Training and Workforce

West Star Aviation has hired A&P technicians after their completion of an FAA on-the-job training apprentice program offered by the MRO provider.

Should the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement age past 65?

CAE's enhanced recurrent training uses data from a variety of sources to bring more realism into simulator-based business aviation training scenarios.

The Textron business unit, best known for its contract aggressor work, will support flight test activities at the F-35 final assembly plant.

ATP Flight School has placed more than 1,250 pilots in the past 12 months.

June 2022 showed strong recovery in international revenue passenger kilometers, even though staff shortage disruption has hit markets such as the UK.

The FAA talks about view-limiting devices being used during instrument training but doesn't fully explain why they are necessary.

Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations

Boeing's latest 20-year outlook forecasts demands for 2.1 million personnel in commercial aviation.

Airbus and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a virtual reality training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter.

TRU Simulation + Training’s Cessna Citation M2 full-flight simulator has received level-D qualification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

At EAA AirVenture, Redbird Flight is demonstrating a fully immersive desktop-based mixed-reality flight simulator.

More than 12,000 high school students in 44 states participate in the You Can Fly initiative and aviation STEM curriculum.

More than a dozen Propel graduates have earned their Delta Air Lines wings since the program's inception in 2018.

The new EAA Education Center will focus on pilot proficiency and youth programs.

McKinsey analysts say skills and supply chain headaches are holding back aerospace, but there are major opportunities from the quest for sustainability.

The I Hart Flying Foundation is unveiling expanded flight scholarships for women at EAA AirVenture.

The goal of the deal is for L3Harris to produce flight simulators for the commercial aviation market in China.

CAE added Vertical Aerospace to its AAM partnerships and unveiled plans for its 700MXR mixed-reality trainer for that market segment.

UK’s Aerobility charity group's Grob motorglider has undergone an upgrade to give the disabled the opportunity to fly.

Moroccan Forces Royales Air has placed an order for a fleet of H135 helicopters for military primary training.

L3Harris will train pilots at new Bangladesh airline Air Astra through 2026 under an agreement announced at the Farnborough Airshow.

The NATA Award for Distinguished Service will be presented to Captain William “Bill” Bohlke in recognition of his outstanding service to the industry.

The TCTS II training system allows large numbers of aircraft—with varying levels of security clearance—to exercise together in virtual environments.

Some U.S. Majors have employed bus companies to replace flights on shorter routes.

Draken Europe, formerly Cobham Aviation Services, will shortly begin flying Aero L-159Es on aggressor duties for the RAF.

South Korea is upgrading its KAI KA-1 jet trainers with a new avionics suite that increases capability and provides room for growth.

L3Harris is investing in new training facilities and technologies and is calling on airlines to fund a strategic response to the critical pilot shortage.

Air Charter Service believes its new Gatwick office gives it access to a larger pool of "aviation talent."

Discrimination unfortunately still remains a barrier for female pilots in the business aviation industry.