Training and Workforce

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

Avionics

Knowledge is Power: Satcom Direct Training and Certification

Learn how Satcom Direct is empowering business aviation operators worldwide.
Training and Workforce

APS Offers Upset Recovery Training Scholarship

Scholarship applicants must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of an aviation degree program at a University Aviation Association-member college.
Training and Workforce

House Committee Votes Cap on Flight Training Benefits

The cap would limit G.I. Bill flight training benefits to $20,235 per year, although currently enrolled veterans would be grandfathered for two years.
Aircraft

Etihad Picks Embraer’s Phenom for Training

Etihad Airways’s flight college will receive four of the light jets.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boosts Training On Ground and Online

A new Falcon 2000LXS flight simulator is being added to FlightSafety International’s Paris-Le Bourget Learning Center.
Training and Workforce

Business Aviation Training Options Widen

New TRU is carving out a slice of the bizjet and civil helicopter simulation market.
Article image
Training and Workforce

Atlantic Rolls out New Training Program

The Atlantic Certified Employee program will address aircraft towing and fueling practices, along with fuel quality control.
Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Awards 44 Scholarships for Technical Training

Scholarship awards were announced at opening of the association's Maintenance Management Conference
Training and Workforce

Emergency Egress Training Goes Online

Egress Training offers an online course in surviving an emergency water landing.
Training and Workforce

Leadership Committee Primes the Bizav Pipeline

The Professional Development subcommittee plays an important role in bringing new entrants into business aviation.
Safety

APS Brings Upset Recovery Training to Delta

Simulator instructors will roll out upset prevention and recovery training to the airline's 12,000 pilots.
Training and Workforce

Jeppesen To Supply Pilot Training Materials for Purdue

Jeppesen will provide a customized bundle that includes textbook materials for both private and commercial/instrument pilot training and other elements.
Training and Workforce

ASU Pilots Train with PilotEdge Simulated ATC

The PilotEdge live air traffic control system for flight simulators helps trainee pilots learn how to interact with controllers.
Training and Workforce

FlightSimCon Coming to Connecticut

The annual convention of flight simulator enthusiasts will feature live demos of Boston Virtual ATC controllers working with desktop simulator fliers.
Training and Workforce

Civil Aviation University of China Opts for FlightSafety King Air Simulator

Level-D-qualified King Air C90GTx full-motion simulator to be used for ab initio pilot training at college.
Article image
Training and Workforce

Motion Pro II Designed for Pilots and Drivers

With one device, CXC Simulations has created a simulation environment that replicates aircraft and cars.
Article image
Safety

FAA Encourages Scenario-Based Go-Around Training

Business aviation pilots can benefit from the Safo, which was aimed at airline pilots.
Safety

Global Aerospace Subsidizing Upset Recovery Training

Aviation insurer subsidizing 25 percent of the cost per pilot to customers who complete Calspan’s advanced maneuvering and upset recovery training in 2015.
Safety

FAA Offers Guidance on Wind Shear for Training Devices

Recommendations are intended to improve instructor access to scenarios.
Rotorcraft

HNZ Group To Add Frasca AS350 Flight Training Device

Sim training is recognized by Transport Canada and HNZ’s customers as being a highly effective tool.
Rotorcraft

Helinet Lands Swedish Police Contract

Company will provide the latest design in intelligence-gathering and -transmitting helicopters.
Rotorcraft

ERAU honors Universal Helicopters for safety record

Emby-Riddle chancellor Dr. Frank Ayers presented an honorary plaque to Gordon Jiroux, president and CEO of UHI
Training and Workforce

Helicopter FTDs Rising to the Training Challenge

Moving flight simulators may be over-rated, even in helicopter training
Rotorcraft

National Helicopter signs SRT for SAR training

Operational training and support to various countries in South America
Training and Workforce

Bizav Job Market Set to Heat Up

Results of JSfirm.com’s latest helicopter industry survey call for the busiest hiring market in the past six years.
Rotorcraft

Royal Thai Army Pilots and Mechanics Complete UH-72A Lakota Training at Airbus Helicopters

This was the first group to travel to Airbus Helicopters’ Texas training facility to train on the twin-engine helicopter.
Article image
Rotorcraft

X-Copter Comes To Heli-Expo with Six of Its ‘Simulators’

X-Copter recently signed an agreement with PilotEdge, which provides professional air traffic control for flight simulators.
Article image
Training and Workforce

AIN Blog: Recharging the Rotorcraft Batteries

A short flight is all it takes to get ready for this year's Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.
Article image
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boosting Fleet of Helicopter Simulators

The training group is adding simulators in Dallas, Denver and Singapore.
Training and Workforce

TRU Simulation’s Roots in Helicopters

The Textron-owned company manufactures simulators and offers training for rotorcraft and airplanes.
Article image