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CTC Aviation has announced that a new financial solution is now exclusively available for those seeking to fund their CTC WINGS Integrated ATPL or MPL airline pilot career programme training. 'Proflight' loans, provided by Secure Trust Bank, a retail and commercial bank based in the United Kingdom, are a secured... 29 January 2016
Aviation eLearning has announced a new client - Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia. The airline has chosen Flight Time Limitations (FTL) course developed by Aviation eLearning to train their flight and cabin crew members. The brand new Flight Time Limitations e-course combines years of experience in aviation and the latest EASA... 29 January 2016
Cotswold Airport has released details for its 2016 Aviation Scholarship. 'The Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship', which launched in 2007, offers local scholars from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire (UK), between the ages of 14 and 18 years, the unique opportunity to experience all career options available within the aviation sector. The... 29 January 2016
Micro Nav has made two new appointments. Tony Bushnell has been appointed as Technical Director. He joins from Cobham PLC with responsibility for all software and hardware engineering functions. Tony has over 20 years experience in managing software teams especially in the aviation and defence sectors. Tony was previously chief... 29 January 2016
Southwest Airlines has filed plans with the city of Dallas, Texas to expand its flight training facilities near its headquarters complex at Dallas Love Field Airport. The plans are for a 14+-acre tract of land in the same area the airline built an almost 500-thousand square-foot addition to its Dallas... 29 January 2016
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Campus is one of the first institutions to take advantage of ELITE Simulation Solutions’ upgrade packages that can bring systems up-to-date in cost-effective ways, according to Wayne Keyes, ELITE’s Director of Business Development. The school converted its ELITE RC-1 Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) from... 29 January 2016
Cotswold Airport has released details for its 2016 Aviation Scholarship. 'The Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship', which launched in 2007, offers local scholars from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire (UK), between the ages of 14 and 18 years, the unique opportunity to experience all career options available within the aviation sector. The... 29 January 2016
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced that Advanced Aircrew Academy has developed an eLearning module for companies to train their employees that participate in the ACSF Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). ASAP is an FAA/industry partnership that provides a near consequence-free environment whereby the participants can identify safety... 29 January 2016
When airline pilot training company CTC Aviation opened its Hamilton Crew Training Centre in 2005, it trained primarily UK and European airline pilots. However, with the recent recruitment of its first-ever Kosovo citizen, the airline training organisation now has 25 nationalities in training in New Zealand. "Our New Zealand Crew... 29 January 2016
Avsoft International has signed an eLearning contract with WestJet Encore Ltd. to provide an aircraft systems pilot course for the Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop. This course explores all the major aircraft systems of the Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboporp, including all the components, operations, controls, and indications involved with each system. 29 January 2016
When airline pilot training company CTC Aviation opened its Hamilton Crew Training Centre in 2005, it trained primarily UK and European airline pilots. However, with the recent recruitment of its first-ever Kosovo citizen, the airline training organisation now has 25 nationalities in training in New Zealand. "Our New Zealand Crew... 29 January 2016
FlightSafety International has promoted Steve Gross to senior vice president, Commercial. He is responsible for FlightSafety's business aviation and regional airline training sales activities worldwide. Steve Gross joined FlightSafety in 1996 and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility since then. Steve has served as regional marketing manager... 28 January 2016
Luiz Hamilton Lima has joined FlightSafety International as airline training Sales Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Luiz joins FlightSafety from Embraer after more than 35 years with the company. He held a number of positions of increasing responsibility including Program Manager for the Embraer E-170 E-Jet, Senior... 28 January 2016
A fully loaded aircraft in the colours of a reputable airline departs on a routine night flight. It is being operated by a crew that has been trained to the latest regulations. During the initial phases of the flight, everything goes perfectly smoothly. But what occurs next happens more often... 28 January 2016
By one accounting, incidents of disruptive behavior or unruly passengers are decreasing. But as even one such incident can produce catastrophic onboard consequences, airlines continue to include unruly behavior in their cabin crew training programs. The air carriers are also getting help from training providers to provide this training, reports Group... 28 January 2016
IndiGo is India’s largest and fastest growing low-fare airline, offering 671 daily flights to 39 destinations. Chris Long explores the training programs for this developing company. Whenever a new low cost carrier arrives on the scene it is always interesting to discover what business model it will use. There is,... 28 January 2016
In November more than 200 delegates from 40 ICAO Member States attended ICAO’s Regional Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium in New Delhi, India. Chris Long reports. The Minister for Civil Aviation of India, Ashok Gajapathy Raju opened the ICAO Regional Aviation and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium in New Delhi, India, and... 28 January 2016
Don’t look for it soon, but there’s a fundamental re-write coming in how training is defined for pilots and other aviation personnel. Rick Adams surveys the status and expectations for key regulations and guidance. The wave of pilot training and simulation re-evaluation which began a decade ago with the International... 28 January 2016
The ADAC Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Academy is the world’s first integrated training centre for helicopter pilots, emergency doctors and rescue paramedics in the air rescue services. Walter F. Ullrich reports. The German automobile club ADAC is Europe’s largest motoring organization, and yet it has a subsidiary which one would... 28 January 2016
Aviation eLearning has developed a new cockpit training application for Primera Air. By using this engaging and interactive application to train their flight crew, the airline aims to reduce simulator and FTD use, minimize classroom training, use simulator time more efficiently, minimize actual aircraft use for equipment training and... 26 January 2016