Training and Workforce

The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.

As of mid-August, 79 people from 31 Part 91 flight departments had participated in several Transportation Security Administration Access Certificate (TSAAC

If you’re the kind of pilot who relishes the moment when you flee the FBO in the crew car for a round of golf or a night on the town, there is a phalanx of

The first batch of Cessna Citation Mustang pilots started initial training last month at FlightSafety’s Farn-borough Learning Center.

Fuel provider Air BP is offering an online training program for FBOs in the company’s USGA dealer network.

To serve as a training aid for pilots who are about to strap into Dassault’s new Falcon 900EX with the Primus Epic EASy cockpit, Honeywell and FlightSafety

Van Nuys, Calif.-based JetAviva is expanding its jet training program to include the Cessna Citation Mustang.

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.

The state of the assets of bankrupt Silver State Helicopters is providing clues about how the troubled company was run before its shutdown and Chapter 7 (l

As an outgrowth of its continuing investigation into the November 12 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York City, the NTSB has recommended that

In aviation, the old saying goes, “You don’t want to lose the ratings and certificates that you’ve already got.”

Nearby Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is now offering an accelerated first officer flight training (FOFT) program, which trains first officer

For those who operate aircraft over water, knowing how to ditch is an important safety issue.

FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) officially opened its new UK training center at London Luton Airport over the summer.

Aimed at reducing the amount of classroom time needed for flight crews to remain AED and CPR qualified, a new series of Web-based training courses has been

ProFlight Proficiency Flight Training of Carlsbad, Calif., will soon be adding a Citation CJ3 simulation device to its training platform.

Almost everywhere I go, the subject of mechanics being recognized as professionals filters into the conversation.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is taking steps to address the looming pilot and mechanic shortage facing airlines globally.

Twenty years ago owner-pilots of high-performance airplanes often supplemented their flying skills by offering the right seat of the airplane to a young CF

After a 26-year relationship with FlightSafety International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has acquired the Aviation Training Institute (ATI) from Denver-based Aviation Resource Group Internation

Late last month CAE was expected to acquire SimuFlite Training International.

Beechjet 400/400A pilot training is now available on a new simulator at SimuFlite’s Dallas headquarters.

Announcing the purchase earlier this year by the UK’s BBA Group of Tyler International School of Aviation at Texas’ Tyler Pounds Field, David McRobert, chi

Sean Roberts, an experimental test pilot for both military and civilian projects with more than 18,000 flight hours, started the National Test Pilot School

FlightSafety International plans a $2.5 million, 28,600-sq-ft  expansion to its Cessna Learning Center in Wichita to enable the addition of simulators

“Aircraft insurance is a fairly pragmatic business,” stressed Jim Harris, executive vice president of AIG Aviation, Atlanta.

In December of this year Jim Jackson, who developed what is arguably one of the most successful and innovative aerospace education programs at the high-sch

Eurocopter president and CEO Jean-Francois Bigay has revealed plans to open HeliSim, a French-based helicopter training center with FAA level-D simulators

Communication is key to any organization, and aviation departments are no exception.