Asian aircraft market outlook Embraer has spent a few years developing market in Asia and today numerous aviation training academies feel the benefit of it. Asian market has showed its potential for awhile now as the number of low cost carriers has increased eight times over the last ten years and currently accounts for 60% of seat capacity in...

With the ever-growing requirements for maintenance of the global aviation fleet, appropriate and timely maintenance training remains one of the most pressing issues uniting the minds of aviation industry around the globe. On the one hand, the so-called millennials, or Generation Y, currently making up around a third of the global workforce, might...

While talking about the Concorde many words come in handy while describing it. Magnificent, innovative, outstanding technology, supersonic, and many more. But I think we could all agree that Concorde truly has been a state of the art work. So how come such achievement of the humanity has been “sitting on the shelf” for more than 10 years...

Baltic Aviation Academy’s representatives are traveling to Moscow on June 9th – 11th in order to provide personal consultations for the candidates that are interested in pilot training. This is a great opportunity for the candidates to meet with the professionals and discuss all the options without traveling a long distance to another country....

One much discussed technology that has brought significant change into the aviation industry is definitely composites. For instance, they constitute, by weight, 53% of the Airbus A350XWB's structure. As a result, apart from reduced weights, Airbus suggests the airliner will create just 40% of the corrosion-related inspection and maintenance burden...

Helo, chopper, whirlybird, copter…yes, it is still the same thing disguised under many names. For the first time in Baltic Aviation Academy’s history, we are writing about helicopters. And no, we will never betray our first true love for the airplanes, however, there always comes time for growth and for us it is the beginning of the helicopter...

In a context of rapidly developing and improving world, it is not a surprise that over the years air travel has changed vastly. Starting from an online ticket purchase and ending with a modern experimentation with aircraft without pilots. But what exact changes have occurred inside the airplane? Most of us did not even have a chance to try out the...

Despite multi-billion investments into new aircraft technologies and sophisticated equipment, the aviation industry remains quite conservative when it comes to day-to-day operations. This is particularly topical for the aircraft maintenance segment, where many players have reported struggling with un-LEAN processes and, surprisingly, the IT...

Aviation training centre, Baltic Aviation Academy, is traveling to Turku on June 6th and 7th to participate at an annual airshow which is being organized by Turku Flying Club and support from Finnish Air Force and Finnish Aeronautical Association. Turku Airshow 2015 is an annual event with a different location for each show in order to cover the...

As the global trend toward next-generation air traffic management systems evolves, and parts obsolescence issues increase, airlines operating aging fleets are considering upgrading cockpits with modern avionics as replacements for legacy systems. ICF SH&E estimates the avionics upgrade market for air transport to reach $1 billion by 2023 for a...

Following significant cuts in various countries’ defence budgets, the economics of cloud computing are becoming more and more attractive within the industry. Recently, Teri Takai, CIO of the Department of Defence published the Cloud Computing Strategy, reflecting and promoting cloud adoption in modern A&D. However, despite the overwhelming...

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has been selected to act as an exclusive representative of Future Metals, which is the leading supplier of aerospace quality metals and other materials to the global aircraft manufacturing and maintenance industry. The company shall represent the...

Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training provider located in Vilnius, Lithuania is revealing the plans of the helicopter training program preparation. The start of the first Baltic Aviation Academy‘s Helicopter Private Pilot License course is planned for the upcoming September. All helicopter training course participants who will successfully...

The recent devastating events in the aviation industry have left the entire world shaken. Even though the damage has been already done, many questions are yet to be answered. Some choose to whisper, others opt for asking out loud: Can’t we monitor the mental state of our pilots to avoid such tragedies in the future? Even though the question...

Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training centre based in Central Europe expands its training capabilities in Asian market by establishing BAA Singapore training base. In cooperation with partners, China-based aerospace company Haite Group, BAA Singapore is ready to provide Pilot Type Rating, Cabin Crew and Ground Handling training to Asia,...