Training and Workforce

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

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AINsight: The 1,500-hour Rule is Ridiculous

Getting new pilots to the 1,500-hour threshold so they can fly for airlines is not the best way to develop future flight crew.

Training and Workforce

September 22, 2022

College Offers Help to MROs with Mx Apprenticeships

Academy College in Minnesota is offering a new AMT Apprenticeship Support Program for aircraft maintenance organizations.

Maintenance and Modifications

September 21, 2022

AINsight: Some Aviation Heroes Wear Dresses

Two September 24 events—Girls in Aviation Day and the National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony—will highlight the role of women in aviation.

Training and Workforce

September 16, 2022

Bombardier Opens 2022 Safety Standdown Registration

The three-day aviation safety conference’s theme this year is “Moving Safety Forward.”

Safety

September 13, 2022

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West Star Adds To A&P Corps through OJT Program

West Star Aviation has hired A&P technicians after their completion of an FAA on-the-job training apprentice program offered by the MRO provider.

Maintenance and Modifications

August 31, 2022

AINsight: Age 67 or Bust?

Should the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement age past 65?

Training and Workforce

August 19, 2022

CAE Enhanced Recurrent Brings Scenario-based Training to Bizav

CAE's enhanced recurrent training uses data from a variety of sources to bring more realism into simulator-based business aviation training scenarios.

Training and Workforce

August 17, 2022

ATAC Lands F-35 Fighter Chase Contract

The Textron business unit, best known for its contract aggressor work, will support flight test activities at the F-35 final assembly plant.

Training and Workforce

August 12, 2022

Wheels Up Partners with ATP for Pilots

ATP Flight School has placed more than 1,250 pilots in the past 12 months.

Charter & Fractional

August 9, 2022

IATA Sees Airline Passenger Traffic Bouncing Back Strong

June 2022 showed strong recovery in international revenue passenger kilometers, even though staff shortage disruption has hit markets such as the UK.

Airlines

August 4, 2022

Blog: Are View-limiting Devices Necessary for IFR Training?

The FAA talks about view-limiting devices being used during instrument training but doesn't fully explain why they are necessary.

Training and Workforce

July 28, 2022

Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations

Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations

Accidents

July 27, 2022

Airbus Helicopters Teams With VRM for H145 Simulator

Airbus and VRM Switzerland are co-developing a virtual reality training device for the twin-engine H145 helicopter.

Rotorcraft

July 26, 2022

TRU Gets China CAAC Nod for Cessna Citation M2 Sim

TRU Simulation + Training’s Cessna Citation M2 full-flight simulator has received level-D qualification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Training and Workforce

July 26, 2022

Boeing Ups Demand Forecast for Aviation Personnel

Boeing's latest 20-year outlook forecasts demands for 2.1 million personnel in commercial aviation.

Training and Workforce

July 26, 2022

Redbird Demos Mixed-reality Flight Simulator

At EAA AirVenture, Redbird Flight is demonstrating a fully immersive desktop-based mixed-reality flight simulator.

Training and Workforce

July 25, 2022

EAA Opens New Education Center

The new EAA Education Center will focus on pilot proficiency and youth programs.

Training and Workforce

July 22, 2022

Textron Donates $1M To AOPA's High School Curriculum

More than 12,000 high school students in 44 states participate in the You Can Fly initiative and aviation STEM curriculum.

Training and Workforce

July 22, 2022

Wheels Up, Delta Partner on Pilot Pathway Program

More than a dozen Propel graduates have earned their Delta Air Lines wings since the program's inception in 2018.

Training and Workforce

July 22, 2022

Aerospace Needs Top Talent To Achieve Green Future

McKinsey analysts say skills and supply chain headaches are holding back aerospace, but there are major opportunities from the quest for sustainability.

Sustainability and Environment

July 20, 2022