Training and Workforce

The Helicopter Association International webinar highlighted major updates to the Part 147 rule first "developed to teach technicians to maintain a DC-6."

Having bought Cobham Aviation Services in September, Draken has formally rebranded its UK-based activity.

As a nation, we’ve become extremely divided—and it’s negatively affecting our workforce culture.

The Vertical Flight Society saw its membership rise during 2020 and has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Army to support skills training.

The FAA has opened an application process through March 22 for organizations seeking pilot or maintenance technician workforce development grants.

CAE has tapped The LOSA Collaborative to perform line operations safety audits of CAE customer-operators to enhance the former’s evidence-based training.

The 20-year deal also includes the supply of 10 Leonardo M-346 advanced trainers.

Etihad Aviation Training and leisure carrier Israir have signed a contract to train Israeli pilots in the UAE.

Announcing the Top Flight Awards Training Category Winner

Chuck Kegley is president of Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, Ben Hockenberg president of JSSI Parts & Leasing, Michael Dwyer president of Guardian Jet.

The Flight School Association of North America announced it will hold its upcoming annual International Flight School Conference as a live event.

Very light jet specialist Aerocor is seeing growing interest in its Eclipse 500/550 type rating training program.

Pilots can now undergo upset training in a 737-800 simulator at SimAero's Paris training center.

Training provider LOFT is putting the final touches on its new Citation Excel full-flight simulator in preparation for its new type rating course.

While the utility and popularity of weather apps is impressive, they are no substitute for knowledge of weather required to operate an aircraft safely.

Rolls-Royce's Virtual Reality Jet Engine Familiarization Class is Pandemic-ready

Oregon-based Hillsboro Aero Academy (HAA) has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to conduct professional pilot training.

Epic Aircraft has announced two support partnerships for its new E1000 GX turboprop single.

The Civil Aviation Flight University of China will use TRU Simulation + Training's Level D simulator to support its fleet of four Cessna Citation M2s.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations will use the FlightSafety MissionFit Flight training device for Pilatus PC-12 NG training.

ARC Safety Management attributes the higher activity to increasing SMS integration.

Lufthansa Aviation Training is to help eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium to recruit and train pilots for its planned air mobility service.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) this morning announced the launch of IADA U, its new education program.

Baldwin Safety & Compliance has introduced several new initiatives to its slate of safety management programs.

SmartSky Networks, VIH Aerospace, Iris Automation, APP Jet Center, Greenpoint Technologies, and Carver Aero all have new CEOs.

The agreement to purchase TRU Simulation + Training's operations in Montreal, France, and Malaysia marks CAE's second acquisition in two weeks.

The training arena saw some interesting developments during the past year, especially in light of Covid restrictions.

One of the mainstays of business aviation is enabling personal, face-to-face handshake connections, but Covid-19 changed that and the industry adapted.

Rotorcraft students complete FAA and EASA training on parallel tracks under the program offered by Hillsboro Aero Academy in partnership with RotorSky.

FlightSafety International is now offering factory-authorized training for the HondaJet HA-420 in Europe at its Farnborough learning center.