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Airways Aviation will be delivering its Multi-Pilot Foundation Jet Course (MPFJC) in collaboration with EPST in the Netherlands as part of the recently launched 'Elite Pathways Programme™'. The MPFJC has been put together to meet stringent airline criteria and the preparation required to be able to successfully complete a Jet... 21 September 2015
Guneydogu Aviation (GDH) school based in Turkey, has acquired from Alsim, a light turboprop ALX, for its recently established Segmen Flight Academy. Alsim's ALX FSTD is the perfect fit for Segmen Flight Academy as it can be used for all phases of flight training from PPL to ATPL and MCC. 21 September 2015
CPaT has been selected to provide Atlas Air, Inc. with Boeing 747-400, 747-8 and 767-300 Computer Based Training Programs. CPaT is also providing the airline with its Learning Management Systems (LMS) and CPaT Mobile App allowing the company’s pilots to train remotely from anywhere on both iPad and Android tablets. 21 September 2015
New Zealand simulator manufacturer, Pacific Simulators, commissioned one of its latest PS4.5 flight simulator training devices (FSTD) in the Brisbane headquarters of Aviation Australia. Aviation Australia will predominantly use the PS4.5 for pilots wishing to obtain their Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) certificate as part of the new CASA Part 61 licensing... 21 September 2015
Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training continues its global growth with the sale of two B737-800W full flight simulators to Okay Airways Company Limited. “The introduction of LMCFT's simulator creates an excellent foundation for Okay Airways to meet our own training needs, further enhance the quality of our training and at... 21 September 2015
Airways Aviation and Kuwait Airways have signed a new agreement that will see Airways Aviation become a recognised training provider for Kuwaiti cadet pilots. Under the new agreement Airways Aviation will undertake initial cadet screening and assessments, with successful candidates to then commence the Airways Aviation Elite Pathways Programme (EPP). 21 September 2015
Venyo has announced a strategic partnership with Q4 Services to equip all its B737NG FTDs with SupraVue® 200° x 45° collimated visual display systems. Venyo has initially purchased three high performance collimated optical displays that will be delivered within the coming months. The first display system will be utilized for... 21 September 2015
Aer Lingus has once again chosen FTEJerez as its selected flight training school for the airline's 2016 Cadet Pilot Training Programme. The Aer Lingus Cadet Pilot Training Programme was recommenced in 2012, after a gap of 11 years. Since 2012 nearly 50 cadets have trained at FTEJerez through the Aer... 21 September 2015
Bristow Helicopters Australia (BHA) has successfully implemented and gone live with AQT Solutions' ATMS (Advanced Training Management System) that will manage the currency and training requirements for the BHA's helicopter aircrew group. ATMS will be used to manage the currency and training requirements for the BHA's helicopter maintenance, non-flying instructor,... 21 September 2015
The Regional Airline Association, an industry trade organization representing 28 North American regional airlines and 150 associate members, has announced the appointment of Faye Malarkey Black as president. Ms. Black has served as the RAA's interim president since February 2015. While serving as interim president, Ms. Black dedicated additional resources... 21 September 2015
Pan Am International Flight Academy has been approved by the FAA to conduct the Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP), a new training requirement for pilots wishing to qualify for the FAA Airline Transport Pilot exam. Increased safety was the number one goal in the FAA changes made which... 21 September 2015
FlightSafety International and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) have announced an exclusive aviation management degree program partnership which will enable students to receive college credit from West Virginia University Institute of Technology for courses completed at FlightSafety Academy. In addition, WVU Tech and FlightSafety Academy will develop... 21 September 2015
FlightSafety International has selected Aeroglobo to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) engine training in Brazil. The training will be offered at Aeroglobo’s facility in Botucatu, Brazil for P&WC PT6T, PT6A, PT6 B, PW100-Series, PW200-Series and PW500 engines. The Aeroglobo facility will be equipped with P&WC training engines and FlightSafety’s... 21 September 2015
CTC Aviation has added a further Level D full flight simulator to its fleet. The device has been installed at the company's Crew Training Centre - London Gatwick, and it is certified to Level D from the UK CAA. The B737-800W FFS, the highest specification RealitySeven™ model manufactured by L-3... 21 September 2015
Barcelona-based Vueling has chosen FTEJerez as one of their partner pilot training academies to provide graduate pilots for Vueling's Flight Student Programme (FSP). FTEJerez graduate pilots will be pre-selected and then presented to Vueling for final selection as "Flight Students" (similar to 2nd officers). Successful candidates will be given a... 21 September 2015
Vietnam's air traffic controllers will be selected and trained by the internationally established arm of Airways New Zealand, thanks to an agreement recently signed in Hanoi. Graduates of the six-month programme will be employed by the Vietnam Air Traffic Management (VATM) Corporation which manages the country's air traffic from Ho... 21 September 2015
Pelesys has signed a long-term service agreement with Himalaya Airlines, a start-up scheduled and charter airline based in Nepal, to provide its training management and deployment platform. Deployed as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, Himalaya Airlines will utilize the Pelesys Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) across the... 21 September 2015
Dubé & Co, a Montréal-based management consulting and private equity firm, has announced the launch of AvTraining, a consulting and service business which provides aviation technical training solutions and training centre operation consulting services. Francis Clavette has been appointed to lead business development for AvTraining. For aircraft Maintenance, Repair &... 21 September 2015
Ryanair and MPS have entered into definitive agreements for the delivery of three MPS B737-NG FTD1 fixed base simulators. In addition, parties have agreed on the option to deliver a substantial number of simulators over the next 10 years as part of Ryanair's overall pilot training program. The first device... 21 September 2015
PHI, Inc. has purchased Britannica Knowledge Systems' commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software platform, the Fox Training Management System. Fox was chosen to enhance PHI's training operation in support of its core values: safety, quality, efficiency and customer service. The scope of Britannica's project for PHI encompasses system design, configuration, training, maintenance and... 21 September 2015