- Acropolis Aviation Enhances In-flight Cuisine with Award-Winning Cookery School[Oct. 27, 2016]
Acropolis Aviation, one of Europe's leading luxury air charter companies, is delighted to be taking its in-flight dining experience for clients to an even higher level. It recently sent its cabin crew to Irelands award-winning cookery school, Tannery, in the seaside town of Dungarvan, County Waterford, run by accomplished Chef, Paul Flynn. Here they spent two days' intensive training at the super-modern school and, in a challenging MasterChef-style environment, learned the secrets and skills a top restaurant calls on to present delicious meals and how they can be adapted in flight. The course covered the art of plate and platter presentation, food pairing, oven management and seasonal menu ideas.
- Finnair to Temporarily Suspend Chongqing Flights for A350 Pilot Training[Oct. 27, 2016]
Finnair is temporarily suspending its flights between Helsinki and Chongqing from January 11, 2017 to May 2, 2017, as part of the airline's measures to create adequate room for pilot training for its A350 operations. Finnair is preparing to grow its operations as the deliveries of Airbus A350 aircraft will continue in 2017, and this requires Airbus A350 training for Finnair's A330 pilots. During the trainings, the pilots are away from normal flight duties, and this puts a temporary strain on Finnair's pilot resources.
- Airways Aviation Delivers Pioneering Global Curriculum with Padpilot[Oct. 19, 2016]
Global pilot training provider Airways Aviation is today launching the industry's first interactive digital STEM curriculum for its unique foundation pilot training course, reinforcing the company's dedication to providing first-class education for future pilots.
- British International School in Washington Encourages Students to Build Planes[Sep. 29, 2016]
Most students in America are involved in extracurricular activities - from newspaper club to chess club, the majority of schools support student engagement of activities outside of the classroom. However, the British International School of Washington (BISW), part of Hong Kong-based Nord Anglia Education (NAE), is one school that goes a step beyond.
- Airbus Group Opens Leadership University In Toulouse[Sep. 19, 2016]
Airbus Group today has inaugurated a main campus in Toulouse-Blagnac for the company's newly established Leadership University, which is unique in its mission and international set-up.
- Nanjing Prepares for China's First General Aviation University[Sep. 09, 2016]
The 2016 Golden Autumn Economic and Trade Fair has been successfully held in Nanjing. The municipal government hosted the signing ceremony of 64 key programs on the afternoon of September 8, among which, Nanjing will welcome the first civil aviation university in China, invested by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), reported Yangtze Evening Post.
- EVA Airways Purchases a Boeing 787 Simulator[Sep. 05, 2016]
- Suicidal Germanwings Pilot Had Struggled in U.S. Flight School[Aug. 31, 2016]
The German pilot who deliberately flew his airliner into a mountainside last year had struggled with learning to fly and had failed a key test of his skills during training in the U.S., according to FBI interviews with his flight instructors.
- TRU, Qingdao Airlines Sign Purachase Contract for A320 Full Flight Simulator[Aug. 29, 2016]
TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has been selected by Qingdao Airlines for the delivery of one Airbus A320 full flight simulator and one A320 Flat Panel Trainer (FPT).
- Flight Attendant: The Most Competitive Job in China[Aug. 16, 2016]
In recent years, air hostessing has come to be seen as one of the most competitive jobs in China. It has extremely strict requirements, and approximately 50 people apply for each available position.