21/06/2018 news Tara’s breaking down barriers Female pilots are uncommon among airlines but black female professional pilots are even rarer. Even in the US, which is ahead of most nations i...
20/06/2018 news Follow Heathrow Airport’s journey from grass field to aero metropolis It’s easy to take Heathrow Airport for granted, thinking, perhaps, that it’s always been a spawling, hugely busy, labyrinthine beast of a ...
18/06/2018 news Simtech installs new B737-800 simulator Dublin-based Simtech Aviation has installed a new MPS 737-800 FTD-1 simulator. The MPS FTD-1 is a full replica flight deck of the Boeing 737-800. Unde...
13/06/2018 news FTEJerez launches fully funded flight instructor programme FTEJerez has announced a new fully-funded flight instructor programme called the FI Career Development programme (FICD). It’s available to EU ca...
13/06/2018 news New French training school buys Tecnam P2010 Mk11s Air Paris Academy, based at Tours Airport, France, is to buy four Tecnam P2010 MkII aeroplanes with an option for more. The P2010 MkII is powered by a...
07/06/2018 news CAE expands business jet training with new Global simulators CAE announced is expanding business aviation training with the launch of the new Bombardier Global 5000/6000 full-flight simulator (FFS) with the Visi...
07/06/2018 news New aviation skills academy for civilians to open at RAF Marham As a place to go to college, RAF Marham in Norfolk takes some beating – it’s just become home to the first tranche of F-35 Lightning II fighte...
06/06/2018 news Singapore Airlines to restart 19-hour nonstop flights Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to launch the world’s longest commercial flights in October – a near 19-hour non-stop flight between Singapore ...
06/06/2018 news Airline industry reports solid profits despite rising costs The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its expectation for airlines to achieve a collective net profit of $33.8 billion (...
24/05/2018 news More cadets, more aircraft at L3 European Airline Academy The L3 European Airline Academy at Ponte de Sor, Portugal is to increase its capacity to train cadets at the facility to 500 per year. In addition, to...
23/05/2018 news airBaltic Training installs world’s first C Series virtual simulator The world’s first Bombardier C Series virtual simulator (VSIM) has been installed at the airBaltic Training Centre in Riga (above). “The new virtu...
