Civil Aviation
7 April 2025 Rick Adams Tanja Schmidt began her role with the International Air Transport Association in September 2024, inheriting a department which manages hundreds of training courses across dozens of airline-related categories. She sat down with Rick Adams to discuss how the role is going and what training changes are coming.
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MAINTENANCE Pelesys Aviation Maintenance Training (PAMT), a subsidiary of Pelesys Inc., has received EASA certification as an approved Maintenance Training Organization (MTO) under Part 147 of the EASA regulations. Pelesys will initially be able to provide EASA approved type endorsement courses for the Embraer 170/175 airframes. The company will also... 7 June 2014
TRAINING DEVICES ARINC Industry Activities has published a new Project Paper entitled "Guidance on Simulated Air Traffic Control Environments for Flight Simulation Training Devices". The paper clarifies requirements for introducing a higher fidelity of Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment (SATCE) into flight simulation training devices (FSTDs), providing flight crews in... 7 June 2014
COMPANY NEWS FlightSafety International has merged its Visual Systems in St. Louis, Missouri and Displays in Austin, Texas. Jon Hester assumes overall responsibility as general manager, Visual Systems. "Combining FlightSafety's Visual Systems and Displays under Jon Hester will ensure that our customers received the best overall solution to their visual... 7 June 2014
MAINTENANCE Swiss AviationTraining (SAT) has become the first Approved Training Organisation (ATO) to offer its customers the latest version of the virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for Airbus A320 technical training. This upgraded computer tool provides extremely realistic simulations of all the maintenance work required on the A320. The latest VMT... 7 June 2014
SIMULATORS CAE has established an industry record of 48 Level D full flight simulators (FFS) sold during its fiscal year 2014 which ended on March 31, 2014. The latest contracts, valued at a total of approximately C$75 million, include the sales of five simulators to customers in North America, Europe... 7 June 2014
CONFERENCE IIAC (Incheon International Airport Corporation) and the Halldale Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at WATS 2014 to launch a major new event for the international aviation training industry which will take place next year in Incheon, Korea. IIAC will host the event, called the APATS Aviation Education... 7 June 2014
SIMULATORS FlightSafety International has introduced its new FlightSafety FS1000 full flight simulator. "The all-new design and advances in technology incorporated into the FS1000 simulator will significantly enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the training FlightSafety and our commercial airline, government and military customers provide," said John Van Maren, vice president... 7 June 2014
MINT Software Systems has signed a service agreement contract with JetBlue Airways. The contract covers the delivery of the MINT System as a SaaS solution for the management of all training activities within JetBlue University with a focus on pilot, cabin crew and aircraft technician training. According to Brian North,... 7 June 2014
COMPANY NEWS Textron Simulation & Training Systems launched its new name and brand at WATS 2014 – TRU Simulation + Training Inc. TRU Simulation + Training Inc. is formed out of three legacy companies – Mechtronix Inc., located in Montreal, Quebec, and OPINICUS Corporation, located in Lutz, Florida, that were... 7 June 2014
SIMULATORS At the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) in Orlando CAE introduced the CAE 7000XR Series full flight simulator (FFS), the latest evolution of CAE's industry benchmark FFS. Leveraging the latest advancements in technology and training capabilities, the CAE 7000XR Series is designed to optimize life-cycle costs for customers and... 7 June 2014
COMPANY NEWS FL Technics has been accepted to become a member of the European Aviation Maintenance Training Committee (EAMTC). EAMTC is a Netherlands-based non-profit association that comprises various aviation maintenance training organizations from Europe and other regions across the world. It is the only non-US association of aviation maintenance training organizations... 7 June 2014
Following an international tender, Ethiopian Airlines has appointed EDM Ltd. to design, manufacture and install a comprehensive range of cabin crew training equipment comprising of narrowbody cabin emergency evacuation trainer on an electric motion system; widebody cabin emergency evacuation trainer; extended B767 door trainer; extended Q400 door trainer; and A350... 7 June 2014
ONLINE TRAINING The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Future Flight Technologies Branch (AFS-430) has approved Advanced Aircrew Academy's Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) online training module. Previously, operators have had their local FSDO review Advanced Aircrew Academy's ADS-B online training module and approve the training... 7 June 2014
COMPANY NEWS The Airways Aviation Group has announced the opening of their new bespoke education and commercial facilities at Gold Coast Airport, Queensland, Australia. Airways Aviation brings together under one global brand a number of well-established aviation entities that offer world standard fixed wing and helicopter training and education via its Government approved facilities. "In... 7 June 2014
HELICOPTER A joint team from ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has certified the world's first AW189 full flight simulator (FFS) to Level D. The new CAE 3000 Series AW189 FFS is installed in the new simulation building at AgustaWestland's A. Marchetti Training Academy in... 7 June 2014
PILOT TRAINING French simulator manufacturer, Alsim, has participated in an ongoing study into variable human factors in pilots' decision-making processes, using its 'pan-fleet' training devices. With Alsim's cooperation, Dr Lise Mégret, a graduate of the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense, is continuing her work while an intern with the company, as... 7 June 2014
TRAINING DEVICE Interfire, a manufacturer of Real Fire Fighting Trainers (RFFT), has delivered a trainer for Flight Simulation Company (FSC) to their training center in Budapest. The RFFT will be used by WizzAir SEP department. The next new trainer is in progress and will be delivered in a few months... 7 June 2014
Air Arabia has signed a 5-year agreement with Peak Pacific Limited for the provision of Learning and Learning Technology Services. Under the agreement, Peak Pacific will provide consultancy services, mobile learning products and managed services for learning content to meet Air Arabia's rapidly expanding requirements for scalable training solutions as part... 7 June 2014
Tradeshow participation takes skilled planning and organizing but can reap many benefits to the companies that exhibit. In preparation for this year’s WATS, FlightPath is reflecting on the success since WATS 2013. Upon return from WATS, FlightPath put the finishing touches on its Training Center and Executive residence located in... 7 April 2014
SOFTWARE Czech Aviation Training Centre (CATC) has chosen Britannica Knowledge System and its training management system, Fox, to oversee the administration of its customer training operations. Fox will replace several disconnected systems with a single, fully integrated and easy-to-use platform, which will optimize training operations while controlling costs and increasing... 7 April 2014