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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The Aeromil group has opened a new flight training centre at Sunshine Coast Airport, Australia. The purpose-built Flight Options Flight Training Centre will provide courses for all private and commercial licences and endorsements up to and including business and corporate aviation training. The facility incorporates simulator rooms equipped with category... 24 February 2013
Vilnius-based Baltic Flight Academy (BFA) is expanding with the opening of an additional flight training school in France. As of 1st February 2013, BFA will be able to offer from its base at Toulouse Francazal, a full range of courses from the private pilot's license through the ATPL. Using state-of-the-art... 24 February 2013
Pan Am International Flight School has acquired Airline Career Academy (ACA), a leading pilot training academy specializing in JAA/EASA and FAA Ab Initio training. ACA will be integrated into Pan Am's operations to offer professional pilot training programs that enhance Pan Am's core business of comprehensive solutions for airlines. The... 24 February 2013
Work on The Emirates Flight Training Academy will start in early 2013 ahead of a targeted 2014 launch. The AED500 million centre, located at Dubai World Central Airport, will showcase the industry's most advanced pilot training and be the centre for the Emirates National Cadet Pilot Programme, training up to... 24 February 2013
Cebu Pacific Air and CAE have inaugurated their new aviation training center in the Clark Freeport Zone, northwest of the national capital of Manila. The joint venture, known as the Philippine Academy for Aviation Training, Inc. (PAAT), will initially cater to Airbus A319/320/321 series pilot type-rating training requirements and will... 24 February 2013
CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Limited has gained approval from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HK CAD) to conduct integrated training for the issue of Hong Kong CAD Commercial Pilot Licences. CTC is the only airline pilot training organisation in New Zealand, and only the second outside of Hong Kong,... 24 February 2013
Indra has delivered a second Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FSS) to Beijing Capital following its Level D certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The simulator has been installed at the pilot training centre of Hainan Airlines, in the city of Sanya, Island of Hainan. Indra, in... 24 February 2013
FlightSafety International’s first Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft simulator has been qualified to Level D by the US FAA and Transport Canada. The company is also going to build a Level D qualified simulator for the Pilatus PC-12-47 (Series 10) aircraft. Training has begun at FlightSafety's Dallas Learning Center for the PC-12NG. 24 February 2013
An A320 full flight simulator installed at L-3 Link's Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) in Bangkok, Thailand, has been recertified to Level D by the European Aviation Safety Agency. Built on L-3 Link's RealitySeven™ simulation solution, the A320 FFS had previously attained Joint Aviation Authorities Level D certification and has... 24 February 2013
As CAT monitors advancements in civil aviation training it is following the sector into its new frontier – commercial space travel. It was with some interest that we learned during the 2012 I/ITSEC that Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, ordered Quantum3D’s six-channel Independence® IDX 7000 image generator. Virgin... 24 January 2013
Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports from the 2012 I/ITSEC on products and systems which have the potential to support civil aviation sector training audiences. The 2012 I/ITSEC once again allowed the military training community to see and learn about the simulation and training industry’s latest technology innovations in the different... 24 January 2013
Chris Long reports on issues discussed at the recent Airbus Training Symposium held in Dubai. The task is already big – and getting bigger by the day. With over 60,000 pilots currently operating Airbus aircraft, and with that figure forecast to increase in line with the overall growth in civil... 24 January 2013
Chuck Weirauch looks at several Florida flight schools to get a glimpse at where they are headed in terms of enrollments, throughput, new training programs and directions as they aim to meet the needs of the aviation industry. With a significant number of airline industry sources becoming more convinced of... 23 January 2013
Dr. Suzanne Kearns investigates the characteristics of e-learning and how to enhance this form of training. 23 January 2013
Better training for pilots and ground personnel and technology are key to lowering the rate of runway incursions and excursions. Robert W. Moorman reports. Dec. 31, 2012: Spirit Airlines Flight 403 had just landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. While taxiing to the gate, the Airbus A320, clipped the tail... 23 January 2013
Chuck Weirauch investigates the work of the NBAA Safety Committee’s new Business Pilot Training Project. While business aircraft accidents worldwide were down in 2012, those involving US business jets were up last year over the total in 2011, according to business aviation safety expert Robert E. Breiling Associates. Despite the... 23 January 2013
American Airlines Cadet Academy is enhancing its program new flight school partnerships, a streamlined interview process, and more.