Reading Time: 2 minutes Jet Blue has launched an ab initio training program that it hopes will help to diversify its hiring pool and also give the company control over a pilot’s training from start to finish. The four-year program, which has been in the works since last year, is now accepting online applicants, at a cost of $125,000. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), a joint venture owned 55% by Airbus and 45% by Singapore Airlines (SIA), was officially opened in Singapore today. The opening ceremony was hosted by Fabrice Brégier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus and Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Airlines, in the presence of S Iswaran, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Aviation training management software company MOMook, in cooperation with the full flight simulator maintenance service provider SimHelp has implemented an innovative solution – full flight simulator’s info Terminal. The FFS Terminal, developed specifically for aviation training centers, is freestanding self-service equipment hosted in the flight simulators’ area and uses touch screen technology to guide engineers, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leading Low Cost Carrier (LCC), Air Arabia, has moved to a 100% electronic training environment by implementing Peak Pacific’s ‘clear’ Training Management System. The airline completed its transition from a fully paper-based environment to fully electronic in March 2016 – it had earlier received approval from the GCAA for the operational use of the ‘clear’ […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Boeing 727-200 that was donated by FedEx to the Sun ‘n Fun campus in 2013 is now up and running. Named the Piedmont Aerospace Experience, the airplane has been turned into a fully functional classroom that provides a unique educational experience to students at the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, a public high school located on the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes E-training center Scandlearn has launched its new training experience in a winning collaboration with virtual simulator, Virtual eTraining Software AB (Virtual eTraining), to bring a different kind of virtual-reality training to the aviation market. Introducing S360 to make distance learning both fun and affordable. Together they bring the best to the learning table with Scandlearn’s extensive e-training […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes AOPA is reminding student pilots and their flight instructors that significant changes in the process of applying for and issuing student pilot certificates take effect on April 1 in conjunction with a new rule adopted by the FAA. For student pilots, this means that it will no longer be possible to obtain a combined medical […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The helicopter training centre run by CAE in Norway has been awarded as an Airbus Helicopters approved simulation centre for H225 recurrent training. To maintain this approval going forward, CAE must adhere to a schedule of audits and regular monitoring. CAE is the first independent simulation training provider to receive this distinction. Nick Leontidis, group […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s a time-honored aviation tradition that suddenly appears on the brink of elimination. New student pilot application requirements that take effect on April 1 will prevent new pilots from soloing on their 16th birthday. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is asking the FAA to remedy what it calls an “unfortunate consequence” of the new […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The global aviation training provider, BAA Training, in cooperation with Ukraine International Airlines is inviting Ukrainian pilots to attend pilot assessment procedures. Applicants will be assessed and evaluated using standard pilot assessment methods and tests, and also evaluated based on the airline’s internal criteria. “Studies and BAA Training’s experience working with selection model for both […]