CAE to become carbon neutral in 2020

CAE recently announced at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (CORIM) that it will become carbon neutral by the summer of 2020. The company will achieve this goal by offsetting carbon emissions from the fuel used for all the live training flights of its academies, from energy consumption in its locations worldwide and from theRead More

Al Worden awards Emirati students with scholarships

The inaugural mission of the “Astronaut Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship” program took off recently with the presentation of the first awards to four Emirati students and two educators during a ceremony in the USA Partnership Pavilion at the Dubai Airshow 2019. The new program’s namesake, Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret., announcedRead More

BAA Training center construction starts in China

Construction of BAA Training (China) Aviation Training Center has started in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, its investors said. The training base is jointly funded by Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment Co Ltd (HNCA) and Lithuania-based Avia Solutions Group. Covering an area of nearly five hectares, the training center is expected toRead More

CAE, Loganair launch Graduate Pilot Program

CAE recently announced the launch of the Loganair Graduate Pilot Program, and the signing of a new 3-year pilot training contract with Loganair. The announcement was made during the 2019 European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS). “The launch of Loganair’s Graduate Pilot Program is a great opportunity for aspiring professional airline pilots” said Maurice Boyle, ChiefRead More

140 UAE nationals graduate from Etihad Aviation Group

The Etihad Aviation Group celebrated the graduation of 140 UAE nationals from various training programs, including 36 cadet pilots, 66 aircraft engineers, and 38 managers and officers, during a Year of Tolerance-themed ceremony held last night at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi. The graduation ceremony, which was attended by board members, senior management of Etihad andRead More

BAA Training Vietnam receives approval for its Airbus A320 simulator

BAA Training Vietnam has received Approved Training Organization status from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam for its first Airbus A320 simulator. “We are thrilled to officially start operations at BAA Training Vietnam,” says BAA Training chief executive EgleVaitkeviciute. “In 2018 we have started with the establishment of the company and today, using 20 yearsRead More

CAE opens more training centers in the UK to support partnership with easyJet

CAE inaugurated two new CAE training centers in the United Kingdom -London Gatwick and Manchester- to support the start of its 10-year exclusive pilot training agreement with easyJet announced in November 2018, as well as the growing training needs of airlines in Europe. A third training center was inaugurated in Milan, Italy, on October 10.Read More

Avia Solutions Group, HNCA sign an agreement to establish BAA Training China

Avia Solutions Group, a global aviation aviation-servicing holding and Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA) signed a Joint Venture agreement, which marks the start of establishment of new entity BAA Training China. Being a part of Avia Solutions Group, BAA Training together with HNCA will operate a commercial aircraft aviation-training center in ZhengzhouRead More

Insight Aviation to train IndiGo pilots to meet the growing demand of flight crew

IndiGo said recently that it has appointed the Insight Aviation to select and train pilots under its cadet pilot program, which is designed and aimed at meeting the airlines growing demand for the flight crew amid its aircraft growing fleet. Under the tie-up, selected cadets will undergo a rigorous three-month ground schooling at Insight AviationsRead More

CAE enters into a strategic partnership with DAC

CAE made an announcement recently that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Directional Aviation Capital (DAC), one of the largest, fastest growing, and most innovative corporate aviation service companies globally. As part of this transaction, CAE will form a joint venture with DAC’s affiliate, Volo Sicuro, LLC and acquire for approximately US$85 millionRead More