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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Chris Long visits ATR in Toulouse, France to learn about their training expertise. The strength of the airline industry is often characterised by citing the massive numbers of aircraft orders announced by both Airbus and Boeing. Certainly those are impressive, but they do not paint the whole picture, and when we drill... 18 November 2014
HELICOPTER CAE has signed an agreement with African-based Caverton Helicopters to provide training centre operation services over six years. The first training centre will be in Lagos, Nigeria and is scheduled to be ready for operation in mid-2015. CAE will be providing turnkey solutions that include the start-up, maintenance and... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING ATP Flight School has purchased a majority ownership interest in Higher Power Aviation, marking ATP's entry into the transport-category type rating business. The Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Training Program will be the first product jointly developed by the ATP-HPA partnership. Additional training programs marketed by ATP and Higher... 8 September 2014
MAINTENANCE Aviation Skills Partnership and Semta have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will help secure the skills required to keep the UK 'flying high'. The MoU will ensure collaboration in the design and development of international aviation engineering programmes to meet the needs of employers and employees in... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING FTEJerez has been chosen by Barcelona-based Volotea to train the airline's cadet pilots. This agreement follows on the partnership between Volotea and FTEJerez that was concluded in October 2012 in which the Jerez-based airline pilot training academy was chosen to periodically provide the airline with a number of... 8 September 2014
SIMULATORS Boeing has selected TRU Simulation + Training Inc. as it’s supplier for full flight training suites for the B737 MAX. The initial suite will include a full flight simulator, a flat panel training device and 10 desktop trainers, which are anticipated to be ready for training in 2017 for... 8 September 2014
SIMULATORS Frasca International, Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply a Robinson R44/S300 convertible TruFlite™ CAAC Level 5 flight training device (FTD) to Sichuan Xilin Fengteng General Aviation Co. Ltd., located in Guanhan, Sichuan Province, China. The FTD will be used primarily for training in emergency situations. Several collegiate... 8 September 2014
CAE and Lufthansa Flight Training have joined forces focused on providing pilot and cabin crew training for Bombardier's CSeries Aircraft. The joint venture operating under the name of Flight Training Alliance combines the operational expertise, profound instructor and courseware development know-how, technology leadership and global reach of two industry-leading partners. 8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS ELITE Simulation Solutions has opened the first international ELITE Simulation Training and Safety Management Centers™ in Orlando, Florida and Dubendorf, Switzerland. The training centers are multi-faceted Aviation Resource Learning Centers, or, as described by CEO, John Dixon, "a mental gymnasium for pilots that will foster a culture of safety,... 8 September 2014
FlightSafety International’s first FS1000 full flight simulator will enter service at the company’s Learning Center in Long Beach, California. Training using this new Gulfstream G650 simulator is scheduled to begin in July 2014. The new FS1000 simulators are designed to enhance training and maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the... 8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has acquired ProFlight LLC., which is based in Carlsbad, California. ProFlight is an FAA-approved Part 142 training center specializing in Cessna Citation CJ Series training, Cessna Conquest Series training, and offers an innovative continuous currency program that provides pilots greater training flexibility and... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING JAA TO, represented by Director Mr. Joost Jonker, and CSE Aviation, represented by President Director Mr. Edwin Soedarmo, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective to establish and carry out training activities as well as exchange training facilities and/or courses for aviation professionals in Indonesia. 8 September 2014
SOFTWARE Philippine-based low cost carrier Cebu Pacific, has signed a 5-year agreement with Peak Pacific Limited for the provision of Learning Services, and Learning Technology Services. Under the agreement, Peak Pacific will provide consultancy services and managed services for Learning Content, Mobility Solutions and Learning Management System to various business... 8 September 2014
FlightSafety International has appointed Paul Kuchta to director, Training Operations. He will manage the implementation of policies and procedures related to the company's aircraft maintenance technician and cabin safety training programs. 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Rockwell Collins has signed an exclusive agreement with Kobev International to introduce a new FANS 1/A + and CPDLC training program that incorporates a unique pilot trainer program that emulates a pilot's real world communications with Air Traffic Control (ATC). The emulation program, developed by Rockwell Collins' ARINC... 8 September 2014
FlightSafety International and Sikorsky plan to offer training for the Sikorsky S-76D™, Sikorsky S-92A®, and Sikorsky S-76C+/C++™ helicopters in Asia. Training for the Sikorsky S-92A and Sikorsky S-76C+/C++ helicopters will be offered in Singapore. It is expected to begin in 2015 following the installation and Level D qualification of the... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Airways Aviation Training Academy (AATA), a subsidiary of the Airways Aviation Group is to launch aviation theory and aviation foundation courses from its Dubai Knowledge Village facility with further opportunities for students to then go on to undertake practical aeroplane or helicopter flight training at one of the... 8 September 2014
Air Show Pacific Sky Aviation and Viking Air Ltd., of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, have contracted TRU Simulation + Training to develop a state of the art Level D full flight simulator/seaplane trainer. This will be the world's first full flight simulator to feature a seaplane configuration, with the highly... 8 September 2014
The Instituo Tecnológico Superior ADA (ADA-ITS) and Lufthansa Technical Training have signed a contract which governs the use of Lufthansa Technical Training's iPad app "LTT viewer" to provide next-generation training to the institute's course participants. The first courses will start in September 2014, and from then on, more than 100... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Based on the strategy of EgyptAir Training Center to expand and intensify cooperation with airlines in the Middle East and the Arab world, EgyptAir Training Center has received a high-level delegation from the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority to approve the training centre for pilots and airline crews operating... 8 September 2014