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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Pelesys has signed a deal with Logitude Limited of Finland as the exclusive re-seller and service provider of Logitudes ETR - AQP/ATQP solution. "We are very excited to be able to support and offer Logitude's ETR solution to our customers. Integration of the ETR solution along with our Learning Management... 7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING AA8 Capital Holdings (HK) Limited, Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) and Hong Kong Express Airways (HKEA) have entered into a comprehensive Training Services Agreement whereby HKA and HKEA shall utilise at least 5,000 simulator hours annually for a minimum of 10 years on each of the following simulators that... 7 April 2014
SIMULATORS Frasca International, Inc. has delivered a Diamond DA40 FTD that has received EASA/JAA FNPTII, FAA Level 5 FTD and JCAB Level 5 qualification to CAE Oxford Aviation Academy in Mesa, Arizona. The DA40 is one of several Frasca FTDs in use by the academy and was recently upgraded to... 7 April 2014
TRAINING CENTRES Airbus and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a fight training joint venture in Singapore. The facility will be called Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) and will be 55%-owned by Airbus and 45%-owned by Singapore Airlines. The two parties will initially contribute approximately... 7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING Bombardier Aerospace has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation and FlightSafety International to establish a training centre for pilots of its Q400 NextGen aircraft in Jiangsu, China. Under the LOI, Bombardier would provide planning support for aircraft training activities and FlightSafety International, Bombardier’s... 7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has been awarded an extension contract to train another 60 cadet pilots for Xiamen Airlines. Starting from March 2014, the cadets will undergo a three-month intensive English language enhancement training in China, before embarking on a 14-month integrated Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) programme, certified... 7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING Baltic Aviation Academy has entered into a partnership with Modern Logistics to provide high-quality flight crew training, in accordance with Modern Logistics’ safety-focused flight crew training program. Baltic Aviation Academy cooperated and worked closely with Modern Logistics to obtain certification by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), as... 7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING CAE Oxford Aviation Academy (CAE OAA) and BBVA have introduced a special loan program to help aspiring pilots in France to fund their pilot training at one of CAE Oxford Aviation Academy's flight schools. Under the partnership with BBVA, candidates who apply to CAE OAA and successfully pass... 7 April 2014
PILOT TRAINING L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has won a contract from Cathay Pacific to deliver two Airbus A350 full flight simulators (FFS), two pilot transition (PT) trainers, multiple flight management system (FMS) trainers and two brief/debrief stations. This award makes Cathay Pacific the first customer to select... 7 April 2014
TRAINING CENTRES CTC Aviation, in co-operation with Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT), is using the infrastructure of the Airline Training Center Arizona Inc. (ATCA), a 100 percent subsidiary of Lufthansa Flight Training, to launch a new airline pilot training centre in Arizona, USA. CTC Aviation is investing US$7 million to equip... 7 April 2014
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority, BULATSA, has chosen BEST (Beginning to End for Simulation & Training) to support the development of its training courses and the evolution of its ATC systems. Micro Nav will install large simulator networks in their Sofia control centre during a project... 7 April 2014
MAINTENANCE Qantas has selected 14 graduates from Aviation Australia's aircraft maintenance training program, as apprentices to be based at their Brisbane and Sydney maintenance facilities. 13 of the graduates will commence their apprenticeships at the Brisbane Base Maintenance facility in February, and will complete the practical elements of their apprenticeships... 7 March 2014
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has announced the promotion of Alan Crawford to managing director of its Crawley, UK-based operation. In his new leadership role, Mr. Crawford will assume general management responsibilities for the Link UK division, reporting directly to Lenny Genna, president of L-3 Link. Since L-3's... 7 March 2014
Capital Air has purchased an entrol H01 FNPT II simulator, which is based on the Bell 206. This simulator will be installed in South Africa and be used for the CPL/ATPL, IR courses, Safety & Emergency procedures training, NVG training and Bell 206 cockpit familiarization training. The Bell 206 based... 7 March 2014
Airways New Zealand and Emirates Aviation College are joining forces to deliver air traffic control training in Dubai. The joint venture will see Airways delivering air traffic control training to up to 200 students per year at the College's new purpose-built campus in Dubai over the next five years. Vice... 7 March 2014
ST Aerospace has opened its new aviation centre at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park (SAP), in the presence of guest of honour Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, Mrs Josephine Teo. With an expanded Seletar footprint occupying over 75,000 square metres, ST Aerospace becomes... 7 March 2014
Antycip Simulation has collaborated with eyevis to upgrade and modernise the tower simulator of Skyguide Training Centers (STC) in Dübendorf near Zurich. Fourteen new eyevis LED projectors now provide improved training simulation experience at the STC tower simulation with higher resolution, more detailed colour depiction and better brightness. Antycip Simulation... 7 March 2014
Five graduates from Aviation Australia's aircraft maintenance engineer training program have commenced their apprenticeships with Alliance Airlines. The graduates are now based at the airlines maintenance hangar located at Brisbane International Airport where they will complete the practical elements of their apprenticeships within their respective trades, maintaining the airline's Fokker... 7 March 2014
Cockpit4u has brought a brand-new B737NG fixed base trainer (FBT) into service. The new device has been designed to bridge the gap between procedure training on ground and flight training in full flight simulators. The FBT features complete replica hardware, instructor station, worldwide airport and navigation database, and a flat... 7 March 2014
Fiona Greenyer explores the use of new technology for cabin crew training, and how it is currently being used in training departments. E-Learning, mobile learning and the use of social media is becoming more prevalent in today’s training departments. Cabin crew training has traditionally involved the more practical aspects... 6 March 2014