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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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We are staging a new breakout session on training for AAM, find out more about what will take place, and ensure it is part of your WATS 2024 diary! 22 April 2024
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker announced reforms to address air traffic controller fatigue and enhance safety measures, requiring 10 hours off between shifts, and more. 22 April 2024
Rick Adams challenges the limitations of the Apple Vision Pro and other mixed reality headsets in aviation training, amidst the hype. 22 April 2024
airBaltic Pilot Academy is celebrating the graduation of its latest class, while the 22nd group has already commenced, including four of its cabin crew members. 19 April 2024
NAVBLUE has partnered with Airbus and Embry-Riddle to offer N-FP and N-OC solutions for immersive student airline training. 19 April 2024
RAA President & CEO Faye Malarkey Black issued a statement on the pilot shortage, urging that despite misleading reports, the pilot shortage has not been fixed, and small communities will feel its impact. 18 April 2024
The results will help Diamond Aircraft to further develop the e-aircraft for flight training while providing valuable data. 18 April 2024
Halldale Founder and CEO Andy Smith was on hand at the recent 2024 Immersive Tech Summit in Orlando to see how simulation training is expanding into new sectors like never before. 18 April 2024
ACS Aviation continues to grow with the acquisition of two ALSIM simulators, enhancing pilot training with new technology and advanced capabilities. 18 April 2024
The airline is helping aviation maintenance students find their path from the classroom to the hangar through recent scholarship awards. 17 April 2024
The FAA aims to reduce runway incursions by deploying new Surface Awareness Initiative systems, upgrading simulators, enhancing ATC training, and more. 17 April 2024
Padpilot has appointed Nathan Gray as its new CEO, leveraging his aviation experience for future growth. 17 April 2024
American Airlines, is extending CEFA Aviation's EFB Flight Replay (CEFA-AMS) to its 15,000 pilots following a successful program on its wide-body fleets. 16 April 2024
The company's new facility will be located in Monterrey, Mexico, and is expected to be open in September. 16 April 2024
The new partnership increases training capacity at NAV CANADA across the country and is expected to support the training for over 500 additional students by 2028. 16 April 2024
Skyborne is celebrating five years of its Integrated ATPL program, maintaining a 90% airline placement rate despite challenges from COVID-19. 16 April 2024
AXIS Flight Simulation’s FFS will help support INCAS in researching pilot response and the real time of handling of aircraft aerodynamics. 16 April 2024
From routine tasks to epic change, Touch & Go Solutions can augment lean training departments to help them do more with less. 15 April 2024
The World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) 2024 is just around the corner, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever before. With a lineup of first-time exhibitors and sponsors, the event is set to showcase the latest innovations and advancements in aviation training. 15 April 2024
The FAA currently has more than 13,000 air traffic controllers and will hire 1,800 new controllers in 2024 and 2,000 in 2025. 12 April 2024