- AAI, IATA Join Hands to Train Govt Airport Staffers[Feb. 10, 2015]
State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) today said it has decided to collaborate with the global airlines body, International Air Transport Association (IATA) to address the training needs of its staffers.
- Airport Staff Trained to Detect Human Trafficking in Britain[Feb. 10, 2015]
A special training program on lookout for victims of human trafficking and child marriage was launched on Monday at Manchester Airport for its 19,000 staff.
- Airbus and HAECO Group to Establish Airbus Maintenance Training Services Collaboration in Hong Kong[Feb. 02, 2015]
Airbus and HAECO Group have entered into a long term strategic agreement to provide maintenance and engineering training in mainland China and Southeast Asia. Through this collaboration, HAECO, headquartered in Hong Kong and one of the world's leading aircraft engineering and maintenance groups, will deploy the "Training by Airbus" standards, dynamic tools and teaching techniques to provide Aircraft OEM backed maintenance training capabilities to its personnel and to third party personnel in the region.
- China Eastern Acquires 50% Stake in CAE's Flight Academy in Melbourne[Jan. 30, 2015]
China Eastern Airlines (MU) on Friday signed an agreement with Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE) to acquire a 50% stake in CAE Melbourne Flight Training Co. Ltd., a CAE's subsidiary located in the state of Victoria in Australia.
- Xiamen Airlines Plans to Recruit 240 Cadet Pilots in 2015[Jan. 12, 2015]
Xiamen Airlines (MF) unveiled its nationwide cadet pilot program for 2015 at a flight training and recruitment work conference held on Jan. 6.
- After String of Jet Crashes, A Struggle to Re-Train Pilots[Jan. 09, 2015]
As investigators hunt for what caused an AirAsia jet to crash in an equatorial storm on Dec. 28, the aviation industry is still struggling to apply the lessons of accidents in similar weather over the past decade.
- Shortage of Pilots Grounds General Aviation[Dec. 12, 2014]
There is growing demand for short-range flights serving businesses and tourists, but the issue is who will fly them, reports Wang Wen.
- Embraer and FlightSafety International Complete Training of First Class of Pilots for the Legacy 500[Dec. 08, 2014]
Embraer and FlightSafety International completed the training of the first class of pilots for the new Legacy 500 executive jet. These pilots, trained to operate customer jets, benefited from the complete customer support and services structure with advanced training technology. The simulator was qualified as Level C by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and by Brazil's ANAC (Agencia Nacional de Aviaçao Civil).
- Airbus Rolls Out A350 Pilot Training[Nov. 28, 2014]
Following certification of its A350 XWB widebody twin this summer, Airbus has recently gained the approval from the FAA and EASA for its pilot training program and implemented ambitious plans to move training closer to the customer under the "Training by Airbus" brand revealed in 2013.
- Two Injured in Northwest China Aircraft Crash[Nov. 27, 2014]
Two pilots were injured after an autogyro crashed during flight training in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Thursday, local authorities said.