FlightSafety International announces that it will host the 2014 Flight Simulation Engineering and Maintenance Conference. It will be held September 15 to18, at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The conference is expected to be attended by more than 300 flight simulation experts from around the world. Attendees...

FlightSafety International announces that Jon Pollack has been named Director, Business Development, Rotorcraft. “We look forward to Jon’s many contributions in his new role as Director, Business Development, Rotorcraft,” said David Davenport, Senior Vice President. “Jon will work to develop and establish training programs and locations...

FlightSafety International announced that Jennifer Bensky has been promoted to Director, Courseware Support. She succeeds Jon Pollack who has been named Director, Business Development, Rotorcraft. Jennifer will oversee the design, development and distribution of training materials and FlightSafety’s Specialty and Enrichment training programs....

FlightSafety International announces that it has signed multi-year training agreements with three leading aviation companies at ABACE 2014. “The selection of FlightSafety by Minsheng Business Aviation Limited, Beijing Capital  Airlines Company Ltd., and Shanghai Deer Jet, clearly demonstrates our ability and commitment to deliver the highest...

Comlux the Aviation group is pleased to announce that its Completion & Service center Comlux America, based in Indianapolis IN, has been awarded the maintenance and refurbishment contract for a BBJ based in Asia. The BBJ is expected to arrive at the Comlux America facility during the 2nd quarter of 2014 and will spend 4 months on site. The...

Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training centre in Central Europe, took a new approach on pilot Ab Initio training. Academy organized a series of different classes for its ATPL Integrated students, helping students to be closer to the industry and get a deeper knowledge of taught topics. Baltic Aviation Academy’s Ab Initio students have...

In order to compete with powerful OEMs many engine and component MROs must concentrate on developing innovative solutions and seek new ways to increase efficiency. Most airframe providers, however, seem to be faced with no such challenges.  According to the recent projections, the value of the global airframe MRO market is to reach $17.5 billion...

The Asia-Pacific region is currently experiencing by far the quickest growth in LCC. This is especially true in case of Southeast Asia, as the regional LCC fleet grew by about 19% in 2013 to 485 aircraft, becoming a source of overcapacity in the industry. Nevertheless, according to CAPA, Southeast Asia’s low-cost carrier fleet is still projected...

Bombardier Aerospace hosted 152 business aircraft owners and operators and 25 suppliers and collaborators at the Intercontinental Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas on April 1-3, 2014 for the latest installment of their Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Conference. Attendees shared ideas and met fellow peers and dedicated members of Bombardier’s...

International SOS is assisting clients in West Africa during the current Ebola outbreak. Medical personnel are working closely with around 100 client organisations with staff and/or operations in the affected region. Cases have been confirmed or are under investigation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. International SOS routinely has...

 Spirit Aeronautics is proud to host the Professional Pilots Association (PPA) regional meeting with keynote speaker Ohio State Representative Rick Perales (R). “Spirit Aeronautics is a strong supporter of aviation growth in Ohio as well as the Professional Pilots Association”, said Tony Bailey, President of Spirit Aeronautics™. “It...

 CAE announced that Boeing has ordered simulator hardware for six additional P-8A Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs) and five additional P-8A Aircraft equipment Desktop Environment (AeDTEs) trainers for the United States Navy. CAE will manufacture the P-8A simulators and a suite of P-8A (AeDTE) trainers, which will be used as role...

Brian Moore, Assistant Manager of the Cessna Learning Center in Wichita. FlightSafety International announced that Brian Moore has been promoted to Assistant Manager of the company’s Cessna Learning Center in Wichita, Kansas. He succeeds Randy Annett who has been promoted to Manager of FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Tucson,...

For the second consecutive year, the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA's) Safety Committee has published a list of recommended safety priorities for the business aviation industry. The list is intended to promote safety-focused discussion and advocacy among NBAA Members and the business aviation industry. The list of NBAA Top...

Bombardier Aerospace announced the new dedicated Customer Response Team (CRT) aircraft, a Learjet 45, has been launched to provide resolution of Aircraft on Ground (AOG)/unscheduled maintenance events in the continental United States. The aircraft will operate 24/7 and will be based at Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) in Palwaukee, Illinois, which...