Constant Aviation expands its AOG mobile response network by more than 15% to “meet growing customer demand”
This article was published on: August18,2021 2:33 PM
Constant Aviation has expanded its nationwide AOG (aircraft on ground) mobile response network by more than 15 per cent this year as the MRO company aims to “meet growing customer demand”. Constant noted that more than 50 fully-trained technicians deploy in over 30 mobile units from 24 strategically-located base stations to provide dedicated maintenance, avionicsRead More
Youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft launches new podcast
This article was published on: August18,2021 2:31 PM
Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, launched a new podcast, AVIATE with Shaesta, July 30 to showcase women in aviation. The podcast highlights female role models in aviation, encourages women to make their voices heard in the aviation industry, embraces diversity, motivates women to travel andRead More
19 year old teen paves way for girls to fly solo around the world
This article was published on: August18,2021 2:29 PM
A 19-year-old is paving the way for girls in STEM by setting the record for the youngest woman to fly solo around the world next month. Belgian-British Zara Rutherford sets off on her 51,000-km journey in her bespoke Shark ultralight plane, the world’s fastest microlight, in August. Once complete, Rutherford will be the youngest personRead More
SpaceLink to test its incoming relay satellites for faster communications with ISS in 2024
This article was published on: August18,2021 2:25 PM
Significantly faster communications could be coming to the International Space Station in 2024, after SpaceLink won funding to test its incoming relay satellites. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which manages the U.S. National Laboratory on the ISS, selected the startup to test its 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) optical terminalRead More
ispace raises new funding round to support future missions to the moon
This article was published on: August15,2021 8:21 AM
Japanese lunar lander developer ispace raised $46 million in a new funding round to support future missions to the moon. Tokyo-based ispace said it raised the $46 million Series C round from seven investors, led by Incubate Fund, a Japanese venture capital fund. Incubate Fund had been investing in ispace since its seed round inRead More
Cat3C installs avionics trainer at its Gloucester Airport training base
This article was published on: August15,2021 8:19 AM
Cat3C – now part of the Aeros Group – has installed an RFT (ready for training) 737 cockpit instrument/avionics trainer at its Gloucester Airport training base. Cat3C is a specialist in Theoretical Knowledge Instruction (TKI – ‘ground school’) for student pilots working toward their frozen Airline Transport Pilot License (fATPL). The instrument/avionics trainer is aRead More
Skyborne Academy to train up to 40 pilots a year at its Florida base
This article was published on: August15,2021 8:08 AM
Skyborne Airline Academy Vero Beach is to work with leading European ATO Hub’air to train up to 40 pilots a year at its base in Florida, United States. Hub’air trainees will join Skyborne for their US FAA Part 141 Private Pilot License and Instrument Rating (PPL/IR), building an additional 88 flying hours in the academy’sRead More
Airbus unveils MATe Suite for pilot training
This article was published on: August11,2021 3:10 PM
+VIDEO Airbus has launched the Mobile Airbus Training experience (MATe) Suite, a subscription-based service platform with a 3D interactive virtual cockpit environment for pilot recurrent and initial type training. Airbus developed MATe with portability and compatibility in mind and works on any device. It builds on the Airbus Cockpit Experience (ACE) Trainer, a virtual andRead More
