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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HELICOPTER The Thales Training Academy has received its final EASA FSTD Operator qualification by the French Aviation Safety Agency (DGAC), and is now operational to deliver training for civil helicopter operators. The academy is the first European training centre to operate the AS350 full flight simulator. Located in Albertville, the... 8 September 2014
FlightSafety International has promoted Brian Moore to assistant manager of the company's Cessna Learning Center in Wichita, Kansas. He succeeds Randy Annett who has been promoted to manager of FlightSafety's Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona. John Cameron has joined the company as Regional Director, Business Development, Commercial Simulation. He will... 8 September 2014
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL Airways New Zealand has announced an exclusive partnership with the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC) for the delivery of air traffic control short courses in China. Madam Xiaomei Sun, president of CAMIC, said the partnership will expand business opportunities in the Chinese market for both organisations. 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING CTC Aviation has opened its first 2014 application window for the new CTC WINGS MPL Route in partnership with easyJet. The programme will see 36 successful applicants commence their training with CTC Aviation from July 2014 and begin operating as A320 First Officers for easyJet within two years. For the first... 8 September 2014
SIMULATOR L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has announced that its Crawley, UK-based operation has been awarded a contract from British Airways (BA) to build and deliver an Airbus A320 RealitySeven™ full flight simulator (FFS). BA also has the option to purchase an A350 aircraft module, which could replace... 8 September 2014
TRAINING CENTRES L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) is expanding its Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) in Bangkok, Thailand, with the installation of another Level D RealitySeven™ full flight simulator (FFS). The currently undisclosed aircraft-type FFS will be installed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will be ready... 8 September 2014
HELICOPTER CAE and Líder Aviação, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, have launched a new helicopter pilot training program in São Paulo for operators of the S-92 Sikorsky aircraft. The S-92 training program is an extension of the joint venture between CAE and Lider. Training will also be provided to other helicopter... 8 September 2014
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL The Fujairah Aviation Academy has selected Micro Nav to supply a 270 degree tower simulator featuring a cutting edge curved front projection system. Located within the Academy, the simulator will join the two existing pilot training simulators to further enhance their capability for aviation related training. The new... 8 September 2014
TRAINING CENTRE FlightSafety International is to build a new Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. Construction of the new facility will be completed in two phases. Phase one will be 55,000 square feet and house six full flight simulators. It will also feature 13 advanced technology pilot and maintenance training classrooms, 12... 8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS Swiss AviationTraining (SAT) has been granted ATO status (Approved Training Organisation). SAT has hitherto operated with FTO status (Flying Training Organisation) in accordance with the provisions of JAR FCL1, JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities). The newly granted ATO certificate confirms that the company fulfils the requirements of an ATO as defined... 8 September 2014
TRAINING DEVICES Nanshan International Flight Academy has completed factory acceptance on their CAAC Level D Cessna CJ1+ full flight simulator (FFS) from Frasca International, Inc. The simulator will soon be installed at Nanshan's flight academy located in Longkou, China. The Frasca FFS simulates the Cessna CJ1+ business jet and includes Frasca's... 8 September 2014
CONFERENCE FlightSafety International is to host the 2014 Flight Simulation Engineering and Maintenance Conference. It will be held September 15 to 18, at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The conference is expected to be attended by more than 300 flight simulation experts from around the... 8 September 2014
Conference Chair Chris Lehman files a preview. The European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) will land at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, Germany this autumn. Taking place from October 28-29, there will be an additional meeting for Heads of Training on the evening of 27 October. EATS 2014 will continue our annual tradition of exploring European expertise in aviation training and simulation, and once again... 7 September 2014
Chris Long provides a report on the training and simulation activities at the Farnborough International Air Show. The biennial Farnborough Air Show is rightly noted for the display of both civil and military aircraft and systems and, certainly in recent years, for the announcement of massive orders for new aircraft. In... 7 September 2014
Cabin crew training continues to evolve as new rules and regulations come into effect and it adapts to today’s world. This feature will take a closer look at just a few of the developing approaches to changing. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has revised the Cabin Crew Safety Training Manual (Doc 10002) to provide more up to date guidance... 7 September 2014
Group Editor Marty Kauchak examines the maintenance community’s commitment to aligning its training activities with regulatory agency and other organizations’ protocols and standards. Maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations, air carriers and other organizations are bolstering the efficiency and effectiveness of their training. While readers of CAT and viewers of the Halldale website (www.halldale.com) are aware of... 7 September 2014
Chris Long examines training providers in the Asia Pacific region and looks at some of the issues and challenges they have to deal with. It has been recognised for some time that the growth of pilot demand in Asia would require considerable changes to the then existing pilot training infrastructure in the... 7 September 2014
Dr. Suzanne Kearns, University of Western Ontario, examines the four main instructional technology trends that are influencing training. When it comes to technology in the classroom, instructors may fall into one of two camps: 1) those who fight technology and are frustrated that learners are continually distracted by their devices, or 2) those... 7 September 2014
James Termini first became aware of the need for security training when flying long haul flights for an airline to countries that were sorely in need of better security at airports. Termini is CEO of Redline Aviation Security Ltd., one of several UK-government approved suppliers of aviation security training. Established in 2006, Doncaster,... 7 September 2014
New aircraft types, new nav and comms systems, and new mandates for stall and adverse weather training. The pilot’s training task list is constantly changing, and simulation technologists are being challenged to extend the envelope. Rick Adams examines some emerging issues. Perhaps there’s a sliver of a silver lining that... 7 September 2014