Training and Workforce

The G 120TP has been selected for the first phase of a complete overhaul of Sweden’s military pilot training program.

FlightSafety International and Flight Research have partnered to provide upset recovery training.

The new Leonardo academy will be operated by Rotorsim, a joint venture between Leonardo and CAE.

The course focuses on ICAO's new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions.

EASA approves VRM's VR flight simulation training device for the Robinson R22.

AOPA, EAA, and GAMA asked the FAA to issue guidance clarifying its view on a court ruling deeming that flight instructors are carrying persons for hire.

Airbus Helicopters has enhanced its distance learning capabilities and is now making many of those permanent.

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West Star Aviation aims to reduce aircraft maintenance turn times by double-digit percentages with expanded second shifts.

As part of its efforts to streamline the training system, the USAF is now training some multi-engine pilots using the T-1 Jayhawk entirely.

A crosswind takeoff is a difficult maneuver that requires a lot of “rudder and stick” skills.

While the pandemic alleviated the pilot shortage, it could reemerge within nine months and grow worse over the decade, according to an Oliver Wyman study.

FlightSafety's Dassault Falcon 8X simulator will be based at its Teterboro learning center.

Better ways of training business aviation pilots are becoming more available.

NBAA said its three-day virtual Flight Operations Conference that concluded on Thursday “broke new ground."

Piper Aircraft M600 factory training provider Legacy Flight Training has added a Frasca M600/SLS simulator at its Vero Beach, Florida learning center.

An expanding student body at Embry-Riddle Asia portends good prospects in a rapidly growing region.

The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) has rescheduled its upcoming annual International Flight School Conference to this summer.

There are some encouraging signs that both the number of cases and the burden of serious disease and deaths due to Covid is finally beginning to decline.

The Helicopter Association International webinar highlighted major updates to the Part 147 rule first "developed to teach technicians to maintain a DC-6."

Having bought Cobham Aviation Services in September, Draken has formally rebranded its UK-based activity.

As a nation, we’ve become extremely divided—and it’s negatively affecting our workforce culture.

The Vertical Flight Society saw its membership rise during 2020 and has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Army to support skills training.

CAE has tapped The LOSA Collaborative to perform line operations safety audits of CAE customer-operators to enhance the former’s evidence-based training.

The FAA has opened an application process through March 22 for organizations seeking pilot or maintenance technician workforce development grants.

The 20-year deal also includes the supply of 10 Leonardo M-346 advanced trainers.

Etihad Aviation Training and leisure carrier Israir have signed a contract to train Israeli pilots in the UAE.

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Chuck Kegley is president of Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, Ben Hockenberg president of JSSI Parts & Leasing, Michael Dwyer president of Guardian Jet.

The Flight School Association of North America announced it will hold its upcoming annual International Flight School Conference as a live event.