Training and Workforce

Models include Robinson R22, R44 and R66 as well as the Bell 206 and 407.

The U.S. civilian flight school conducted 28,000 hours of flight training last year.

Rule would have allowed instrument pilot trainees to obtain credit for up to 20 hours of instrument time in an approved aviation training device.

Goal is one-stop maintenance and recurrent training capabilities for the King Air, PC-12, TBM, Citation, Conquest and Cheyenne.

David Davenport is now executive vice president of the commercial segment, while Raymond Johns is executive vice president of the government segment.

The $500 million deal covers helicopters, sims and a sea-going training vessel.

EC145 simulator is slated to be ready by early next year.

The International Flight Test Institute’s first group of students begin their studies in the six-month flying qualities course early next year.

ECFT to double simulator bays at second Dubai facility.

FlightSafety St. Louis center providing training with level-C simulator.

CAAi sees the need for organizations in the Middle East to understand that the ICAO SMS regulatory framework is critical.

The FlightSafety Learning Center is planned to be built in two stages, with Phase 1, an 8,000 sq m facility, to be completed by September 2015.

IWG’s Royal Jordanian Air Academy continues to be an important source of new pilots for the Middle East region

Training center to open in Valencia, Spain, in 2016.

Facility will start with maintenance training for in-production Beechcraft airplanes in January 2016 and Cessna models a year later.

The pilot training course for the A350XWB Airbus has broken new ground

Barrington Irving's visit to Southern California inspires ideas about how to attract kids to aviation careers.

He brings leadership abilities, in-depth knowledge of the aerospace industry and experience as a long-time FSI customer.

Simulator will feature Thales’ Reality H technology, electric motion and the possibility to use night-vision goggles.

Monitoring guide offers 20 recommendations to improve the skills of the monitoring pilot.

The organization provides flight and aviation career training for people with disabilities.

Florida program takes unusual attitudes to the extreme

EASA has introduced new competency-based, modular route to the European instrument rating under new regulations.

Proposal seeks to amend qualification standards for some flight simulation training devices.

The new website looks to pair private aircraft owners with prospective ATPs looking for some flight time on their way to 1,500 hours.

The Thales Training Academy is the first European facility to operate a full flight simulator for the Airbus Helicopters AS350 Ecureuil.

Pilot group expresses fresh concerns over the structure of training for the new multi-crew pilot license.

Embraer expands training capacity in response to fleet growth

A new effort by FlightSafety and Gulfstream will help pilots deal with real-world safety scenarios.

CAE is seeking to make business aircraft training more rewarding and less burdensome for operators.