Training and Workforce

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

Rotorcraft

AStar Ground School To Be Offered at Heli-Expo 2023

EuroSafety International will offer an Airbus H125 ground school at this year's HAI Heli-Expo.
Airbus H125 helicopter
Training and Workforce

NBAA Touts Speakers at 2023 Leadership Conference

A lineup of “preeminent experts” in personal development and management strategies are scheduled as keynote speakers at NBAA's 2023 Leadership Conference.
Keynote speaker on stage at past NBAA leadership conference
Airports

London Airports Aim To Boost Business Aviation Workforce

Farnborough and Biggin Hill are both holding careers events in a bid to recruit talent to the industry.
Farnborough Airport and companies on-site employ around 1,200 people.
Training and Workforce

EAA Young Eagles On Track after Covid

More than 49,000 young people received free introductory aircraft rides this year as part of the EAA's Young Eagles program.
EAA Member pilot and youth in Piper Cub airplane for Young Eagles program flight
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Mental Health Issues in Aviation

Mental health is an important, but delicate, issue to contend with in aviation.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Flexjet Graduates First Class of A&P Apprentices

Ten apprentices successfully completed Flextjet's 30-month-long program.
Flexjet airframe and powerplant apprentices with Snap-On Tools box
FBOs

Yingling Teams with Ortega for Employee Flight Training

Wichita Eisenhower National Airport FBO Yingling Aviation to subsidize employees' flight training through Ortega Aviation Services.
Ortega Aviation Cessna 172 at Yingling Aviation
Aircraft

Etihad to Reactivate Airbus A380s Next Year

Four Airbus A380 superjumbos operated by Etihad will fly the Abu Dhabi-London Heathrow route beginning in summer 2023.
Airbus A380 in flight over cloud layer
Aircraft

Titan Continues To Add Aircraft at Steady Rate

Titan Aviation is looking to nearly double its fleet size and is especially looking to add super midsize or large aircraft to its lineup.
Titan Aviation
ATC

Skyplan Gives Regional Flight Dispatch Training Shot in the Arm

Its courses will enable professionals from as far afield as the CIS, India and Africa to obtain training and refresher courses.
Muhammad Sami, president and CEO of SkyPlan Services
Training and Workforce

Celebrating 20 Years, ECFT To Get Global 6500 FFS

Dubai-based Emirates-CAE Flight Training, formed in 2002, is adding a new Global 6500 full-flight simulator.
CAE’s Camille Mariamo, Emirates training v-p Bader Al Marzooqi, ECFT MD Nimrod Meuleman, and Nick Leontidis
Training and Workforce

Dynamic Advanced Training Reaching into Bizav Emergency Preparedness

Dynamic Advanced Training is inviting attendees of the MEBAA Show to visit its expansive emergency preparedness training facility.
Dynamic Advanced Training facility (Photo: Dynamic Advanced Training)
Maintenance and Modifications

MROs Tackling Labor Shortage Through Apprenticeships

Three of the country's independent MROs find success through offering maintenance technician apprenticeships.
Duncan Aviation apprentices
Maintenance and Modifications

Technician Shortage Improves But Not Enough, ATEC Says

A 33 percent increase in newly certificated aviation maintenance technicians in 2021 wasn't enough to offset an industry shortage.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Logs More Than 230,000 Flight Training Hours

The Bell Training Academy has exceeded 230,000 flight training hours and trained over 130,000 pilots from more than 135 countries.
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Charter & Fractional

Arab Wings-initiated $350M Hospital Spurs Medevac Business

The seed of the idea to offer fully certified air ambulance dovetailed with the launch of a state-of-the-art medical center in Amman, Jordan.
Aircraft

ATP Flight School's Cessna Skyhawk Fleet Swells to 500

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk milestone was reached with this week's delivery of five of the type to ATP Flight School.
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Training and Workforce

Wheels Up, MAG Aerospace Create Shared Pilot Pipeline

Wheels Up has entered a cooperative pilot hiring partnership with MAG Aerospace that will expand career opportunities for pilots.
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Training and Workforce

AINsight: Pushing the Envelope—for Safety

The human element is an important part of aviation safety, which means addressing internal and external factors that can cause an employee to disengage.
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Training and Workforce

Tony Kern Calls Out Aviation on Sexual Harassment

Business aviation could solve its worker shortage by making the industry a safe place for female employees, according to Tony Kern.
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Regulations and Government

Bunce Notes Challenges for Business Aircraft Manufacturers

Speaking last week at the Corporate Jet Investor in Miami, GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce addressed hurdles in workforce, supply chain and regulations.
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Safety

Bombardier Standdown Focuses on 'Moving Safety Forward'

Nearly 400 people are expected to attend Bombardier's three-day safety conference, which kicks off today in Wichita.
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Maintenance and Modifications

United Launches In-house A&P Training Program

The airline expects to train more than 1,000 people as A&Ps by 2026, with at least half of them women or people of color.
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Charter & Fractional

CAE, Clay Lacy Ink Pilot Job-sharing Deal

Under a two-year agreement, CAE instructors will fly for Clay Lacy Aviation, while senior Clay Lacy pilots will conduct training and check flights for CAE.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Cognitive Decline in Aging Pilots

A proposed bill in Congress would raise the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67 without first examining the effects of aging.
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Rotorcraft

Vuichard To Teach Recovery Technique at European Rotors

Claude Vuichard will teach his vortex ring state recovery technique at the upcoming European Rotors conference.
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Rotorcraft

ART Pairing Flightlab with Brunner's NovaSim VR Sim

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology will demonstrate its Flightlab software with NovaSim's virtual reality flight simulator.
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Training and Workforce

FAA Issues First Part 135 Standardized Training Program

The FAA released a standardized training curricula for the Gulfstream GV-series that Part 135 operators can opt to use.
Gulfstream V (Photo: FlightSafety International)
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Celebrating Milestones at NBAA 2022

The just-concluded NBAA-BACE 2022 covered emotional intelligence issues in the business aviation industry, not just new services, products, and hardware.
Training and Workforce

'Top Gun' Star Barbaro Talks Supersonic Flight Training

Monica Barbaro discussed the flight training it took to prepare for "Top Gun: Maverick" during a keynote address at NBAA-BACE 2022.
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