in Training Posted 14 June 2021
The largest Aviation Academy in Africa, Ethiopian Aviation Academy, in collaboration with the UK's Open University, saw 15 Ethiopian Group management staff graduate with Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees
in Training Posted 20 May 2021
EgyptAir Training Academy has successfully passed EASA initial qualification audit for its A220-300 newest full flight simulator with the highest level (D).
in Training Posted 12 May 2021
The wide-body aircraft simulator will expand P7 Aviation’s training offering from the current Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 Classic training capability and seeks to support Boeing 747 operators throughout the Middle East, Asia and
in Training Posted 28 April 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is collaborating with the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on a virtual training
in Training Posted 6 April 2021
CPaT Global, a provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, has been awarded a new contract by Air Tanzania for the provision of distance learning solutions.
in Training / ATM & Regulatory Posted 31 March 2021
The South Sudanese government has signed a contract with NavPass to claim ownership of its sovereign airspace and collect overflight fees for the first time.
in Training Posted 10 February 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is offering an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market.
in Training Posted 29 January 2021
More than half of the world’s airline pilots are no longer flying for a living, according to the first worldwide survey of the profession since the Covid-19 crisis.
in Defence / Training Posted 21 January 2021
Paramount Group has announced the establishment of a new division that will provide advanced training solutions for modern day ‘concept of operations’ and battlefield management to governments experiencing rising security
in Training Posted 11 January 2021
EgyptAir Training Academy has passed the inspection of SGS company that awards ISO certificates.
in Training Posted 25 December 2020
EgyptAir Training Academy has started operating the new A320-NEO Flight Simulator, which has Acquired the Accreditation of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
in Air Transport / Training / Airports Posted 5 November 2020
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have developed a new Global Airport Safety Professional (ASP) qualification programme to help airports
in Defence / Training Posted 4 November 2020
Paramount Labs, the research and innovation division of the Africa-based global aerospace and technology company, Paramount Group, in partnership with the South African Air Force (SAAF), today
in Training Posted 26 October 2020
EgyptAir Training Academy will launch a new simulator for the Airbus A320neo as the first operator in Africa in mid-November.
in Training Posted 6 October 2020
ALSIM has announced the sale of an AL250 to Starlite Aviation Training Academy, based in Durban and Mossel Bay, South Africa.
in Training Posted 21 September 2020
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC is piloting virtual training through its award-winning and globally acclaimed Aviation Training Academy.
in Training Posted 6 August 2020
In accordance with the recommendations of the ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Taskforce, together ICAO Global Aviation Training (GAT) and CAA International (CAAi), the aviation training arm of the UK Civil
in Training / Features / People Posted 15 June 2020
A320 pilot Tom Peaford writes about the challenges facing pilots in the post Covid world and how to address those challenges.
in Training Posted 8 June 2020
National Aviation Services (NAS) is sponsoring a free e-learning course titled “COVID-19: Defeating the Crisis and Evolving as a Leader” on the online training platform www.Academy.aero.
in Defence / Training Posted 3 June 2020
The Senegal Air Force has taken delivery of its first two KAI KT-1 turboprop trainers, giving the Korean manufacturer its first African customer.
in Training / Features Posted 3 June 2020
Demand for simulators across Africa is growing. Keith Mwanalushi looks at a recent initiative to support Q400 pilot training in Kenya.
in Training Posted 18 May 2020
Rolls-Royce has said that as part of its our IntelligentEngine vision it is further expanding the use of immersive Virtual Reality technology for customer training.
in Training Posted 4 May 2020
Rolls-Royce is publishing, for free, its world-class digital skills training programme to help people and businesses around the world prepare for a potentially digital-centric recovery from COVID-19.
in Training Posted 16 April 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is offering free access to online training courses for up to 5,000 aviation workers as part of its efforts to help the industry through the COVID-19 crisis.
in Training Posted 31 March 2020
ALSIM, a flight simulator manufacturer headquartered in France, has launched its new AL40, an exact replica of a new Diamond DA40 NG.
in Training Posted 25 February 2020
Aviationfly.com, a comprehensive directory of nearly 250 flight schools across the Middle East, Africa and Asia has formally launched – providing those wishing to become a pilot with an unrivalled
in Training Posted 4 February 2020
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC is in the process of assessing applications of twenty qualifying candidates, to be trained as Target Generating Officers (TGOs).
