Training and Workforce

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

Maintenance and Modifications

UK Ab Initio Mx Training Provider Gets UAE OK

Resource Group provides basic courses for new entrants along with modular programs for experienced engineers.
Training and Workforce

WCA Seeking Applicants for $10,000 in Scholarships

Women in Corporate Aviation is seeking scholarship applicants and creative new sources of fundraising.
Training and Workforce

FSI Gets Nod for Maintenance Training in India

FSI has a cooperative agreement to provide training at the Deccan Charters facility at Jakkur Airfield.
Training and Workforce

FAA OKs FlightSafety's First Pilatus PC-24 Sim

Company's simulation engineers and courseware developers worked closely with Pilatus Aircraft to develop the PC-24 simulator and training program.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Global Aerospace Expands SM4 Safety Program Benefits

SM4 continues to expand by providing targeted subject matter experts and financial support to the aerospace sector.
Security

Satcom Direct Launches Bizav Cyber Security Course

Course help users understand security compliance considerations, social engineering, malware and other data-security-related concepts.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Launches New P&WC PT6A Pilot Course

One-day course will provide pilots with info on turboprop engine's normal and abnormal operation, operational procedures and recommendations.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Sells Flight Academy

Initial type rating and recurrent training for Bristow Group pilots will continue at its flight-simulator training facilities in Scotland and the U.S.
Airlines

CEFA Aviation Software Lets Pilots Review Their Flights

Automation is leading pilots to get less and less manual flying time, but this new tool allows them to self-review post-flight in confidence.
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Training and Workforce

SNCA and CAE Plan Pilot Training Center in Saudi Arabia.

The project aims to fill a shortage of pilots in the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional

AfBAA Gears Up for African Business Aviation Expo

The conference will be held from November 29 to December 1 at Lanseria Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa.
Training and Workforce

Kuwait Airways Purchases Training Devices from CAE

CAE announced it sold one 500XR flight training device and one Airbus A320neo 7000XR full-flight simulator to Kuwait Airways.
Training and Workforce

EFTA To Open during Dubai Airshow

EFTA to open during Dubai Airshow
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Training and Workforce

Speaker Line-Up Announced for Dubai Air Show Training Event

The Middle East will need 58,000 new pilots and 66,000 new skilled maintenance personnel to staff the region’s airlines between now and 2035.
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Training and Workforce

Simulation Supports Royal Canadian Air Force's Super Hercules

Training and simulation provider CAE is supporting the RCAF's CC-130J operations under a 20-year training agreement.
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Training and Workforce

L-3 Wescam Unveils New Training Solutions

The products give MX-system operators and crew members the option to train individually or as a virtual team using gaming technology.
Training and Workforce

Emirates Academy Welcomes First Embraer Phenom 100EV

The aircraft is the eighth 100EV manufactured by Embraer at its Phenom assembly facility in Melbourne, Florida.
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Avionics

Episode 07: Fly-by-wire Failure, Part 1

On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 faces an autopilot failure over the Indian Ocean.
Rotorcraft

Coptersafety's Airbus H145 Sim Gains EASA Level-D Nod

The H145 simulator is the first of five level-D devices Coptersafety ordered from TRU last year
Training and Workforce

APS Offers High-altitude Upset Training in S211

Flying upside down and learning how to prevent and recover an upset in an Aviation Performance Solutions S211.
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Charter & Fractional

Middle East Bizav Set for Flat 2017

MEBAA founding chairman Alnaqbi is concerned about illegal charter market also affecting commercial operators.
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Safety

Episode 06: The Perils of Hypoxia

In this episode of The Human Factor, pilot George Braly recounts a flight where he lost consciousness due to a kinked oxygen hose.
Accidents

Baldwin Offers New Risk Assessment Tool

Enhanced assessments apply to all phases of flight and focus on human factors.
Training and Workforce

FlyRight Adds Dash-8 To Course Offerings

FlyRight has added the Bombardier Dash-8 to its list of training programs.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adds G280 Simulator, More G450 Training

FlightSafety is adding new G280 and G450 simulators.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Launches Master Pilot Program for Bizav

Flexjet has extended its pilot flight training contract with CAE for a further six years.
Training and Workforce

Women in Corporate Aviation Awards 18 Scholarships at NBAA 2017

Eighteen aviation professionals will receive the sum of $75,000 in training scholarships from Women in Corporate Aviation during the NBAA convention.
Maintenance and Modifications

Global Jet Marks 25th Year, Inks Textron Pact

As it hits the quarter-century mark, Global Jet Services enters a new partnership agreement with TRU Simulation + Training.
Airports

Biggin Hill Adds New Hangar, Hotel and Mx College Coming Soon

UK airport is using NBAA to start selling space in its almost-complete new hangar building, which can house 6 G650s.
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Accidents

Episode 05: Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 2

Dennis Murphy was forced to ditch his Cessna 402B in the Straights of Florida after an engine fire.