Conducted back in 2013, a Forbes survey of Fortune 1000 companies predicted a 30% drop in the number of appropriately aged managers available for leadership roles between 2009 and 2015. It is now becoming clear that the forecast was completely right. CEOs are now in high demand across all sectors, including aviation, forcing top-notch executives to switch industries like socks in order to keep different businesses in line. While reorienting may be easy in some industries, aviation, due to its specifics, may be a tough egg to crack.

Qatar Airways recently conducted its sixth annual aircraft recovery equipment exercise, Qatar Airways Disabled Aircraft Recovery (QDAR), providing training and safety preparation scenarios for professionals from across the aviation industry in Qatar and the Middle East.

As one of aviation's leading providers of satellite voice and broadband data solutions for flight deck and cabin communications Satcom Direct's introductory workshops will start in the Autumn, with the first one scheduled for October 23 in Cape Town.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the publication of new training requirements for airline pilots to prevent loss of control situations.

Construction of the new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore is now underway, following the completion of initial ground-breaking works. Due to open in the first quarter of 2016, the new facility will offer type rating and recurrent training courses for all in-production Airbus types. AATC is a joint venture between Airbus (55%) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) (45%), incorporated in the Republic of Singapore.

United Continental Holdings Inc. is stepping up training and in-flight monitoring of pilots in response to a number of serious, previously identified safety lapses.

China-based integrated aerospace company, HAITE Group, officially opened its Aviation Safety and Training centre in Singapore on Tuesday (Apr. 21).

GoAir is seeking instructors from Airbus after 35 pilots resigned in the past three months because of delays in career progression.

320 pilots flew aircraft with lapsed Pilot Proficiency Check in 2014 with 219 of them belonging to private airlines and 101 to Air India, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

Asiana Airlines Inc. was ordered to give pilots more training after its second accident in two years raised concerns about the carrier's safety standards.