in Training Posted 8 January 2020
Boeing is recommending 737 MAX simulator training in addition to computer-based training for all MAX pilots prior to return to service of the 737 MAX.
in Training Posted 24 December 2019
Thales's integrated touchscreen has become the first product of its kind in the world to achieve certification by the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) for use in commercial aviation.
in Training / Features Posted 7 November 2019
South Africa’s Mega Aero Training Academy (MATA) is working with Swiss maintenance provider, SR Technics, to establish a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147 programme that will cover type ratings, basic and specialised
in Training Posted 29 October 2019
EgyptAir Training Academy has received a high-level delegation from the Republic of Malawi headed by Rhoda Gadama, executive director of Airports Development Authority, to discuss ways of cooperation in various training
in Training Posted 21 October 2019
Euramec has announced its first Flight Training contract in Africa to provide air charter company KASAS with a Dornier 228 flight training device to conduct cockpit and ground crew training.
in Training Posted 15 October 2019
EgyptAir Training Academy has completed its latest training courses accredited by international and regional organisations to help to improve the performance of employees of the company.
in Training Posted 10 October 2019
The Air Austral Training School has officially received the DGAC approval for the practical examination of the CCA (Cabin Crew Certificate).
in Training Posted 25 September 2019
Airbus Services has launched a new Structure Training offer focusing on composite materials that is now available for customers worldwide.
in Training Posted 28 August 2019
Boeing is offering a new navigation service to enhance efficient flight deck operations for pilots. Jeppesen Tailored Charts for Avionics is being introduced initially with Honeywell
in Training Posted 16 August 2019
The Flying Academy of the Air Mauritius Institute (AMI) launched today offers of pilot training for an ATPL license recognised by the
International Civil Aviation Organization.
in Air Transport / Training Posted 5 August 2019
Training organisation Insight Aviation based at Port Alfred in South Africa has been awarded a contract to select and train pilots for India’s low cost carrier IndiGo.
in Training Posted 5 July 2019
Akagera Aviation and Nexus, a Saudi Arabian aviation training company, have signed a joint venture agreement that will upgrade Akagera’s aviation training wing to a fully-fledged academy that will operate under the name
in Training Posted 18 June 2019
L3 Commercial Aviation has been awarded a contract with EgyptAir to provide a new A320 RealitySeven Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for its Training Academy in Heliopolis, Cairo.
in Training Posted 4 June 2019
Flightline Training Services, a Canadian and Kenyan based Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation, has been granted recognition by The Civil Aviation Authority of Tanzania (TCAA) for its
in Training Posted 30 April 2019
EgyptAir has selected FlightSafety International to design and manufacture a full flight simulator for the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The simulator will be installed at the EgyptAir
in Training Posted 2 April 2019
As the aviation industry faces an increasingly challenging recruitment environment, Krimson, the Ethiopia-based flight support company, is playing its part to support education at grass roots level.
in Training Posted 1 April 2019
FlightSafety International, which has a training centre in South Africa, and TRU Simulation and Training, a Textron company, have formed a new company called FlightSafety Textron
in Training Posted 13 March 2019
Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA), has graduated 20 Cabin Crew trainees from Mozambique, who will serve the newly established Ethiopian-Mozambique airline.
in Training Posted 6 March 2019
Air Traffic and Navigation Services’ (ATNS) in partnership with Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) recently hosted a group of high-achieving Grades 10 to 12 learners from the Eastern Cape
in Training Posted 6 March 2019
Aviation and marine logistics specialist for the Nigerian oil and gas sector, Caverton Helicopters, has selected Thales' Reality H Full Flight Simulator to provide AW139 training to pilots in Nigeria at its Lagos
in Training Posted 28 February 2019
On the second day of the Aviation Africa 2019 conference, the University of Rwanda (UR) and the AviAssist Foundation announced a partnership to further expand the scope and impact of the AviAssist
in Training / Features Posted 15 February 2019
A South African flight school has gone global in its reach and is now training cadet pilots from all over the world. Dave Calderwood reports.
in Training Posted 6 December 2018
Ethiopian Airlines and the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia have signed a letter of intent to establish Ethio-European International Business School (EEIBS).
