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CONFERENCE REPORT The University of Zilina moved this year’s INAIR conference to Prague and it proved one of the best yet. The speakers came from a wide range of countries as well as Slovakia, and there was strong representation from the academic world – unusual in aviation training circles. However,... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Michael (Mike) Young has joined SimCom Training Centers as director of Training Operations and Quality. In this capacity, Mr. Young will be responsible for the standardization, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement of SimCom's existing training programs. He will also work with training center managers, courseware developers, simulator production... 21 January 2015
PILOT Representatives from the White House, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), major US airlines, including Delta, America, United and Allegiant, and regional carriers ExpressJet, Horizon, GoJet, Cape Air and Envoy met at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus in January for a two-day Pilot Supply and Demand Summit. Boeing has forecast... 21 January 2015
PILOT TRAINING UK airline Flybe is now employing CTC WINGS "whitetail" graduates for the first time. Pilots who completed their airline pilot training through the CTC WINGS Integrated ATPL route are put forward for airline placement towards the end of their training by CTC's graduate placement team. The first group... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES CPaT Global has named Gregory Darrow as vice president of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Darrow joins CPaT from his most recent position as the vice president of Sales and Marketing for Pan Am International Flight Academy. With over 25 years in sales and marketing management, including 16... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE Pelesys has signed a long term service agreement with Flybe Finland, to provide its training management and deployment platform to manage all aspects of Flybe Finland's training. The solution to be deployed at the airline will be a Software as a Service (SaaS) Training Management and Deployment platform, and... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES FlightSafety International has announced a number of promotions. David Davenport has been promoted to executive vice president, Commercial. David's responsibilities include management of the Sales, Marketing, and Operations organizations for FlightSafety's business and commercial aircraft training. He joined FlightSafety in 1996 as assistant manager of the West... 21 January 2015
ATC TRAINING A group of 28 Saudi Arabian students are undertaking Airways’ air traffic controller programme in New Zealand. The students, from Saudi Arabia's civil air service provider General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia (GACA) and Saudi Arabia National Guard, will study English for their first year in... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Aerosim Flight Academy has named Craig Zysk as vice president of sales and marketing. Zysk has more than 30 years of leadership experience in international and domestic manufacturing, business development and customer service and is responsible for sharing the academy’s global brand and mission with industry partners... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE Jeppesen has selected BoldIQ's scheduling technology to enhance development of its products and solutions for its business aviation customers. "Enabling customers to make intelligent and integrated decisions in real time is what we are all about," said Roei Ganzarski, president and CEO of BoldIQ. "This relationship is in line... 21 January 2015
HELICOPTER The European airworthiness authority has validated Airbus Helicopters' flight training and support services in China, endorsing the high quality standards of these operations and their contribution to safety in one of the world's most rapidly-growing rotorcraft markets. The approvals involve European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification of the CGAMEC... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE Pelesys has signed a long term service agreement with Cargolux to provide its maintenance, ground staff and flight operations departments a complete Training Management and Deployment System (TDMS), which includes Pelesys' newly launched Training and Resource Scheduling platform. The solution will be a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution... 21 January 2015
COMPANY NEWS Boeing has begun construction on a 7,000 square-foot addition to its research and technology center in Alabama. Known as the Center for Applied Simulation and Analytics (CASA), the new lab space will serve as a hub for Boeing, its research partners and academic collaborators to create and develop... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE AQT Solutions has signed a software agreement with Copa Airlines to implement its web- and mobile-based ATMS Aviation Training Management System. Copa Airlines will use the new system for compliance, qualification tracking and crew training management, with a focus on AQP, scheduling, records and analysis. Copa Airlines will be... 21 January 2015
MAINTENANCE Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) has been approved as a training provider by the aviation authority of the United Arab Emirates, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). LTT can consequently hold GCAA-recognized aviation basic and type training courses. Category A and category B1.1 (both aviation engineers) and B2 (avionics engineers)... 21 January 2015
SOFTWARE MINT Software Systems has signed a software agreement with Virgin Atlantic Airways for the implementation of the fully web based MINT training and ATQP management software MINT TMS. Virgin Atlantic will use the new system for effective license and qualification tracking and pilot training management, with a focus on... 21 January 2015
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Scott Foose is to join Beacon Management Group as vice president - Aviation Operations. Captain Foose joins Beacon from the Regional Airline Association where he was the senior vice president Operations and Safety representing North American regional airlines in Washington, D.C. He was the association's senior advisor... 21 January 2015
FIRST AID easyJet has selected MedAire to supply the onboard medical kits across all of its 226 aircraft. MedAire is a provider of medical and travel safety solutions for airlines. Chris Hewitt, cabin safety manager at easyJet commented: "By working with MedAire we provide an appropriate level of first aid... 21 January 2015
FLIGHT SIMULATOR L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) Crawley, UK-based operation has been awarded a contract from Sichuan Airlines to build and deliver a fifth Airbus A320 RealitySeven™ full flight simulator (FFS). The new system will be one of the first A320 FFSs to be equipped with dual heads-up... 21 January 2015
CABIN CREW Based on the trend towards expansion in the African market, Egypt Air Training Center recently received a high-level delegation from Eritrean Airlines to discuss ways to expand cooperation in the fields of cabin crew training for Eritrean Airlines crews. The delegation had a tour to learn about the... 21 January 2015