Training and Workforce

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

Training and Workforce

Rockwell Collins, king schools ink training deal

King Schools and Rockwell Collins signed an agreement to share online training opportunities available from the two companies.
Training and Workforce

WCA awards biannual student pilot scholarship

Women in Corporate Aviation will be presenting a $2,000 career scholarship today to student pilot Stacy Booker at a ceremony hosted by WCA and Southeast Re
Training and Workforce

Companies’ longer safety records prompt NBAA to raise its bar

50-year award honorees

Fifty years ago, Ardenbrook, a private real estate investment company with operations mainly in five Western states, opera
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety International expands bizav training options

For a 57-year-old company, FlightSafety International may be more mature than some others, but it hasn’t stopped growing.
Training and Workforce

NBAA’s PDP celebrates 10th year

USAIG and NBAA are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their professional development scholarship partnership.
Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle’s Ph.D. Program To Take Off in May

Next May, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will begin classes for its new aviation Ph.D.
Training and Workforce

Century CRM adds instructors

Century CRM announced the addition of two pilot instructors to allow the company to host multiple cockpit resource management courses concurrently.
Training and Workforce

Worldwide Jet upgrades its online training

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Worldwide Jet has expanded its online training program with a customized module developed by Advanced Aircrew Academy (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

SimCom upgrading FTDs to enhance realism of training

The economy may be struggling, but as SimCom approaches its 20th anniversary the company continues to gain strength and grow.
Training and Workforce

ServiceElements Offering Quality Audits

Training provider ServiceElements launched a service delivery audit program that is designed to help business aviation maintenance and other aviation servi
Safety

APS Launches Sim-based Jet Upset Recovery Training

Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to mitigate in-flight los
ATC

FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon

The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.
Training and Workforce

Part 91 operators urged to attend TSA training

As of mid-August, 79 people from 31 Part 91 flight departments had participated in several Transportation Security Administration Access Certificate (TSAAC
Accidents

Cure sought for ramp-rash incidents

If you’re the kind of pilot who relishes the moment when you flee the FBO in the crew car for a round of golf or a night on the town, there is a phalanx of
Training and Workforce

European Mustang Pilots Start FlightSafety Training

The first batch of Cessna Citation Mustang pilots started initial training last month at FlightSafety’s Farn-borough Learning Center.
Training and Workforce

Air BP FBO training now online

Fuel provider Air BP is offering an online training program for FBOs in the company’s USGA dealer network.
Training and Workforce

Avionics Update: Honeywell, FlightSafety bring Primus Epic to the classroom

To serve as a training aid for pilots who are about to strap into Dassault’s new Falcon 900EX with the Primus Epic EASy cockpit, Honeywell and FlightSafety
Training and Workforce

JetAviva Adds Mustang to Training Program

Van Nuys, Calif.-based JetAviva is expanding its jet training program to include the Cessna Citation Mustang.
Training and Workforce

Chautauqua pilots vote on strike option

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.
Training and Workforce

Auction highlights mismanagement at Silver State

The state of the assets of bankrupt Silver State Helicopters is providing clues about how the troubled company was run before its shutdown and Chapter 7 (l
Regulations and Government

NTSB wants airline pilots to be retrained on rudder use

As an outgrowth of its continuing investigation into the November 12 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York City, the NTSB has recommended that
Training and Workforce

Jeppesen online CFI renewal program a cut above the rest

In aviation, the old saying goes, “You don’t want to lose the ratings and certificates that you’ve already got.”
Training and Workforce

First flight to right seat, ERAU gets you there, fast

Nearby Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is now offering an accelerated first officer flight training (FOFT) program, which trains first officer
Safety

Are you ready for a ditching?

For those who operate aircraft over water, knowing how to ditch is an important safety issue.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boeing gets busy with new Luton site

FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) officially opened its new UK training center at London Luton Airport over the summer.
Training and Workforce

MedAire introduces Internet-based training service

Aimed at reducing the amount of classroom time needed for flight crews to remain AED and CPR qualified, a new series of Web-based training courses has been
Training and Workforce

ProFlight adds CJ3 training to curriculum

ProFlight Proficiency Flight Training of Carlsbad, Calif., will soon be adding a Citation CJ3 simulation device to its training platform.
Training and Workforce

Maintenance industry needs professional standards

Almost everywhere I go, the subject of mechanics being recognized as professionals filters into the conversation.
Training and Workforce

Pilot shortage ahead, IATA plans to bolster numbers

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is taking steps to address the looming pilot and mechanic shortage facing airlines globally.
Training and Workforce

Mentoring Programs

Twenty years ago owner-pilots of high-performance airplanes often supplemented their flying skills by offering the right seat of the airplane to a young CF