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Digital aviation publishers, Padpilot, have launched the first in a series of new interactive learning apps for ATPL ground school students. Each hands-on learning app (or 'Learning Core') is designed to teach one element of the more visual aspects of the Airline Transport Pilot Licence theoretical knowledge syllabus, and features... 30 March 2017
Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG), the integrated elearning services and technologies provider, has successfully completed the acquisition of NetDimensions, an integrated enterprise talent management software platform provider, for £53.6 million. This deal enhances the Group's capability, introducing proprietary learning management technology to LTG's portfolio of specialist digital learning businesses. The... 30 March 2017
MINT Software Systems has announced a service agreement with the Swiss-based Edelweiss Air AG for the delivery of the MINT Training and Resource Management System (MINT TRMS) to support its in-house training services. The agreement signed between the Swiss based airline and the German software provider includes the delivery of... 30 March 2017
Two new single-seat piston helicopter trainer models TH22S and TH22SM from ELITE Simulation Solutions have recently been FAA approved as Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATD). ELITE's new trainer is specifically designed to include hover and hovering maneuvers training, full touch-down autorotation training, training for slope landings and running landings. The... 30 March 2017
CPaT Global, LLC (CPaT) has entered into a marketing partnership for the Asia Pacific Region with All Nippon Airways Trading Co., Ltd. (ANA Trading). This exclusive partnership will allow ANA Trading to market CPaT's airline e-learning training products in the Asia Pacific region. ANA Trading will represent CPaT's distance learning... 29 March 2017
Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) has been selected by IndiGo as one of the training providers for the airline's cadet training program. Under the agreement, IndiGo and FTA will jointly select cadets for a potential job opportunity in IndiGo. Cadets will complete basic flight training towards a commercial pilot licence, multi-engine... 21 March 2017
Founded on Saint Patrick's Day in 1947, CAE has launched a year of celebrations with its 8,000 employees worldwide to commemorate its 70th anniversary. "Over the last decades, we've built on our diversity, our passion for excellence and the talent of people all over the world to create a great... 21 March 2017
Défense Conseil International (DCI), the reference operator of the French ministry of defence for the international transfer of French military know-how, has created Helang Flying Academy, the first regional helicopter training centre in Malaysia, in a joint venture with Major Flagship Sdn Bhd (MFSB). The joint venture, the first involving... 21 March 2017
BAA Training has signed a cooperation contract with International Flight Training Center (IFTC). The agreement covers the lease of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG FFS's for BAA Training students' training in Turkey. The one-year long contract wil allow BAA Training's pilot trainees from the surrounding regions to receive professional A320... 21 March 2017
CISEFA has implemented their SaaS AQP solution at Aloha Air Cargo in Honolulu, Hawaii for electronic data collection (offline/online), reporting, and FAA AFS-280 data extract for monthly data submission. CISEFA is an IT company dedicated to the airline training industry. Their training management solution assists organizations in need of highly... 21 March 2017
Airbus is setting up a greenfield training facility at Aerocity, New Delhi, to support India's growing need for Airbus aircraft pilots and maintenance engineers. The ground-breaking for the Airbus India Training Centre was performed by P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Honourable Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Tom Enders, CEO, Airbus... 21 March 2017
TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has received purchase orders from Boeing for the production of two full flight simulator (FFS) suites for Boeing's newest twin-aisle airliner, the 777-9. The purchase order for the two FFS suites follows an April 2016 announcement where the two companies entered into a multi-year agreement... 21 March 2017
Mesa Airlines, Inc. and Southern Airways Express have launched the Mesa-Southern Pilot Cadet Training Program, a newly-formed partnership providing career progression for Southern Airways pilots and a pipeline to future employment for qualified candidates at Mesa Airlines. The five-year agreement will provide up to $15,000 in combined forgivable loans to... 15 March 2017
GECI Española (GECI) has contracted Micro Nav Limited to upgrade the Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulator at the Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos (ECASA) training department. Micro Nav's BEST (Beginning to End for Simulation and Traiing) simulator at ECASA was originally installed over ten year ago. The installation... 15 March 2017
Egis, an international consultancy, engineering and operation group is pooling expertise with Camas, a French group specialised in airport training, to create a new aviation training centre in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The CMA (Centre des Métiers de l'Aviation) was born from the objective of the two groups to pool their... 15 March 2017
The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has been elected as a Member of the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Steering Committee (TPSC) for the period from 2017 to 2019. The election was amongst the Full Members and Regional Training Centres of Excellence (RTCE) of the TRAINAIR PLUS Programme. With 49... 15 March 2017
In 2016 Flight Training Europe (FTEJerez) announced a new partnership agreement with OSM Aviation. In terms of this agreement, OSM/Norwegian Airlines and FTEJerez jointly selected FTE's graduates to fly as First Officers for OSM's largest client, Norwegian Airlines. Since the announcement in 2016 some 14 FTEJerez graduates have joined Norwegian... 14 March 2017
Hawaiian Airlines has unveiled a new Airbus A321neo full flight simulator (FFS) at its corporate headquarters flight training facility. The simulator will allow Hawaiian to continue its Advanced Qualification Program for pilots, as the airline prepares to introduce 18 A321neo aircraft to its fleet starting early next year. Hawaiian employs... 14 March 2017
L3 Technologies has been awarded a contract valued at more than $115 million by HNA Group's Hainan Sky Plumage Flight Training Co. Ltd. to provide 11 full flight simulators and auxilliary training equipment over the next 18 months. This new business award follows the successful delivery of three RealitySeven™ Airbus... 14 March 2017
Tulmar Safety Systems has announced an exclusive partnership with Essex Industries to supply Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE) training hoods for its customers worldwide. In addition to manufacturing the Essex PBE training hoods, Tulmar will handle sales and global after-market support. The Essex PBE provides crewmembers with ocular, head and respiratory... 14 March 2017