Training and Workforce

“Unfavorable” labor conditions and supply-chain disruptions only dent Textron Aviation's second-quarter earnings performance.

Tecnam says its Rotax-powered two-seat trainer will significantly reduce costs.

2Excel Engineering has secured a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Part 147 approval for maintenance training at its Hampshire, UK base at Lasham Airfield.

Boeing is providing $950,000 in scholarships to expand and diversify the pilot workforce.

Bonuses and incentives might be better than training contracts to keep pilots at flight departments that just paid for their new aircraft type rating.

The post-Covid period has seen interest in bizjet charter increase in the Middle East.

Loft Dynamics' VR sims for R22 and H125 helos will be installed at the FAA's Hughes Center for Evaluation Loft Dynamics' VR sims for R22 and H125 helos will be installed at the FAA's Hughes Center for Evaluation

Vita and Air Rescue Systems combine to offer helicopter hoist training and technology solutions.

Flight training provider AV8 has launched an online training program that was more than two years in the making.

The Hera initiative raises the question of whether business aviation might ease its personnel shortage by improving career circumstances.

French aircraft manufacturer Daher is adding to its aerostructures and support capability by taking over the Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale group.

Transparency and working together can help fix the lack of available simulator training slots for pilots.

In 1951, corporate pilot Albert Lee Ueltschi rented a Link trainer to provide pilot training training in the Marine Air Terminal at New York’s LaGuardia Airport under the name FlightSafety, Inc.

CAE predicted that business aviation alone will need 106,000 pilots and maintenance technicians to join the segment by 2032.

Icare chose the EASA FTD2/FNPT II simulator to train A320 pilots and complement its future full-flight simulator

Companies are investing in multi-pronged efforts to boost female involvement in engineering, but women still account for around one-fifth of the total.

Job openings exist for over 1,000 new employees at the MRO concern over the next three years.

CAE is now the first authorized Boeing competency-based training and assessment provider.

Ortec Engineering is supporting customers with 3-D printing, building information modeling, and virtual training and skills development services.

Spirit is adding to its aerostructures portfolio, which already includes Bombardier's business jets and various Airbus and Boeing airliners.

AIN Media Group earned top honors at the Aerospace Media Awards during the Paris Airshow.

In the U.S., the aviation market has exploded, with airlines expected to hire a record 12,000 pilots this year.

The aviation aftermarket grew 18 percent in 2022 and forecasters expect it to expand a further 22 percent this year, to $94 billion.

Upgrading aging Russian jets with Western hardware is now making a difference in the air war in Ukraine.

While the supply chain problem has the aerospace industry grappling with parts and raw materials shortages, signs of relief are beginning to emerge.

Jet Linx halted all operations on June 13 to allow employees to attend its annual safety summit.

Jet Linx shuts down its operations to allow employees to attend an annual safety summit.

Other annual NGPA events take place on the U.S.'s east and west coasts.

Along with captains and maintenance supervisors, Solairus aims to recruit client aviation managers to lead flight departments.

The advanced air mobility sector needs a path to recruiting and training large numbers of pilots to fly new eVTOL aircraft.