Cessna Aircraft Company announced at the Singapore Airshow, it has secured an order for 25 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft from the Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia (STPI) flight school. Initial deliveries are expected to begin later this year and continue through 2017. “We are excited to support the STPI flight school, the largest flight training program … Read more
Piedmont Airlines has teamed with ATP Flight School to begin reimbursing pilots at least $11,000 for flight training costs through participation in ATP’s Tuition Reimbursement Program. This innovative program promotes the airline pilot career to the next generation of pilots by helping ease the financial burden associated with flight training. It also provides ATP graduates … Read more
In line with its vision 2025 strategic road map, Ethiopian Airlines Group has invested USD 100 million in breakthrough expansion and upgrading its Aviation Academy. The scale and scope of the expansion seals the Academy’s position as the largest and the finest Aviation Academy in Africa with annual intake capacity of 4,000 students. The new … Read more
The Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy graduated 14 pilots, 53 Aviation Technicians, 38 Marketing Agents and 38 Cabin Crew at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters on Monday 25 January 2016. This round of graduates includes nine trainee pilots from Rwanda three of which are female. Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian said: “Ethiopian Airlines believes … Read more
The present companies responsible for pilot and cabin crew training within the Lufthansa Group are to be amalgamated into a single organization based at Munich, the Group’s second-biggest hub, the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Executive Board decided yesterday. The new Munich-based Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH will provide a single management for the two currently largely independent … Read more
Air Arabia announced today during the Bahrain International Airshow the signing of a new deal with TRU Simulation + Training to produce an A320 FFS XTM Level D full motion flight simulator. “Air Arabia is committed to continuing to grow and serve the region‘s air travel needs,” stated Adel Al Ali, Air Arabia’s Group Chief … Read more
Piedmont Airlines is launching an industry-leading Cadet Program, for promising pilots. The Cadet Program will lead the industry in terms of benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and engagement with students early on, while allowing the growing regional carrier to mentor and guide its next generation over an extended time period. “As we grow our fleet of … Read more
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that its all-new C Series aircraft program has begun the ramp-up to full production. The final assembly facility is fully equipped and production is progressing according to plan with aircraft in various stages of the build sequence. Additionally, Bombardier also confirmed that the CS100 aircraft that is scheduled to be … Read more
Alitalia is to employ 40 new cadet pilots to help to operate the airline’s future flying programme. The new recruits – aged between 18 and 25 – will join 24 trainees selected from 500 applications in 2014 which also marked the return of the Alitalia Flight School in Italy to bolster the airline’s growing flight-deck … Read more
Envoy has finalized an agreement with ATP Flight School that paves the way for its participation in ATP’s Tuition Reimbursement Program. This program allows ATP graduate flight instructors to receive up to $11,000 of their ATP training costs paid for by Envoy, in exchange for agreeing to fly for Envoy after earning the requisite number of hours. … Read more