Training and Workforce

The National Gay Pilots Association is offering $300,000 in aviation scholarships this year, doubling last year’s amount.

CAE's virtual and mixed reality training systems provide more efficient and realistic simulator scenarios.

Until recently, the fidelity of desktop simulators of business jets has been lacking, but that has changed with release of the HotStart Challenger 650.

In a panel discussion at NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, several industry members shared experiences and advice on medical emergencies.

Airlines and commercial operators could reduce expensive new-hire simulator training time using virtual reality technology.

FlightSafety International is putting virtual, mixed, and augmented reality technology to use for modern training programs.

Tricoastal Ventures also owns Texas-based aircraft dealers American Kodiak and Volare Air.

CAE’s first full-flight simulator for the Dassault Falcon 6X will be online at its Burgess Hill training center in the UK in the fourth quarter.

Bulgarian unmanned cargo airline Dronamics has engaged FlightSafety to ensure its pilots have the right training to maximize operational safety.

EBACE is returning with full agenda but fewer exhibitors as the Russian/Ukraine conflict takes toll.

FlightSafety International and Presage Group partner on groundbreaking psychological study of go-around decision making for Gulfstream operators.

CAE anticipates opening a new business aviation training center in mid-2023 near Gulfstream's headquarters in Savannah, Georgia.

The U.S. Army will use Icarus's smart view limiting device for helicopter IFR training.

Augmented-reality platform developer Red 6 has signed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Advanced Electronics.

Constant Aviation's maintenance apprenticeship program is available at its Cleveland and Orlando locations.

Completion of the Air Charter Association's Level 3 course enables attendees to become a Qualified Air Charter Broker.

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A work-from-home option gives aviation schedulers and dispatchers more resilience and much-needed job satisfaction.

The Cessna SkyCourier flight simulator is based at FlightSafety International's Wichita East Learning Center.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University implemented VR training last August and already is seeing a number of benefits.

IMC Club founder Radek Wyrzykowski is encouraging all pilots to learn about IFR flying with his new Pilot Proficiency Network.

Bristow Group has selected Helicentre as its preferred provider of ab-initio commercial pilot training.

United Aviation Academy is paving a path for its parent company to hire 10,000 pilots by 2030 with half being minority or women.

Charnell Walls wants to use her CFI scholarship as a springboard into teaching young girls to fly.

The Part 147 interim final rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register this spring.

The Women in Aviation Advisory Board made 55 recommendations on cultural change, recruitment/retention efforts, and data collection to close gender gap.

As flight demand increases, corporate flight departments with lean staffing struggle to provide employees with schedule flexibility.

The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are looking for cheaper ways of providing adversary training, with autonomous air vehicles to the fore.

Stephan/H is a Canadian manufacturer of flight suits and other technical uniforms for aerospace professionals.

High-level political tension between the UK and the European Union has blocked agreements on the movement of skilled aviation labor across borders.