Reading Time: < 1 minute Airways Aviation will open a further two foundation schools in Asia in March 2016; one in Taiwan and one in Bangladesh, bringing the total number of its foundation schools to 16. According to the trainer, there are plans for 30 more in coming 18 months. The ATO has also recently announced that its Gold Coast-based […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes A Delta pilot has helpfully put together a ten-minute video explaining how to land at Boeing 737 safely. Pilot Tim Morgan made the ten minute video in response to the question on the website Quora that asked, ‘What should I do if the pilot passes out and I (with no flight training) have to land […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lockheed Martin announced today that it will offer the T-50A in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition. The T-50A was developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to replace the T-38 and train the next generation of pilots to fly 5th Generation aircraft. Lockheed Martin also announced that it […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Flight Training Europe (FTE Jerez) has been selected by easyJet to provide pilot graduates to be the future First Officers and Captains. In a release from FTE, it was stated that easyJet plans to assess and recruit current FTEJerez students and graduate pilots with a view to offering a number of flying opportunities as easyJet […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Thales and Helisim to develop and deploy the full flight simulator (FFS) for the H160. In line with the “born ready” strategy implemented by the H160. since the beginning of its development, the FFS will be available to support the H160’s entry into service. This partnership between experienced and recognized […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The debate surrounding the Colgan accident in Buffalo strikes at the core of how aviation safety has developed since the dawn of aviation. It also explains why so many are uncomfortable with the regulations that resulted and why it is so important to get beyond the political deadlock caused by Senator Chuck Schumer. The normal […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ethiopian Airlines has launched its refurbished aviation academy, rebuilt at a cost of $100 million. The rebuilt academy, the airline said earlier this week, will increase its annual intake capacity to 4,000 students. The newly refurbished academy has education centres, with five categories of studies for the pilot training school, aviation maintenance training school, commercial […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The romance of flying is such that it is very easy to miss those on the ground — and often in the background — who make travelling a pleasure. How does an aircraft get ready for take off? Who placed the in-flight magazines where they are easily accessible? Who packs the meals and how come […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Modern avionics are at once both complex and capable, and a significant amount of the training time to qualify on a new airplane involves learning how the avionics work. At the same time, there are common avionics platforms found in many different airplanes, and pilots can take advantage of manufacturer training programs and events such […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes More than a billion pounds is to be invested by the Ministry of Defence to continue the modernisation of military flying training in the UK. A new fixed-wing flying training system will provide modern training aircraft as well as up-to-date ground-based training devices such as simulators and classroom learning for aircrew across the Royal Air […]