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CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS, talks with Kit Darby, one of the leading experts on professional pilot careers about the state of the North American aviation market – recovery, retirements, furloughs, pay packages, and advice for moving to the head of the queue when hiring restarts (perhaps sooner than you think).
The first section of this five part series is on Airline Recovery Scenarios and the Impact of Pilot Retirements.
Kit Darby outlines possible airline recovery models, pilot retirements at the major US airlines, scenarios for the resumption of pilot hiring, and a comparison of airline early-retirement offers. 17 September 2020
Thales’ Reality H flight simulator for the new Airbus Helicopters H160 has achieved a key milestone with Level D Full Flight Simulator certification by the French civil aviation authority. 17 September 2020
CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams spoke with the ECA’s Capt. Otjan de Bruijn about the uncertain prospects for pilots of European carriers.
Pilots flying for airlines based in European Union countries are perhaps more at risk than their American counterparts for two critical reasons: so-called “self-employment” contracts at low-cost carriers and a smaller pool of senior pilots expected to retire.
Of the 65,000 pilots in the EU (40,000 of them represented by the European Cockpit Association), about 12,000 were hired under what ECA refers to as “atypical” contracts, i.e. self-employed freelancers rather than airline employees in schemes used by such airlines as Norwegian and Ryanair. Capt. Otjan de Bruijn, Vice President of the volunteer-run association and a B777 pilot for KLM, told CAT they conservatively estimate half of such pilots lost their jobs early in the Covid crisis.
In addition, ECA estimates another 9,000 traditional pilot jobs are at risk, or 15,000 total.
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VirTra has received a $1.5 million order from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for VirTra’s V-ST PRO 4K simulators, V-100 4K simulators, accessories, and training. 16 September 2020
A commentary by Naveed Kapadia on the economic hardships triggered by the pandemic and the need for a consistent, coordinated approach by governments and other stakeholders.
There have been wide reports of mass airline redundancies in recent weeks as the entire aviation industry goes through a severely turbulent time. These difficult times are the lag indicators of wider challenges upstream.
Airlines in Europe were beginning to show some signs of recovery, however fragile, when the virus numbers started to rise again. The steady traffic increase clearly stopped since 7 August and traffic is at ‐51.5% (7‐day rolling average) compared to 2019.
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CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams, FRAeS, highlights the stories that caught his eye in a new Halldale feature titled Rick’s Picks. 16 September 2020
L3Harris Technologies will lead a team to help transform the U.S. Air Force’s flight simulator training used to help develop highly skilled air crews. 16 September 2020
Entrol is launching their first U.S. sales office in Miami, Florida, to support their growth in the American market. 16 September 2020
The DiSTI Corporation has received a $4.7 million delivery order from the United States Army. DiSTI will provide Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers for the M1 Abrams battle tank and the classroom hardware. 16 September 2020
Health Scholars and the American Academy of Pediatrics, have entered a partnership to co-develop virtual reality training applications to equip first responders with skills vital to assess and treat pediatric medical emergencies. 15 September 2020
L3Harris Technologies will design and field new training capabilities for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program. This is L3Harris’ first contract in missile system training. 15 September 2020
Pinnacle Solutions Inc. has been awarded a subcontract by Boeing-Sikorsky Aircraft Support for the recompete of the Life Cycle Contractor Support Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. 15 September 2020
