Category: AVIATION TRAINING

KLM UK Engineering Partners with Nilai University

Reading Time: < 1 minute KLM UK Engineering is delighted to announce the signing of a long term partnership with Nilai University (Malaysia) for the provision of EASA Part 147 exams supported by KLM UK Engineering’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Software. Under the agreement, KLM UK Engineering will support Nilai University’s successful Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering and Advanced Diploma […]

Simulation Training Teams with SimCom on Paris Center

Reading Time: < 1 minute Simulation Training is partnering with SimCom to establish a general and business aviation training center in Paris near Charles de Gaulle Airport. The training center, SimCom Aviation Training Europe (Sate), is scheduled to open in November and provide pilot training for turboprops and light midsize business jets. It will place a “special emphasis” on training […]

SriLankan Airlines Expands Aviation Training Franchise

Reading Time: < 1 minute SriLankan Aviation College, a unit of state-run SriLankan Airlines, said its franchise schools will be expanded around the country in a franchise deal with Colombo-based Nawaloka Group, with plans to move to Seychelles. Nawaloka Air Services will open training centres in Galle, Batticaloa, Jaffna and Kandy, the training school said in a statement. SriLankan Airlines […]

Embraer-CAE Training Services to Launch Phenom Training in Amsterdam

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS), a joint venture between Embraer and CAE, announced today at the 2016 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) that it will further expand its training programs for Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 pilots and maintenance technicians through the addition of a new location at CAE’s training centre in Amsterdam. […]

World’s First All-Carbon Fiber Aircraft Takes First Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute Austria-based Diamond Aircraft’s Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer-450 (DART-450), which the company claims is the world’s first all-carbon fiber aircraft, took off for its first flight last week. The aircraft took off from Wiener Neustadt in Austria and flew for 60 minutes. Diamond Aircraft describes the DART-450 as a 2-seat civilian and military trainer with a […]

The European « Cabin Crew Attestation » Now Available in Morocco

Reading Time: < 1 minute The mandatory diploma to integrate the European airlines is now available in Morocco thanks to a partnership with English aviation training institute SkyPeople based in Manchester and the biggest aviation training based in North Africa, AirForm Group. Approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority on behalf of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the theoretical […]

Ryanair Opens London Stansted Training Center

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair has opened a training center at London Stansted Airport, as it seeks 1,000 more pilots, cabin crew and engineers this year to fuel its expansion. The European training center includes four full-flight simulators, an aircraft interior for cabin crew training and a full-scale engineering training aircraft. “These new facilities will allow Ryanair to recruit […]

Swedish Navy To Begin Using CAE-Provided NWTS This Summer

Reading Time: 2 minutes Today at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s largest show for military training and simulation, CAE announced that the Naval Warfare Training System for the Swedish Navy has arrived in Sweden and installation has begun at the Naval Warfare Centre in Karlskrona. CAE has delivered a comprehensive Naval Tactical Mission Trainer (TMT) suite […]

IFS Supports Affinity in UK MOD Military Flying Training System

Reading Time: 2 minutes IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Affinity Flying Training Services has chosen IFS Applications™ 9 and IFS Managed Cloud™ as one integrated solution for aircraft maintenance and ERP. The agreement with IFS, including licenses, is valued at approximately £1.2 million for the first six years of the 18-year contract. Affinity Flying Services Limited […]

BAA Training Offers New Type Rating Training Locations

Reading Time: < 1 minute Global aviation training solutions provider BAA Training announced new capabilities for Boeing 737 NG, Airbus A320 and Dash 8Q400 pilot type rating training. BAA Training has signed an agreement with Quadrant Systems, based in Burgess Hill UK for lease of Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320 simulators and classroom facilities. In addition to that, BAA Training […]