SR22 from Cirrus Aircraft for its primary training aircraft. A fleet of 22 Cirrus SR22 aircraft will lead pilot training at Al Maktoum International-Dubai World Central Airport in support of the Emirates' National Cadet Pilot Programme. The Cirrus fleet of SR22s selected by... 20 September 2015