Training and Workforce

In dozens of sessions with customers over the past few weeks, Honeywell offers operators tips on how to get the most of the time their aircraft is down.

Acceptance testing of FlightSafety International’s FlightSmart has been completed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.

CAE credited a government relief program in assisting with the recall of 1,500 of its workers temporarily laid off in Canada.

To help support its network Avfuel has waived the initial subscription fee for its online Avfuel Training System through the end of June.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance will host Digital Decision Day on April 25.

FlightSafety's LiveLearning online recurrent groundschool will be available for more than 20 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft models.

CAE is temporarily laying off 2,600 of its 10,500 employees, and placing another 900 on reduced workweeks.

Leonardo is expanding its training offerings to include rotorcraft UAS.

CAE executives, expecting the Covid-19 crises to last for some time, are taking a series of measures to prepare, from layoffs to lower investments.

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The Aviation Institute of Maintenance will host a grand opening of its 109,000-sq-ft Hampton Roads campus in Norfolk on March 17.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand plans to start an audit of the country’s 10 flying academies in April.

Employee emails about the Boeing Max may have relieved pressure, they may even highlight unaddressed issues, but they do nothing to help employees' cause.

FlightSafety also offers PC-24 training in Dallas.

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Aviation Performance Solutions broke ground on a new 25,000-sq-ft headquarters and 40,000-sq-ft support facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport .

Longtime Textron executive Brad Thress has joined FlightSafety International as president and CEO.

Insurance and crew training, such as the Loft programa are key areas where Aviaa has targeted to build economies of scale for its members, Aviaa said.

The Boeing CH-47D is an important element of the RSAF’s inventory. A recent upgrade to the simulator is now providing enhanced training.

Airbus is rolling out a virtual reality flight training tool later this year and building a network of ab initio flight training centers.

The German engineering school in Munich is meeting with master's program prospects at the Singapore Airshow.

Training and simulator provider CAE touts new airline training centers in Bangkok and New Delhi at Singapore Airshow.

Orolia's new Kannad Ultima-S ELT system is compatible with Galileo's satellite network and confirms receipt of distress signals.

Rotary UAV maker UMS Skeldar is working with the Swedish Aviation Technical Training School to develop standards needed to meet anticipated new EASA rules.

Euramec is giving a new lease on life for older A320 airframes by having them recycled into training equipment for pilots and flight attendants.

The Hillsboro, ADAC partnership is designed to provide some relief to a growing need for emergency service pilots in Germany.

A new partnership with TrainingPort.net will provide online training for pilots, dispatchers, ground handlers, maintenance technicians, and cabin crew.

The Global 7500 donation to Centennial College comes as the school renames its program to The Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation.

FlightSafety International announces copter training expansion at Heli-Expo with addition of in-development Level-D EC145 and AW139 sims.

Life Flight Network has selected Frasca to provide an advanced aviation training device (AATD) for its Bell 407 GXi helicopters.