Training and Workforce

ERAU has already resumed flight operations and is instituting a series of precautions for the return of face-to-face instruction on June 30.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with GE Aviation and selected its flight operations quality assurance program.

The installation of the new FS1000 simulator in Dallas gave FlightSafety a fifth location for G650 training.

Rudy Frasca died on May 11 a few years after the flight simulator firm he founded in 1958, Frasca International, commemorated its 60th anniversary.

After several delays, the Swedish government has initiated the process to replace the 57-year old Saab SK 60 in the training role.

AS 365s and H160s helicopters are being leased to cover a gap between the retirement of the Aérospatiale Alouette III and the arrival of the H160M.

The International Business Aviation Council has turned to virtual audits for IS-BAO and IS-BAH certifications.

Schools have adapted to online curriculums for now but believe these tools can be used in part to maintain a future pipeline.

Years in the making, the FAA AC 142-1 creates a new approach to Part 135 training that calls for a consensus-based standardized curricula.

Upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) provider Aviation Performance Solutions has launched new free and paid online UPRT course options.

Diamond Aircraft Industries and Centennial College have agreed to collaborate in several areas such as student work placements.

In dozens of sessions with customers over the past few weeks, Honeywell offers operators tips on how to get the most of the time their aircraft is down.

Acceptance testing of FlightSafety International’s FlightSmart has been completed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.

CAE credited a government relief program in assisting with the recall of 1,500 of its workers temporarily laid off in Canada.

To help support its network Avfuel has waived the initial subscription fee for its online Avfuel Training System through the end of June.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance will host Digital Decision Day on April 25.

FlightSafety's LiveLearning online recurrent groundschool will be available for more than 20 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft models.

CAE is temporarily laying off 2,600 of its 10,500 employees, and placing another 900 on reduced workweeks.

Leonardo is expanding its training offerings to include rotorcraft UAS.

CAE executives, expecting the Covid-19 crises to last for some time, are taking a series of measures to prepare, from layoffs to lower investments.

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The Aviation Institute of Maintenance will host a grand opening of its 109,000-sq-ft Hampton Roads campus in Norfolk on March 17.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand plans to start an audit of the country’s 10 flying academies in April.

Employee emails about the Boeing Max may have relieved pressure, they may even highlight unaddressed issues, but they do nothing to help employees' cause.

FlightSafety also offers PC-24 training in Dallas.

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Aviation Performance Solutions broke ground on a new 25,000-sq-ft headquarters and 40,000-sq-ft support facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport .

Longtime Textron executive Brad Thress has joined FlightSafety International as president and CEO.

Insurance and crew training, such as the Loft programa are key areas where Aviaa has targeted to build economies of scale for its members, Aviaa said.

The Boeing CH-47D is an important element of the RSAF’s inventory. A recent upgrade to the simulator is now providing enhanced training.