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.
.jpg/r%5Bwidth%5D=1280/f0631780-0658-11f0-a312-7d1cf23587ef-Untitled%20design%20(16).webp)
Search channel
Refine Search
All Civil Aviation News & Articles
Novation Academy, the first school based in Cambodia, has received the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) Inspection for Compliance. 11 April 2023
EL AL Airlines, Israel's national airline, has selected Qualtero’s Fox as its training & qualification management system of choice. 11 April 2023
Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) has become the new industry buzzword. However, the challenge is what approach is best for each certificate holder and their respective regulator?Join Dr. Douglas Farrow, Tony Shen and Vin Parker at WATS 2023 to clear the confusion! 11 April 2023
CAT’s Robert W. Moorman spoke with Dr. Bill about his legendary career and the forthcoming 25th WATS. 11 April 2023
CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams asked ChatGPT some questions related to flight training and virtual reality. The response was.... 11 April 2023
Avsoft International has signed a contract with L3Harris Bangkok Training Center. L3Harris Bangkok Training Center, formerly Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC), provides ATR, Airbus A320, and Airbus A330 pilot and maintenance training with a comprehensive range of EASA qualified training devices and associated training tools, including online computer-based training (CBT). 10 April 2023
Babcock has been selected to work with the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capability Office (RCO), as it takes another significant step towards a sustainable aviation future. 10 April 2023
ProSim has lots of news to share this April: the launch of a precision tool for pilot training, Finnish Aviation Academy incorporating its ProSim FMS Trainer, and Deeside Flight Simulators operating ProSim software. 10 April 2023
Simaero Engineering, the simulator engineering division of Simaero, has received the ISO 9001:2015 certification granted by the accredited certification body “Bureau Veritas Certification.” 10 April 2023
Halldale Group has been hosting Heads of Training meetings as part of its global events portfolio for many years and is delighted to be working in partnership with ALTA to offer a Latin America and Caribbean Training Leaders Meeting for the first time this year. 10 April 2023
Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS) has deployed a new full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Phenom 300E to meet the growing demand for business jet training in the United States. 6 April 2023
CAE inaugurated its newest business aviation training centre and its first on the U.S. West Coast. Located in Clark County near Harry Reid International Airport, the 50,000-square-foot training facility has a capacity for up to eight full flight simulators (FFS), seven of which are already in operation for the Bombardier Global 7500, Gulfstream G650, G550, GIV, GV, and Embraer ERJ145 aircraft. 6 April 2023
US House of Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Mike Collins, Mike Kelly, and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen introduced the Aviation Workforce Development Act, a bill to make training at FAA-certified commercial pilot and aircraft maintenance technician schools a qualified expense for existing 529 Plans. 6 April 2023
“Start to finish, this conference will be packed with information and guidance about improving training and improving aviation safety.” Take a look at the 2023 WATS Pilot Conference and plan your visit. 6 April 2023
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received a $485,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to help meet growing job demand in the aviation and aerospace industries by providing free training for high school students hoping to become pilots, drone operators and aerospace engineers. 5 April 2023
Building on their successful Fully Funded Programme, Leading Edge Aviation has introduced a £125,000 Spring Bursary initiative, offering £5,000 to 25 students enrolling in Dual Licence LEAP courses throughout the summer. 5 April 2023
Astrom Training Solutions has released its new CBT courseware for the Boeing 737 NG and MAX differences. 5 April 2023
Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH, Swiss Air-Rescue Rega, and Swiss Helicopter AG have signed a contract to expand Rega's modular helicopter simulator from RST with a fully replicated Airbus Helicopters H125 Level D simulation cockpit. 5 April 2023
Malaysian Flying Academy has instilled its trust again in ALSIM through the acquisition of a second ALSIM AL250 simulator. 4 April 2023
Melbourne Flight Training has placed an order for 20 Tecnam P-Mentors, eight P2010 180hp and three P2006Ts. 4 April 2023