Training and Workforce

Whitman, 84, also held advisory roles on committees and boards at a long list of companies and organizations.

Notably, nine of these scholarship awards went to women.

NATA is taking elements of its Safety 1st program on the road for onsite, customer-customizable supplemental training courses

Mooney pilots descend on Manchester for two days of classroom and airwork.

One of several discussions at the MEBAA conference this week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the country is expected to need nearly 9,000 pilots by by 2024.

Falcon operators taking delivery of new aircraft will receive a standard first aid kit, training, and access to a 24/7/365 telemedicine call center.

Patriots Jet Team provides full-envelope UPRT training in Sabreliner 60 jets.

Program for pilots is a concentrated day of on-aircraft UPRT that “reinvigorates initial training competencies and updates skills."

This year’s theme is “Normalization of Excellence,” and the goal is for Safety Standdown attendees to elevate their professionalism.

PC-12s on dry leases for private hire could spell a new avenue for cost effective transport around Europe, pioneered from London-area airports.

The course includes basic theory, engine to airframe interface, and best practices while operating the engine.

Agricultural operators can learn more about their PT6A engines at FlightSafety's Botucatu training facility.

While Latin American and Brazil in particular aren't growing training markets, CAE remains committed to the region.

The company recently added an R44 trainer with virtual reality to its stable.

While more than 3,800 donors raised $1.8M for AOPA's You Can Fly program, the Ray Foundation matched the donations to bring the total to $3.6M.

Airbus Helicopters has outlined its plans to build the H135 in the U.S. if it is selected to answer the Navy's training helicopter requirement

Redbird's new six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) simulator motion platform was designed by the company's Redbird Alpha advanced development division.

Aircraft Lands Large Order At Oshkosh

Lufthansa Aviaiton Training has increased capacity and is using digital tools to increase capacity.

The Empire Test Pilots' School is acquiring three new trainer types to provide the backbone of its fleet.

Graduates to become flight instructors at FlightSafety Academy, then move on to Delta Connection.

Alsim will begin producing simulator products in the U.S. next year.

The rising tide of commercial aircraft deliveries is creating a cresting wave for simulator manufacturers as well.

Austrian company, under new ownership, puts “a focus on continued growth” through developing new aircraft models and technologies.

CAE is answering a need for increased high-fidelity training but with a lower-cost system than a full-motion simulator.

The Canadian flight-training provider is prepared to begin initial training courses for Chinese crews this month.

Many factors affect the pilot shortage but airlines are warned by this new paper that they need to act now to ensure survival.

TAI is showing a mock-up of its Hürjet advanced supersonic jet trainer for the first time at Farnborough

Dubai-based airline says seasonal issues account for it parking many aircraft, rather than pilots being lured to luctative contracts in China.

Etihad’s training arm presents itself as one-stop-shop for training, for individual aspiring pilots to airline customers.