10 EU flight schools join to launch 1st independent helicopter academies

Ten European flight schools have combined to launch the first European network of independent helicopter academies. Founding members of the Leading Helicopter Academies of Europe (LHA) are European Helicopter Center (Norway), Heli Austria Flight Academy, Helibravo (Portugal), HeliCenter (Netherlands), Heli-flight (Germany), Helicopter Groundschool (Belgium), LION Helicopters (Czech Republic), Mountainflyers (Switzerland), Pole-Air (France), and Superior AirRead More

Joramco Academy, Aerojet sign agreement

MRO in West Africa has received a major boost following an agreement between Jordan’s Joramco – the major independent MRO provider across the Middle East and Africa region- and Ghana’s Aerojet. Aerojet signed the deal with the Joramco Academy the aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul school to support the establishment of Aerojet Aviation Training AcademyRead More

ETA successfully passes ICAO inspection

EgyptAir Training Academy (ETA) has successfully passed the International Civil Aviation Organization’s inspection. EgyptAir Training Academy (ETA) has successfully passed the International Civil Aviation Organization’s inspection aiming to renew its full membership certificate of ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS program. ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS is a program that is established and developed by ICAO’s Global Aviation Training (GAT).Read More

Virgin Australia’s chief legal and risk officer reflects on the challenges and experiences working in the aviation sector

In this cross-posting with Australian Aviation’s sister brand Lawyers Weekly, Virgin Australia’s chief legal and risk officer reflects on the challengers and experiences of working in-house in the aviation sector. Susan Schneider – who has worked in-house for Virgin Australia since late 2012 – said there is “something special” about being a corporate counsel inRead More

CAE to train Dassault’s Falcon 6X pilots

One of the most highly anticipated aircraft in business aviation, Dassault’s Falcon 6X, is nearing entry-into-service and CAE is getting ready to train its pilots. CAE announced at the 2022 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE2022) recently that it will deploy the first CAE 7000XR Series Dassault Falcon 6X full-flight simulator (FFS) at itsRead More

Dubai Airports boost Emiratis in frontline roles

Dubai Airports is boosting Emiratis in frontline roles with first batch of graduates of its state-of-the-art emergency services training program structured to develop a world-class Emirati firefighting team at DXB. Following this first batch of graduates, which included 23 trainees, Dubai Airports is actively recruiting the next cohort of Emiratis to join its world classRead More

L3Harris to supply Reality7e full flight simulators to PSAA

The Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s national airline group, Saudia, has contracted L3Harris to supply a series of simulators for its Jeddah academy. PSAA will be the launch customer across the Middle East and Africa for the L3Harris Reality7e full flight simulator. The contract, signed at the recent GACA FutureRead More

Bristow Group selects Helicenter Aviation as preferred ab-initio commercial pilot training and recruitment provider in the UK

Bristow Group has selected Helicenter Aviation as its preferred provider of ab-initio commercial pilot training and recruitment in the UK. Under the agreement, Bristow will support Helicenter with the promotion of pilot career events, reinforce the development and mentoring of aviators, and engage with trainees to help them become helicopter pilots at the early stageRead More

EAL a proud owner of 5 state of the art simulators

With the recent purchase of three Diamond Aircraft flight training devices, Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) is now operating a fleet of five state-of-the art simulators. EAL added one DA40 FSTD and two DA42 Convertible FSTD’s to their existing DA40 FSTD and DA42 FSTD including upgrades of the latter two. Additionally, EAL has ordered a new optionalRead More

ALSIM announces 2nd at AERO Friedrichshafen 2022

ALSIM has announced its second sale at AERO Friedrichshafen 2022, an ALSIM ALSR20 simulator to Cirrus South Africa, based in Lanseria, South Africa. The ALSR20 is the brand-new simulator manufactured by ALSIM and is the exact replica of the Cirrus SR20 aircraft. This Flight Training Device (FTD) Level 5 is specifically designed for PPL andRead More