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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Avsoft has released its B767-300 aircraft systems course for pilots, which features 25 modules with technical illustrations, an interactive lights and switch guide, system diagrams and module exams. The course contains about 40 hours of instruction from Aircraft General to Flight Management System. The B767-300 course comes with access to... 30 August 2013
MINT Software Systems has signed a service agreement with SuperJet International. The agreement, effective as of October 1st 2013, concerns the acquisition of the training management software MINT TMS™ that SuperJet International will use for pilot, cabin crew and mechanics training at its training facilities located in Italy and Russia. 30 August 2013
CAE and Jazz Aviation LP have renewed their exclusive long-term training services agreements. Under the renewed agreements, CAE will continue to provide training services on all of Jazz's fleet types, namely the Bombardier CRJ, DHC8-100/300 and Q400 aircraft. CAE will serve Jazz using its full flight simulators and CAE Simfinity™... 30 August 2013
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and American Eagle Airlines are partnering on a pilot-hiring program that will give the school's Aeronautical Science (professional pilot) graduates an employment advantage with one of the world's largest regional airlines. Through its Pilot Pipeline Program, American Airlines affiliate American Eagle will gain a steady supply of... 30 August 2013
FlairJet, a UK-based charter operator, is winning third party recognition for its pilot training expertise on the Embraer Phenom family. FlairJet recently trained the pilot owner of the Bari, Italy-based Phenom 100 which it manages and, this autumn, the company provided both base and line training to NetJets Europe as... 30 August 2013
Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA) in Phoenix, Arizona, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, has been co-operating with the KLM Fight Academy, the training center of the Dutch airline KLM, since September. Accordingly, ATCA is providing airplanes and flight instructors in order to conduct the practical flight training of... 30 August 2013
Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) has signed an MOU with CommutAir/United Express for a development and bridging program for qualified FIT aeronautics program students. The MOU offers FIT College of Aeronautics student internships and employment opportunities for juniors, seniors and graduates who aspire to be airline pilots or dispatchers; four... 30 August 2013
Pan Am International Flight Academy and Flight Experience™ of Sydney Australia have teamed up to hold their first joint cadet pilot training seminar in Hong Kong. Nearly 200 attendees participated in presentations and workshops over the course of two days where they learned about airline pilot career opportunities and training... 30 August 2013
The iPad has become a core tool for pilots, but its integrated GPS means an iPad in a simulator knows it's on the ground rather than in flight. Redbird Cygnus changes this by connecting wirelessly to the iPad to send GPS information matching the position and velocity of the simulation. 30 August 2013
CAE and Japan Airlines have signed a contract for the delivery of Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) training. Under the long-term contract, CAE will train Japan Airlines pilot cadets, starting in the spring of 2014 with a first phase of more than 100 cadets. With this first MPL training program, Japan... 30 August 2013
FlightSafety International will provide training for the Bombardier Challenger 350 and Challenger 605 at its Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio next year. The new Challenger 350 program will begin in the spring of 2014 followed by the Challenger 605 in the fall. FlightSafety will design and manufacture new simulators and... 30 August 2013
The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three major players in the Indonesian aviation industry: LSP Aviasi Indonesia (Board of Certification for Aviation Profession), Wing Umar Sadewa (a Pilots and Engineers Consultancy Organisation), and the Indonesian Helicopter Pilot Association. The MoUs formalize... 30 August 2013
Chuck Weirauch examines the use of low cost flight simulation devices amongst ab initio flight schools. At Zulu Flight Training in Spanish Fort, AL, general aviation students start private pilot's license flight lessons off right from the start in either a Redbird FMX full-motion AATD or the flight simulation company's... 29 August 2013
Aerosim has been awarded a multi-year contract with Southwest Airlines for customized B737-700 cockpit familiarization (Checkride™), aircraft systems courseware, differences lessons, general subjects, Flight Management System Trainer (FMST), and LMS Hosting on an annual basis. Course progress shall be reported and tracked with integration of the Aerosim Learning Management System... 29 August 2013
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) have contracted Greek Flight School Egnatia Aviation to deliver the core flying phase of their successful Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL) programme which they run in partnership with the Middle Eastern airline Air Arabia. AAG's MPL programme has been running for several years and has seen some... 29 August 2013
L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) Crawley, UK-based operation has received UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Level D certification on a Boeing 787-8 full flight simulator (FFS) installed at Boeing Flight Services' London Gatwick Airport campus. This is the third L-3 Link 787-8 FFS to be certified during 2013,... 29 August 2013
Saudi Arabian Airlines is upgrading its entire fleet of six full-flight simulators with Rockwell Collins’ industry-leading EP®-8000 image generation system. Deliveries will begin later this year. Rockwell Collins’ Level D certified EP-8000 features the most advanced technology for producing high-fidelity realism over large areas. By selecting the system for all... 29 August 2013
L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) Crawley, UK-based operation has been selected by China Airlines to provide a B777-300ER full flight simulator (FFS). The selection of L-3 Link is the result of a collaborative arrangement between China Airlines, U&U Engineering, Inc. and L-3 Link, which will enable the airline... 29 August 2013
Firefly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has placed an order with Mechtronix for a flat panel trainer (FPT) configured for the ATR 72-600 aircraft. The unit will be installed during the first quarter of 2014. The FPT uses the same software as the Mechtronix ATR 72-600 full flight simulator... 29 August 2013
F2Si (formerly Fidelity Flight Simulation Inc.) has received an order for a Cessna Citation Ultra Level 6 flight training device (FTD) from Red Wing Aeroplane Company. Red Wing Aeroplane Company is a private charter, Part 135 operator. The company is looking to become one of the few but growing number... 29 August 2013