Boeing last week said 787 training campuses in Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo, London and Shanghai have received approval from U.S. FAA, UK CAA, EASA, CAAC and the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau. Meanwhile, 10 pilots from Dreamliner launch customer All Nippon Airways last week entered a Boeing Training & Flight Services 787 training program.

More than a dozen commercial pilots in India have been stripped of their licenses and a top airline safety official has been suspended after a government investigation uncovered widespread fraud and corruption in the booming aviation industry.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Deputy Administrator Xia Xinghua Tuesday signed a grant agreement with U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Director Ms Lee Zak.

Boeing is introducing simulated Electronic Flight Bag (simEFB) hardware for flight simulator training devices at the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) this week in Orlando, Fla.

Boeing has achieved multiple qualifications for its worldwide network of 787 training campuses. The qualifications mean Boeing Flight Services has training devices that are ready to be used with an approved training course in locations around the globe.

A Hong Kong airline is making all its cabin crew take kung fu lessons to help them to deal with drunk and unruly passengers.

The proponents of a helicopter pilot training school near Maitland say there will be minimal impact on nearby residents.

After the sacking of four pilots of Air India, IndiGo and MDLR, two cockpit crew of SpiceJet have lost their job for fudging the flying hours to obtain commercial pilot licence. The low-cost carrier terminated the services of Captain Anuj Kumar and First Officer Amit Mundra on Friday after their names appeared in the investigations into the fake flying licence issue.

The Hua-Ou Aviation Training Centre, an Airbus Training Centre established through a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), has signed an agreement with Airbus sister-company Eurocopter to synergize on training facilities and sharing of services. This agreement will set up a partnership between the two entities for a series of training activities which could include flight simulator training. This is a significant milestone as this will be the first time that such a co-operation will exist between Airbus and Eurocopter.

More than two million jobs are projected for pilots, maintenance personnel and air traffic controllers as a result of the retirement of qualified professionals and the anticipated growth of commercial air transport to the year 2030.