Training and Workforce

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

Aircraft

Titan Continues To Add Aircraft at Steady Rate

Titan Aviation is looking to nearly double its fleet size and is especially looking to add super midsize or large aircraft to its lineup.
Titan Aviation
ATC

Skyplan Gives Regional Flight Dispatch Training Shot in the Arm

Its courses will enable professionals from as far afield as the CIS, India and Africa to obtain training and refresher courses.
Muhammad Sami, president and CEO of SkyPlan Services
Training and Workforce

Celebrating 20 Years, ECFT To Get Global 6500 FFS

Dubai-based Emirates-CAE Flight Training, formed in 2002, is adding a new Global 6500 full-flight simulator.
CAE’s Camille Mariamo, Emirates training v-p Bader Al Marzooqi, ECFT MD Nimrod Meuleman, and Nick Leontidis
Training and Workforce

Dynamic Advanced Training Reaching into Bizav Emergency Preparedness

Dynamic Advanced Training is inviting attendees of the MEBAA Show to visit its expansive emergency preparedness training facility.
Dynamic Advanced Training facility (Photo: Dynamic Advanced Training)
Maintenance and Modifications

MROs Tackling Labor Shortage Through Apprenticeships

Three of the country's independent MROs find success through offering maintenance technician apprenticeships.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Technician Shortage Improves But Not Enough, ATEC Says

A 33 percent increase in newly certificated aviation maintenance technicians in 2021 wasn't enough to offset an industry shortage.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Logs More Than 230,000 Flight Training Hours

The Bell Training Academy has exceeded 230,000 flight training hours and trained over 130,000 pilots from more than 135 countries.
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Charter & Fractional

Arab Wings-initiated $350M Hospital Spurs Medevac Business

The seed of the idea to offer fully certified air ambulance dovetailed with the launch of a state-of-the-art medical center in Amman, Jordan.
Aircraft

ATP Flight School's Cessna Skyhawk Fleet Swells to 500

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk milestone was reached with this week's delivery of five of the type to ATP Flight School.
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Training and Workforce

Wheels Up, MAG Aerospace Create Shared Pilot Pipeline

Wheels Up has entered a cooperative pilot hiring partnership with MAG Aerospace that will expand career opportunities for pilots.
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Training and Workforce

AINsight: Pushing the Envelope—for Safety

The human element is an important part of aviation safety, which means addressing internal and external factors that can cause an employee to disengage.
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Training and Workforce

Tony Kern Calls Out Aviation on Sexual Harassment

Business aviation could solve its worker shortage by making the industry a safe place for female employees, according to Tony Kern.
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Regulations and Government

Bunce Notes Challenges for Business Aircraft Manufacturers

Speaking last week at the Corporate Jet Investor in Miami, GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce addressed hurdles in workforce, supply chain and regulations.
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Safety

Bombardier Standdown Focuses on 'Moving Safety Forward'

Nearly 400 people are expected to attend Bombardier's three-day safety conference, which kicks off today in Wichita.
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Maintenance and Modifications

United Launches In-house A&P Training Program

The airline expects to train more than 1,000 people as A&Ps by 2026, with at least half of them women or people of color.
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Charter & Fractional

CAE, Clay Lacy Ink Pilot Job-sharing Deal

Under a two-year agreement, CAE instructors will fly for Clay Lacy Aviation, while senior Clay Lacy pilots will conduct training and check flights for CAE.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Cognitive Decline in Aging Pilots

A proposed bill in Congress would raise the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67 without first examining the effects of aging.
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Rotorcraft

Vuichard To Teach Recovery Technique at European Rotors

Claude Vuichard will teach his vortex ring state recovery technique at the upcoming European Rotors conference.
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Rotorcraft

ART Pairing Flightlab with Brunner's NovaSim VR Sim

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology will demonstrate its Flightlab software with NovaSim's virtual reality flight simulator.
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Training and Workforce

FAA Issues First Part 135 Standardized Training Program

The FAA released a standardized training curricula for the Gulfstream GV-series that Part 135 operators can opt to use.
Gulfstream V (Photo: FlightSafety International)
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Celebrating Milestones at NBAA 2022

The just-concluded NBAA-BACE 2022 covered emotional intelligence issues in the business aviation industry, not just new services, products, and hardware.
Training and Workforce

'Top Gun' Star Barbaro Talks Supersonic Flight Training

Monica Barbaro discussed the flight training it took to prepare for "Top Gun: Maverick" during a keynote address at NBAA-BACE 2022.
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Aircraft

CAE Expands Global Sim Training Network for Gulfstreams

CAE announced the expansion of its global training network for Gulfstreams with new sim locations in the U.S. and overseas.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Starr Insurance Launches Safety Partners; APS Among First To Join

Starr Insurance announces a Safety Partnership Program available to Part 91 and 135 business aircraft operators.
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Airports

WAI's Girls in Aviation Day Draws 16,000 Participants

Over 16,000 women and girls around the world participated in the Eighth Annual Girls in Aviation Day on September 24.
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Training and Workforce

API Eyes Fixes for Industry Talent Shortage

Staffing specialist API details industry-wide staffing challenges and potential solutions, from inclusivity to compensation.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Opens New Gulfstream Simulator Training Locations

CAE is adding to its Gulfstream pilot and maintenance training in the U.S. and Singapore.
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Aircraft

FlightSafety selected to train Falcon 10X crews

FlightSafety has been selected for Falcon 10X training by Dassault and will build two full-flight simulators.
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Safety

Ex-NTSB Chair Taking Aviation Safety To Next Level at ERAU

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety aims to elevate aviation safety education and research.
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Training and Workforce

AINsight: CBD Still Risky Business for Pilots

The FAA has further defined its CBD opinion but bottom line is, use may still have consequences to an airmen's certification.
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