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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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Simaero and MBI Selangor have signed an MoU to develop an aviation training center in Malaysia aimed at centralizing high-quality training and promoting local expertise. 12 September 2023
infoWERK has unveiled a new Flight Path Management at High Altitudes course, which is now available for initial and recurrent training. 11 September 2023
VERTIKO Mobility and partners are collaborating on an R&D development project to create an air corridor for advanced air mobility, including drones and ultimately air taxis. 11 September 2023
The system will provide detailed analysis reports for pilots and instructors, detecting weak areas and knowledge gaps via the reports section. 11 September 2023
Avsoft worked in collaboration with Air Greenland’s pilot training department using Envision, Avsoft’s proprietary content authoring tool, to create a custom aircraft systems course. 8 September 2023
For the first time, the Latin American & Caribbean region will have a collaborative group to strengthen the work the ALTA committee is doing to achieve standardization and improvement in training. 8 September 2023
The New Zealand school will integrate True Course's virtual reality simulators into their curriculum, allowing students to practice and refine their skills, making mistakes and learning from them in a risk-free environment. 8 September 2023
Since the summer of 2018, 1,089 Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets have pursued their dream of becoming a pilot, with 861, or 79%, succeeding. 8 September 2023
Joby Aviation subsidiary, H2FLY, completed a series of piloted flights with its HY4 demonstrator aircraft, including one that lasted more than three hours. 8 September 2023
Bristow has placed a firm order for two Volocopter VoloCity eVTOL aircraft with an option to purchase an additional 78 aircraft. 8 September 2023
Michael G. Whitaker has been officially nominated to serve as the FAA’s new administrator. He previously served as Deputy Administrator at the FAA from 2013–2016. 8 September 2023
When used in a FLAMES-based simulation, an Unreal game is embedded directly within the simulation and provides 3D visualization and much more. 7 September 2023
FlightSafety International and Pilatus Aircraft have partnered to bring the second PC-24 simulator to the FlightSafety Paris Le Bourget Learning Center. 7 September 2023
The first appearance of CnTech at APATS was very successful, according to the company, attracting a lot of attention which will expand CnTech's influence and better help improve aviation safety. 7 September 2023
The first of eight $10,000 grants from a partnership between Hawaiian Airlines and Arizona State University have been awarded, helping to meet the growing demand for more IT professionals. 6 September 2023
Denver International Airport is building a Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation building, which aims to advance equity in the area by focusing on business development, aviation career paths, and research and innovation. 6 September 2023
Halldale Founder Andy Smith reflects on the key themes from APATS 2023, the first live edition in Singapore since 2019. 6 September 2023
The academy’s new simulator will ensure an efficient pedagogical transition to its aircraft fleet, reducing the overall flight hours logged by aircraft in its training programs. 5 September 2023
Leading Edge Aviation’s new initiative, from now until the end of the year, aims to provide additional assurance to aspiring pilots. 5 September 2023
From September through early Octoer, Delta Air Lines is on the road to meet potential flight attendant candidates in Orlando, Florida; Providence, Rhode Island; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Las Vegas, Nevada. 5 September 2023