in Training Posted 26 October 2018
Alsim has announced the sale of an AL250 to Aviation Pilot Training, a flight school located in Cape Town, South Africa. The device will be delivered in the first quarter of 2019.
in Training Posted 5 September 2018
The training arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), CAA International (CAAi), has announced a brand new, two-day training course on risk-based oversight and surveillance.
in Training Posted 24 July 2018
ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, is becoming the provider of major maintenance on Honeywell TFE731 engines in the EMEAI region (encompassing Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India), after
in Training Posted 18 July 2018
Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy (EAA), ICAO TRAINAIR Plus member and IATA authorised global training center, has graduated 302 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the Academy’s Commercial and
in Training Posted 12 April 2018
Delegates from Togo joined others from Albania and Azerbaijan on a visit to the UK to CAA International (CAAi) for its Airworthiness Inspector Theory and Advanced Safety Management – Evaluating for Effectiveness training
in Training Posted 23 March 2018
Tecam has said Akagera Aviation, based at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda is establishing a Flight Training Organisation with a fleet of four Tecnam aircraft.
in Training / Features Posted 22 March 2018
Kaleyesus Bekele explains why an East African flight school is luring cadets from other parts of the continent.
in Training / Features Posted 9 March 2018
Has a Jordanian offshoot company got the answer to North Africa’s aviation training woes? Vincent Chappard has been talking to senior officials at the Morocco Aviation Private Academy to find out.
in Training Posted 28 February 2018
CEFA Aviation and GE Aviation have formed a partnership to provide customers with a higher fidelity of data for airline flight safety analysis, operational efficiency and pilot training.
in Training Posted 23 February 2018
Ethiopian Airlines has achieved yet another milestone, becoming the first A350 XWB Simulator Operator in Africa and among the few in the world.
in Training Posted 8 February 2018
Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) has been ranked among the top World Aviation Training Centers by Aviation Voice, a global aviation news provider engaged in ranking of aviation training centres
in Training Posted 8 February 2018
EgyptAir Training Academy received a high level delegation from the Civil Aviation Authority of Ghana in order to discuss ways of joint cooperation for the training of pilots and maintenance engineers.
in Training Posted 1 February 2018
ATR, will add a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to its Toulouse Training Center.
in Training / Features Posted 27 December 2017
French airport operator EGIS and training organisation CAMAS have combined to create a training centre for airport specialists in Abidjan, the commercial capital of the Ivory Coast. The partners are confident that it will
in Training Posted 3 November 2017
CPaT Global has been selected by EgyptAir to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for the pilot training needs of EgyptAir and EgyptAir Express as well as its cargo carrier and training academy.
in Training Posted 2 November 2017
Sky Training Aviation, an aviation school specialised in airline pilots training, has purchased an A11 / B200GT FNPT II MCC from Entrol.
in Training Posted 19 October 2017
MOMook, an intelligent business and training management software developer, and 43 Air School, the largest aviation training provider in South Africa, have signed a contract on the use of MOMook software for management
in Training Posted 13 October 2017
Airlines in the region will face a potentially crippling shortage of skills and failure to hit employee transformation targets if governments do not fix basic and tertiary education, warned the Airlines Association of Southern
in Training Posted 10 October 2017
Ethiopian Aviation Academy graduated 262 aviation professionals at a graduation ceremony held at the academy's Commercial and Cabin Crew Training center October 7, 2017.
in Training Posted 5 October 2017
BAA Training, European standard aviation training centre, has received an approval to provide Embraer E190 Type rating training from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).
in Training Posted 26 September 2017
Egypt-based commercial operator Nesma Airlines has entered into a long-term training service agreement with Flyco Group, reports The Journal of Civil Aviation Training.
in Training Posted 18 September 2017
Air Austral is investing its wealth of experience and skills in its new Cabin Crew Training Centre which will open in October.
in Training Posted 29 August 2017
Spatial is unveiling its mobile virtual slide trainer at the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium 2017, being held this week in Singapore.
in Training / Features Posted 25 August 2017
The Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) is globally accredited facility aiming to train increasing numbers of vitally important African aviation professionals. Kaleyesus Bekele looks at the story so far.
