Training and Workforce

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

Training and Workforce

Swiss Aeromed Operator Adding Level-D Challenger 650 Sim

Swiss rescue flight operator Rega will add Europe's first full-flight simulator for the Bombardier Challenger 650.
Flight deck view of Axis Challenger 650 Level D simulator
Rotorcraft

Bell Expands European Inroads

Bell is growing its European 505 fleet and adding Valencia training-center options.
Bell 407GXi
Training and Workforce

A Higher Level of Upset Training with APS

APS provides UPRT at a high-altitude in all-attitude aircraft.
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Training and Workforce

Jetnet Highlights Training and Research Products

Aviation market intelligence specialist Jetnet has a range of products and tools that assist aviation professionals meet challenges with detailed data.
JetNet report
Training and Workforce

CAE Continues Global Training Center Expansion

Training giant CAE continues to build its capacity for instructing aircrew and maintainers for a variety of business aircraft, including the latest models.
CAE
Training and Workforce

EPAN Brings Pride to EBACE

The recently-launched European Pride in Aviation Network is making its debut at EBACE 2023.
European Pride in Aviation  Network
Training and Workforce

CAE To Open Bizav Training Center in Vienna

Training giant CAE has announced the location for its new Central European training center, which will accommodate the first Global 7500 sim in Europe.
CAE main office
Training and Workforce

Filling the Aviation Talent Pool

The European aviation industry faces a looming employee shortage.
Aging aviation workers are already leaving the industry, leading to a “demographic cliff,” and companies and educational institutions now need to encourage young people to consider aviation careers.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Don’t Fly Without It!

Pilots spent much of their time at work at high altitudes with increased exposure to UV rays, so they should wear sunscreen to help protect their skin.
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Safety

MedAire Boosts London Medical and Safety Support Team

Risk management group MedAire has trained its UK team to mirror the level of support available to operators from its Global Response Center in Phoenix.
Workers at MedAire's London Assistance Center with monitors in background
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Capital Costs and Skills Shortage Challenge UK Aerospace

The country's ADS trade association says members are struggling to invest due to high interest rates and inflation, as Brexit headaches continue.
Airbus UK airliner wing factory at Broughton in north Wales.
Training and Workforce

Textron Aviation Adding CJ Simulator in Farnborough

TRU convertible Citation CJ3+/M2 Gen2 full-flight simulator to join FlightSafety Farnborough learning center in 2025.
Citation CJ3+/M2 Gen2 convertible full-flight simulator
Charter & Fractional

Berkshire's NetJets, FlightSafety Soar in First Quarter

Bershire Hathaway aviation services companies NetJets and FlightSafety International saw revenues soar 18.8 percent in the first quarter.
NetJets aircraft on airport ramp with door open
Maintenance and Modifications

Marshall Trains New Talent for UK Aircraft Support Roles

Marshall Skills Academy is about to start training 70 apprentices for its own MRO business, as well as for Bombardier's UK service center at Biggin Hill.
Marshall Skills Academy in Cambridge, UK.
Training and Workforce

FlightSimExpo Celebrating At-home Simulation

FlightSimExpo expects more than 70 exhibitors at this year's event, to be held in Houston at the Lone Star Flight Museum.
FlightSimExpo airliner simulator flight deck
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots To Picket Berkshire Hathaway Meeting

NetJets pilot union organized a picket of the annual shareholders meeting of NetJets's parent company Berkshire Hathaway to protest pay and conditions.
NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots hold a picket across from company headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, on April 19, 2023
Training and Workforce

Contract Pilot Pay Soars

Against the backdrop of big airline pay raises, day rates for biz pilots soar.
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Training and Workforce

Contract Business Jet Pilot Pay Soars, Says CrewBlast

Against the backdrop of big airline pay raises, day rates soar for contract pilots in business aviation, according to data from staffing company CrewBlast.
Business jet captain poses by wing
Environment

NBAA’s Bolen: Bizav Must 'Give Back' To Thrive

NBAA president Ed Bolen highlights business aviation community’s record for “giving back” during the association’s maintenance conference in Hartford.
Ed Bolen NBAA president
Safety

TAG To Run Ground Schools for Dassault Falcon Pilots

After completing flight simulator training with CAE in the UK, pilots will go to TAG Global Training's Farnborough Airport facility for more instruction.
Indonesian pilots at TAG Global Training ground school
Training and Workforce

CAE To Expand Bizav Training into Central Europe

CAE is planning to open a business aviation training center in Central Europe in 2024, marking its first such facility in the region.
Simulator bay at CAE training center in London Burgess Hill
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Does Size Really Matter?

To help retain business aviation pilots, it might be time to decouple aircraft size with compensation and then pay enough to keep pilots from jumping ship.
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Aircraft

Textron's European Service Centers Mark 10th Anniversary

The Zurich and Düsseldorf facilities acquired from Jet Aviation in 2013 are part of a support network that Textron has expanded in recent years.
Textron Aviation team in hangar with banner celebrating 10th anniversary of Zurich service center
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Revs Up Sim Graphics with Unreal Engine

The Unreal Engine 3D creation tool is now being used to provide photorealistic details for FlightSafety International's flight simulators.
Photorealistic simulated image of airliners and ground vehicles at airport terminal during a rainstorm from FlightSafety simulator visual system using Unreal Engine
Training and Workforce

CAE Inaugurates First U.S. West Coast Bizav Training Center

For CAE, its new facility in Las Vegas represents its first expansion to the Western U.S.
CAE president and CEO Marc Parent (center) cuts ribbon alongside colleagues during Las Vegas Training center inauguration
Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines' Pilot Roster Under Fire

Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Aviation will form a subcommittee to probe the issuance of pilot licenses.
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) Airbus A320 in flight on approach to Dubai
Rotorcraft

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator
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Airlines

Surging Labor Costs Spell Depressed Margins for U.S. Airlines

Moody’s Investors Service sees airline labor costs increasing 19 percent this year.
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Aircraft

Blue Line Aviation Opts for All-Piper Training Fleet

Blue Line Aviation, a flight school in North Carolina, signed a deal for up to 115 Piper airplanes and announced an expansion into Florida.
Blue Line Aviation Piper Archer at Sun n Fun 2023
Training and Workforce

Job Fair Expanded to Five Days at Sun 'n Fun Aero Expo

The career fair at the Sun 'n Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, has been expanded to five days this year—from March 28 to April 1.
Sun n Fun career fair