Training and Workforce

Business aviation could solve its worker shortage by making the industry a safe place for female employees, according to Tony Kern.

Speaking last week at the Corporate Jet Investor in Miami, GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce addressed hurdles in workforce, supply chain and regulations.

Nearly 400 people are expected to attend Bombardier's three-day safety conference, which kicks off today in Wichita.

The airline expects to train more than 1,000 people as A&Ps by 2026, with at least half of them women or people of color.

Under a two-year agreement, CAE instructors will fly for Clay Lacy Aviation, while senior Clay Lacy pilots will conduct training and check flights for CAE.

A proposed bill in Congress would raise the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67 without first examining the effects of aging.

Claude Vuichard will teach his vortex ring state recovery technique at the upcoming European Rotors conference.

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology will demonstrate its Flightlab software with NovaSim's virtual reality flight simulator.

The FAA released a standardized training curricula for the Gulfstream GV-series that Part 135 operators can opt to use.

The just-concluded NBAA-BACE 2022 covered emotional intelligence issues in the business aviation industry, not just new services, products, and hardware.

Monica Barbaro discussed the flight training it took to prepare for "Top Gun: Maverick" during a keynote address at NBAA-BACE 2022.

CAE announced the expansion of its global training network for Gulfstreams with new sim locations in the U.S. and overseas.

Staffing specialist API details industry-wide staffing challenges and potential solutions, from inclusivity to compensation.

Over 16,000 women and girls around the world participated in the Eighth Annual Girls in Aviation Day on September 24.

Starr Insurance announces a Safety Partnership Program available to Part 91 and 135 business aircraft operators.

CAE is adding to its Gulfstream pilot and maintenance training in the U.S. and Singapore.

FlightSafety has been selected for Falcon 10X training by Dassault and will build two full-flight simulators.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety aims to elevate aviation safety education and research.

The FAA has further defined its CBD opinion but bottom line is, use may still have consequences to an airmen's certification.

More than 10 years after investigators reported on the fatal crash of Air France flight AF447, the airline and Airbus are facing manslaughter charges.

TRU Simulation + Training will provide a level-D King Air simulator for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland Section.

Following a rollout of its application with Hungary's Wizz Air, the German company seeks to become a “main player” in the growing e-logbook market.

SkyLux Consultancy, a new Singapore-based corporate flight attendant training provider has launched to meet the growing demand in the region.

Student naval aviators will now train in the Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher.

The FAA's decades-old thinking on spin training needs a new approach.

A purchase order from Mesa Airlines for 29 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer 2 aircraft comes with options for another 75 of the two-seaters over the next year.

Getting new pilots to the 1,500-hour threshold so they can fly for airlines is not the best way to develop future flight crew.

Academy College in Minnesota is offering a new AMT Apprenticeship Support Program for aircraft maintenance organizations.

Two September 24 events—Girls in Aviation Day and the National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony—will highlight the role of women in aviation.

The three-day aviation safety conference’s theme this year is “Moving Safety Forward.”