Technical Competencies
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 Wings Alliance is providing a free community where individuals can get the support they need as they progress through their training, pass their exams, and find employment. 18 April 2023
PlaneEnglish is adding touchscreen interactive capabilities in the ARSim Aviation Radio Simulator. This new capability expands the training opportunities for pilots and ground crews to learn new material and assess their understanding of key aviation concepts, procedures, and regulations in an engaging and highly effective method. 17 April 2023
Hosted by Halldale Group and the Airline Training Policy Group (ATPG), the panel of Captain Ignacio Gallego and Captain Christian Norden hosted an informative discussion, wrapping up with a summary of the road map for ICAO and EASA as we look to the future of CBTA. 4 April 2023
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future missions for medical services in Norway. 9 March 2023
Leonardo and Armaereo, the Italian Defence Ministry’s Air Force Armament and Airworthiness Directorate, have signed a contract to upgrade the Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartan fleet. 7 March 2023
Dynepic has been awarded an Impact Level 4 (IL4) Authorization to Operate (ATO) for MOTAR from the United States Air Force, solidifying the secure platform across the US Air Force’s NIPRNet, used for unclassified communications. 7 March 2023
The S&A Transform Group, which specialises in large-scale business, technology and digital transformation, is investing a further £1 million in its own professional training and apprenticeships academies to create a pipeline of talent to plug the UK’s professional skills gap crisis. 6 March 2023
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector of Guam conducted a search and rescue exercise in Weno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. 6 March 2023
The Flight School Association of North America has founded a new business entity, the International Aerospace Accrediting Commission. 6 March 2023
A U.S. Navy ship served as a training platform for helicopter pilots from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, 22-24 February. 3 March 2023
infoWERK has become a member of the European Business Aviation Association, enabling them to join a group of more than 700 aircraft operators and aviation experts, among them corporate and commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-base operators, and more, with a total fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft. 3 March 2023
The University of Waterloo was awarded nearly $10 million in federal funding to rebuild Canada's pandemic-battered aeronautics sector and position it for a more sustainable future. 2 March 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia has awarded CAE Australia a contract extension to deliver comprehensive training and sustainment support services under the Australian Defence Force Aerospace Simulator Integrated Support and Training program. 1 March 2023
Paragon Flight Training, based at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida, has been recognized by The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world’s largest aviation association, as a Distinguished Flight School. 27 February 2023
Training on UK Challenger 2 tanks for Ukrainian soldiers is continuing at pace in the South-West of England after the UK committed to provide 14 vehicles and accompanying ammunition to support Ukraine’s defence. 24 February 2023
The Upset Prevention and Recovery Training additional capability on Simaero’s ATR 42/72 Full-Flight Simulator, located in Johannesburg, South Africa, has received the EASA certification. 25 January 2023
Airbus UpNext has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft. 13 January 2023
Representatives from Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc), the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Story Contracting have marked the start of a project to create a new Urban Fighting Skills Facility at Whinny Hill on Catterick Training Area in Yorkshire, with an informal ground breaking ceremony. 13 December 2022
Engineering & Computer Simulations has been awarded a follow-on order to continue its work with the U.S. Air Force to modernize and advance the use of innovation and emerging educational technologies for its training programs at the Expeditionary Operations School at the Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst in New Jersey. 1 December 2022
Elbit Systems UK’s Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simulation (Deployable) (ICAVS(D)) has proved its agility and highly deployable capabilities on British Army exercises in Germany and Estonia after 8 months in service. 30 November 2022