in Training Posted 15 August 2017
FlightSafety International, that has a Learning Centre in South Africa, has announced a new Integrated Growth and Achievement Preparation Programme for students entering the FlightSafety
in Training / Features Posted 9 August 2017
The African airline industry is facing a critical shortage of well-trained aviation professionals. Kaleyesus Bekele has been looking at the problem.
in Training Posted 3 August 2017
EgyptAir Training Academy recently received the Chairman of Rwandan Airlines, accompanied by a high level delegation, to view the latest training programmes and simulators for pilots training, including
in Training Posted 21 July 2017
The Aviation Academy of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and the AviAssist Foundation have announced a partnership to further expand the AviAssist Safety
in Training Posted 20 July 2017
Pilots and students can now access on line professional training videos covering over 60 different procedures for the A320.
in Training Posted 7 July 2017
BAA Training, European standard aviation training centre, has announced gaining an approval to provide ATR 42/72 FFS services for Tanzanian aviation companies.
in Training Posted 22 June 2017
FlightSafety International, that has a training centre in South Africa, has signed an agreement with Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC) for the purchase of a full flight
in Training Posted 9 June 2017
Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed an MoU to work together on a wide range of aerodrome training services to benefit the 1,940 ACI Member Airports worldwide, and to
in Training Posted 6 June 2017
EgyptAir Training Academy has passed the inspection of the European Agency for Safety and Aviation (EASA) conducted recently by the agency.
in General Aviation / Training Posted 2 June 2017
South Africa and Mauritius based Starlite Aviation has signed up to Traxxall Technologies' maintenance tracking and inventory management system.
in Training Posted 31 May 2017
EgyptAir Training Academy received a delegation from Madagascar Airlines this week to know about the latest technical training programmes in Airbus A340 and Boeing B737- 500 / B737-800NG, and discussed ways of joint
in Training / Features Posted 22 May 2017
Chinese overtures to the burgeoning African aviation industry are continuing, as Oscar Nkala reports.
in Training Posted 9 May 2017
The African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA, has strengthened its commitment to educating the African business aviation sector by signing two significant MoUs, with leading international aviation training
in Training Posted 24 April 2017
South African training academy Aeronav has bought an ALX Light Turboprop simulator from manufacturer Alsim.
in Training Posted 24 April 2017
EgyptAir Training Academy is to penetrate the new markets in the African continent and expand into the African market and create training entities outside of Egypt.
in Training Posted 24 April 2017
Ethiopian Aviation Academy, a full ICAO TrainAir Plus Member and IATA Authorized Global Training Center, graduated 452 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the academy's Commercial and Cabin Crew Training center on April 22, 2017
in Training Posted 20 April 2017
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) says it will this year send 28 pilots and aircraft engineers for training at the Ethiopian Airline aviation school in Addis Ababa in order to cut staff training costs, reports Oscar Nkala.
in Training Posted 19 April 2017
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) says it will this year send 28
pilots and aircraft engineers for training at the Ethiopian Airline
aviation school in Addis Ababa in order to cut staff training costs.
By
in Training Posted 10 April 2017
Aerospace and Aviation Engineering programme students at Technical University of Kenya (TUK) can now afford hands-on training on a high-tech CF6-80A2 aircraft engine that powers Airbus A310 and Boeing 767.
in Training Posted 30 March 2017
Boeing has officially launched its global network of Boeing Training Providers to support its Pilot Development Program.
in Training Posted 21 March 2017
Alsim has announced the sale of an ALX Light Turboprop to the Morocco Aviation Private Academy (MAPA), located in Benslimane, Morocco. The device will be delivered to the academy this spring.
in Training Posted 2 March 2017
Airways College, a flight training school created 30 years ago, confirms its desire to go abroad and in particular spread in Africa.
in Training Posted 2 March 2017
EgyptAir Training Center successfully passes the inspection of the European Agency for Safety and aviation procedures (EASA).
in Training Posted 28 February 2017
Youngsters with aspirations to join the aviation industry in Africa have been given a major boost following an agreement signed at the Aviation Africa summit in Kigali last week.
in Training Posted 27 February 2017
International aviation training organisation, Airways Aviation, is signing an agreement with AfBAA and INTech Investments Africa Ltd. to bring its foundation school concept to Africa.
