Training and Workforce

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

Safety

NATA Intros Safety 1st Training Subscription Option

For companies that rely on its industry-standard Safety 1st training programs, the annual or monthly subscriptions offered by NATA could provide benefits.
Training and Workforce

First FlightSafety Gulfstream G500 Sim Gets FAA Nod

These are the first business jet simulators equipped with FlightSafety’s CrewView collimated glass mirror display.
Training and Workforce

CAE Acquires Minority Stake in Pelesys

Pelesys provides more than 30 special operations courses that would benefit business aircraft operators.
Training and Workforce

Simhawk Logs 16,000 Hours of Booked Sim Time in 2017

Simhawk handled training requests that equate to the annual capacity of three full-motion flight simulators.
Training and Workforce

BHA Incorporates Redbird Flight Sim into Curriculum

The new Redbird FMX simulator will be incorporated into BHA’s existing program to introduce students to visual and instrumental flight.
Training and Workforce

Airbus Acquires U.S. Training Center

Plans to double training capacity in Denver over the next few years
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA To Train on Repair Station Certification

The course is designed for aviation safety inspectors, but can provide industry with insight on the process.
Training and Workforce

Transport Canada Approves Level-D Viking Twin Otter Sim

The simulator can provide training in either wheeled or seaplane configuration.
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Maintenance and Modifications

UK Ab Initio Mx Training Provider Gets UAE OK

Resource Group provides basic courses for new entrants along with modular programs for experienced engineers.
Training and Workforce

WCA Seeking Applicants for $10,000 in Scholarships

Women in Corporate Aviation is seeking scholarship applicants and creative new sources of fundraising.
Training and Workforce

FSI Gets Nod for Maintenance Training in India

FSI has a cooperative agreement to provide training at the Deccan Charters facility at Jakkur Airfield.
Training and Workforce

FAA OKs FlightSafety's First Pilatus PC-24 Sim

Company's simulation engineers and courseware developers worked closely with Pilatus Aircraft to develop the PC-24 simulator and training program.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Global Aerospace Expands SM4 Safety Program Benefits

SM4 continues to expand by providing targeted subject matter experts and financial support to the aerospace sector.
Security

Satcom Direct Launches Bizav Cyber Security Course

Course help users understand security compliance considerations, social engineering, malware and other data-security-related concepts.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Launches New P&WC PT6A Pilot Course

One-day course will provide pilots with info on turboprop engine's normal and abnormal operation, operational procedures and recommendations.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Sells Flight Academy

Initial type rating and recurrent training for Bristow Group pilots will continue at its flight-simulator training facilities in Scotland and the U.S.
Airlines

CEFA Aviation Software Lets Pilots Review Their Flights

Automation is leading pilots to get less and less manual flying time, but this new tool allows them to self-review post-flight in confidence.
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Training and Workforce

SNCA and CAE Plan Pilot Training Center in Saudi Arabia.

The project aims to fill a shortage of pilots in the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional

AfBAA Gears Up for African Business Aviation Expo

The conference will be held from November 29 to December 1 at Lanseria Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa.
Training and Workforce

Kuwait Airways Purchases Training Devices from CAE

CAE announced it sold one 500XR flight training device and one Airbus A320neo 7000XR full-flight simulator to Kuwait Airways.
Training and Workforce

EFTA To Open during Dubai Airshow

EFTA to open during Dubai Airshow
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Training and Workforce

Speaker Line-Up Announced for Dubai Air Show Training Event

The Middle East will need 58,000 new pilots and 66,000 new skilled maintenance personnel to staff the region’s airlines between now and 2035.
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Training and Workforce

Simulation Supports Royal Canadian Air Force's Super Hercules

Training and simulation provider CAE is supporting the RCAF's CC-130J operations under a 20-year training agreement.
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Training and Workforce

L-3 Wescam Unveils New Training Solutions

The products give MX-system operators and crew members the option to train individually or as a virtual team using gaming technology.
Training and Workforce

Emirates Academy Welcomes First Embraer Phenom 100EV

The aircraft is the eighth 100EV manufactured by Embraer at its Phenom assembly facility in Melbourne, Florida.
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Avionics

Episode 07: Fly-by-wire Failure, Part 1

On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 faces an autopilot failure over the Indian Ocean.
Rotorcraft

Coptersafety's Airbus H145 Sim Gains EASA Level-D Nod

The H145 simulator is the first of five level-D devices Coptersafety ordered from TRU last year
Training and Workforce

APS Offers High-altitude Upset Training in S211

Flying upside down and learning how to prevent and recover an upset in an Aviation Performance Solutions S211.
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Charter & Fractional

Middle East Bizav Set for Flat 2017

MEBAA founding chairman Alnaqbi is concerned about illegal charter market also affecting commercial operators.
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Safety

Episode 06: The Perils of Hypoxia

In this episode of The Human Factor, pilot George Braly recounts a flight where he lost consciousness due to a kinked oxygen hose.