The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released research on the training requirements for the aviation workforce as the industry starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
The Air Seychelles management team and staff members has welcomed the airlines’ new acting chief executive (CEO), Captain Sandy Benoiton and acting chief financial officer (CFO), Tyrian Gendron in their new roles, following their recent appointments by the Ministry of Transport.
Virtual learning and cross-training employees to fill multiple roles as needed are two significant airline industry training trends that will help shape the near-term workforce, an IATA survey found.
In a partnership with Textron Aviation, WSU Tech has launched a two-year professional pilot program aimed at preparing students for careers—the first collegiate aircraft pilot program in what is known as the Air Capital of the World, officials noted.
Willie Walsh will be doing one of his very first interviews as the new IATA Director General at the World Aviation Festival Virtual on Tuesday, 20 April, 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM GMT.
Oman Air is training the next generation of Omani cadets with the aim to increase the number of national pilots at the airline and contribute to Oman’s Vision 2040 Omanisation objectives.
Gulf Air has appointed two Bahrainis in executive and management roles. Adnan Hashim as chief financial officer and Jamal AlKuwaiti as director human resources.
UAE based Dulsco’s talent solution arm has formed a partnership with Dynamic Advanced Training, the Middle East’s only accredited and independent Cabin Crew Training Organization (CCTO), to provide airlines with flexible cabin crew solutions.
The Indian Air Force (IAF), along with the Navy participated in a two-day “Passage Exercise” with the US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) USSRonald Reagan, which transited through Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from June 23, on India’s western seaboard south of Thiruvananthapuram.
India has received “tremendous” response from international companies to its request for information (RFI) to lease at least 20 basic trainer aircraft for training rookie pilots of the country’s air force.
Etihad Aviation Training (EAT) has signed a contract with Israir Airlines to offer Full-Flight Simulator pilot training for Israir Airlines’ Airbus A320 pilots.
Big data, predictive analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual/augmented reality (AR/VR) – these terms have become prevalent as the digital revolution rolls out.
Moroccan and French military successfully completed the 2021 Tafilalet exercise – the biennial joint manoeuvre between the two nations' land and air forces.
SAL Saudi Logistics Services (SAL), a air cargo handler, has appointed Hesham bin Abdulla Alhussayen as acting chief executive officer (CEO) replacing Omar Hariri, who will move on to Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) in the role of CEO effective July 1.
As the gradual lifting of travel restrictions sets the stage for a swift traffic recovery this summer, Airbus and Boeing plan on sticking to strategies that can now be described as proven.
A joint forces military exercise in Jordan was witnessed by the country’s ruler King Abdullah, the supreme commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) and the Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, was received at the location of the exercise by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Hneiti and senior JAF officers.
Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA), an aviation consulting firm, has appointed Dr. Michael Kerkloh to its existing advisory board with Stefan Pichler, Laila Hareb Almheiri, Aya Sadder and Tilmann Gabriel.
Austrian Airlines is reconverting two Boeing 777-200ERs for passenger service that had been used for cargo flights over the past 15 months amid the COVID-19 crisis.
