Training and Workforce

The British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the FAA signed a bilateral agreement under which they will evaluate simulators for each other.

Spring semester classes at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) started today despite an F2 tornado that ripped through the campus and destroyed mos

FlightSafety International achieved a first recently when it put a Citation Sovereign simulator into service at its Orlando Learning Center.

Despite comments on a variety of subjects regarding the FAA’s proposed Special FAR mandating training for Mitsubishi MU-2 pilots, the agency has made chang

Pilots of large-cabin jets who work as independent contractors complain that former airline pilots and young pilots willing to work for much less are under

With seven full-flight simulators already in place at its new Farnborough flight training center in the UK, FlightSafety International expects to have an a

AirData, the flight planning specialist, is preparing to launch its new SwiftOps.com online flight planning and crew briefing system this fall.

CAE (Booth No.

Electrical actuation for motion and control loading has been in use on military simulators for a while, but FlightSafety International says that its new Ci

Dassault and CAE have held the first meetings of the Falcon 7X training advisory board in Burgess Hill, UK, and Dallas, Texas.

To address the shortage of qualified business aircraft maintenance technicians, the UK’s Glennair Training Centre is stepping up its capabilities in the pr

Operators using the new Rnav SID procedures at Dallas/Fort Worth and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airports can expect a visit from their princi

FlightSafety International and Cessna are making significant progress in the development of the training program for the new Mustang VLJ, scheduled to begi

Special awareness training via an online course will be required for any pilot who flies VFR within 100 nm of the Washington, D.C.

Cessna’s cessnaelearning.com Web site now offers a Caravan cold-weather operatio

Canadian-based simulation training provider CAE (Booth No.

Airline Transport Professionals (ATP), a Jacksonville, Fla.-based organization that provides advanced pilot training at 23 flight schools nationwide, repor

The city of Pueblo, Colo., has announced additional programs to transform the Pueblo Memorial Airport and adjacent Industrial Park into a flight and aviati

SunState Aviation Flight School at Kissimmee Gateway Airport is introducing pilots to the future of aviation.

The FAA awarded Bombardier (Booth No.

Aerosim Technologies (Booth No.

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has announced that it is prepared to work closely with the FAA in the agency’s effort to mandate human-f

One of the greatest concerns for any maintenance operation, the potential problems associated with a hazardous material spill, has become a little less wor

Following its safety evaluation of the Mitsubishi MU-2 last year, the FAA has issued a proposed Special FAR that will force all current and future MU-2 pil

Cessna’s cessnaelearning.com Web site now offers a Caravan cold-weather operatio

Eclipse Aviation is now putting the finishing touches on its very light jet (VLJ) pilot training program.

Aviation high schools and aviation programs aimed at high-school students have been providing the industry with a trained work force for more than 80 years

Frasca’s newest flight training device, the Mentor, is being billed by the Urbana, Ill.

Executive Jet Management (EJM), a provider of aircraft management and charter services, received special recognition from Grey Owl Aviation Consultants for

By September next year European aircraft maintenance providers will be obliged to have conducted approved human factors training for their staff.