Training and Workforce

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.

The state of the assets of bankrupt Silver State Helicopters is providing clues about how the troubled company was run before its shutdown and Chapter 7 (l

As an outgrowth of its continuing investigation into the November 12 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York City, the NTSB has recommended that

In aviation, the old saying goes, “You don’t want to lose the ratings and certificates that you’ve already got.”

Nearby Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is now offering an accelerated first officer flight training (FOFT) program, which trains first officer

For those who operate aircraft over water, knowing how to ditch is an important safety issue.

FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) officially opened its new UK training center at London Luton Airport over the summer.

Aimed at reducing the amount of classroom time needed for flight crews to remain AED and CPR qualified, a new series of Web-based training courses has been

ProFlight Proficiency Flight Training of Carlsbad, Calif., will soon be adding a Citation CJ3 simulation device to its training platform.

Almost everywhere I go, the subject of mechanics being recognized as professionals filters into the conversation.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is taking steps to address the looming pilot and mechanic shortage facing airlines globally.

Twenty years ago owner-pilots of high-performance airplanes often supplemented their flying skills by offering the right seat of the airplane to a young CF

After a 26-year relationship with FlightSafety International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has acquired the Aviation Training Institute (ATI) from Denver-based Aviation Resource Group Internation

Late last month CAE was expected to acquire SimuFlite Training International.

Beechjet 400/400A pilot training is now available on a new simulator at SimuFlite’s Dallas headquarters.

Announcing the purchase earlier this year by the UK’s BBA Group of Tyler International School of Aviation at Texas’ Tyler Pounds Field, David McRobert, chi

Sean Roberts, an experimental test pilot for both military and civilian projects with more than 18,000 flight hours, started the National Test Pilot School

FlightSafety International plans a $2.5 million, 28,600-sq-ft  expansion to its Cessna Learning Center in Wichita to enable the addition of simulators

“Aircraft insurance is a fairly pragmatic business,” stressed Jim Harris, executive vice president of AIG Aviation, Atlanta.

In December of this year Jim Jackson, who developed what is arguably one of the most successful and innovative aerospace education programs at the high-sch

Eurocopter president and CEO Jean-Francois Bigay has revealed plans to open HeliSim, a French-based helicopter training center with FAA level-D simulators

Communication is key to any organization, and aviation departments are no exception.

CAE civil training and services group president Jeff Roberts arrived in Geneva Monday as his company announced a major expansion of its business aviation t

For the first time Europe has its own simulator capacity for the Global Express, now that CAE and Bombardier have begun offering pilot and technical traini

Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg recently spent their first 25 hours at the controls of a flight simulator that replicates the cockpit in the first So

Considering the cost of hiring, training, salary and benefits, it is important to hire the best pilot candidate.

The FAA is attributing better planning between major airlines and ATC for reducing delays nearly 12 percent since the implementation of Free Flight Phase 1

How many manufacturers sponsor regular owner/operator safety seminars on aircraft that went out of production 17 years ago? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ame

Global Express simulator training will be launched late next year by FlightSafety International.