Training and Workforce

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

Training and Workforce

NBAA undergraduate internships and scholarships help mint a new generation of aviators and support personnel

The association offers nearly $100,000 in scholarships, monetary and professional training awards each year.
FBOs

NATA, FBO Partners Team on Industry Training

First course offered by NATA and FBO Partners—“The Essentials of Hangar Subleasing: From Risk to Revenue”—is scheduled to be out in May.
Training and Workforce

Emirates A380 Captain Exemplifies Home-grown Talent

Emirates is seeking to boost the number of UAE citizens in its flight decks.
Training and Workforce

GATE Opens Here This Tuesday

Gulf Aviation Training Event takes place again at Dubai Air Show
Training and Workforce

CAE Signs Training Agreements with Three Middle East Operators

CAE is providing new Boeing 787 and 777 simulators for Saudi Arabian Airlines
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Training and Workforce

AFTA Secures Third Major Pilot Training Contract

Atlantic Flight Training has signed a deal with Turkish Airlines to train its pilots.
Training and Workforce

CAE Responds to Airline Demands for More Flight Training

Airlines increasingly want companies like CAE to handle all aspects of flight crew training
Training and Workforce

Embraer Inks Order for 10 Phenom 100Es from Emirates

Deliveries of these light jets, which will be used for flight training, are scheduled to begin in 2017.
Safety

FlightSafety Adds GV to Upset Recovery Training Course

Course is conducted in a full-motion simulator with expanded aerodynamic model for upset prevention and recovery training.
Training and Workforce

FSI Starts Latitude Training, Adds More Caravan Sims

Company starts training in full-motion Cessna Citation Latitude sim at its Wichita center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Proposed Rewrite Updates Maintenance School Rules

FAA said existing curriculum is “outdated, does not meet current industry needs and can be changed only through NPRM and comment rulemaking."
Training and Workforce

Textron's TRU Simulation Opens Florida ProFlight Center

New Lutz, Fla. facility already has Citation CJ3 and King Air 250/300i ful-motion, level-D sims and will add three more next year.
Regulations and Government

FAA Updates Pilots on Logging Instrument Approaches

The Info details the parameters for a pilot to log an instrument approach procedure for currency.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt & Whitney Opens Technician Training Center

The company will train aircraft engineers and technicians on current and new engine models, beginning with the GTF and V2500.
Avionics

Special Report: The No-pilot Cockpit?

Avionics manufacturers look to expand collaboration between humans and machines.
Training and Workforce

Garmin To Offer Weather Radar eCourse

The online course takes pilots beyond the traditional pilot's guide.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adds Second Gulfstream G280 Simulator

The FS1000 simulator built for the G280 include the company’s Vital 1100 visual system, electric motion cueing and new instructor operating station.
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Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle Launches Brazil Joint Venture With C>Fly

U.S. university Embry-Riddle is levering off its historic involvement in Brazil in a bid for renewed impetus.
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Training and Workforce

Helibras Tuning H225 Simulator in Rio

Airbus subsidiary Helibras has finished construction of its Training and Simulator Center in Rio de Janeiro.
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Training and Workforce

FSI To Build Fusion-Equipped King Air 350 Simulator

The simulator is expected to be ready shortly after certification is planned for the newly upgraded King Air 350.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety’s G550 Simulator Models Real Upset Behavior

FlightSafety’s new G550 upset training course uses simulator aerodynamic modeling based on extended envelope flight-tests.
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Training and Workforce

TouchTrainer FM 210 Flight Training Device Makes AirVenture Debut

The flight training device is the company's first skills trainer.
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Safety

USAIG Adds Safety 1st Courses to Performance Vector

Safety 1st includes line services curricula developed through collaboration with NATA members and industry experts.
Training and Workforce

Daher Teams with SAMI on Hypoxia Training

The manufacturer incorporated the training into its curriculum for TBM operators.
Training and Workforce

Gama, CAE Partner for New EASA Base Training Requirement

Airplane type rating takeoffs and landings must be carried out under the control of an Approved Training Organization.
Maintenance and Modifications

Global Jet Services Offers Phenom 300 Mx Training

The two-week initial-level course includes hands-on sessions.
Training and Workforce

Redbird Sidekick Measures, Records Aircraft Performance

Live telemetry from the data-collection device will be broadcast during an aerobatic performance.
Training and Workforce

Global Air Renews Scholarship Program

Four scholarships are available. Applications are due August 10.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety To Add Helo Training at New Denver Center

Training programs for the Airbus AS350 B3, Airbus EC130T2 and Bell 407GX are coming at its new learning center, which is slated to open in fall 2016.
Training and Workforce

Safety Topics Take Center Stage at NBAA Flight Attendants/Technicians Conference

Life-raft survival, lithium battery fires and foodborne pathogens were among the topics aired.
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