Training and Workforce

The UAE's Horizon International Flight Academy took delivery of the first of 12 Bell 505s this week.

The global pilot shortage has not translated into jobs for candidates trained at some schools in Southeast Asia.

Ryan Aerospace's new Helimod Mark III Plus helicopter simulator adds full control loading.

Spain’s Ejército del Aire is joining a growing group of air arms that are replacing jet trainers with high-performance turboprops.

APS notes that single-pilot operators are six times as likely as crews to experience Loc-I, making UPRT training all the more important.

At the Dubai Airshow, Cirrus, Diamond, and Embraer aim their trainers at Middle East market.

Jet Aviation and the University of South Wales in Dubai announced a cooperation agreement to support development of aviation professionals.

Aviation job platform JSfirm unveils Skill Check feature on website.

CAE's Dothan Training Center in Alabama specializes in fixed-wing pilot training for military customers.

Al Worden, command module pilot for Apollo 15, says Congress needs to come together to provide necessary support for the U.S. space program.

Bell signs deal for twelve 505s.

In an exclusive partnership, CAE will recruit and train 1,000 aspiring pilots under a new EasyJet program and place them with the carrier.

Scheduled and cargo flights impacted by economic headwinds

Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) has selected FlightSafety International (FSI) to provide unmanned systems training.

Flight simulation is about to take advantage of new technologies such as AI and AR.

Rabigh Wings takes delivery of second Tecnam P2006T

The company's range of Diamond DA-20/40/42 glass cockpit flight simulators will be on display at Dubai Airshow

Saudi training academy Oxford Saudia is using Symbiotics’ Adapt assessments to screen prospects for its ab initio pilot training program.

FlightSafety’s FlightSmart, developed with IBM, identifies individual pilot deficiencies and creates customized corrective training.

The Nebraska-based MRO provider's airframe technician maintenance apprenticeship program is now nationally registered.

NBAA officials highlight mentoring and networking as applicants for key aviation jobs diminish.

Bell 412 is region's workhorse

EASA-approved Initial and recurrent training on the Gulfstream G500 is now available at FlightSafety's Savannah learning center.

FlightSafety International's new FlightSmart program aims to provide objective feedback to improve the pilot training process.

To meet the needs of growing airlines for future flight crewmembers, CAE is applying new digital tools to the training process.

Cessna veterans Teresa and Kirby Ortega have started a pilot training, testing, and maintenance consulting business.

CAE has finalized its 50 percent acquisition of Simcom from Directional Aviation Capital for $85 million, some two months after the deal was announced.

Responsibility for safety ultimately lies with the airlines, not with the unions.

Developed by Claude Vuichard, the rotorcraft procedure to escape potentially perilous ring vortexes in now in the latest FAA Helicopter training handbook.

FlightSafety behind-the-scenes work to develop the training infrastructure needed to support the new Gulfstream G700 flagship.