Global simulator and flight training provider CAE has released its 2020-2029 Pilot Demand Outlook report, which bullishly suggests the need…
Training
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Simulator makers report uptick in demand
by Hannah Dowling September 1, 2020Aviation training and simulator manufacturing companies are reporting a welcome uptick in demand following the COVID-19 downturn, citing a renewed…
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Boeing to fund 737 MAX simulators for airlines
by Adam Thorn March 2, 2020Boeing is in talks with 737 MAX customers to fund simulator training once the aircraft is allowed to fly again by global regulators.
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Singapore’s ST Engineering sells flight school to Regional Express
by WOFA November 20, 2019Singapore-based ST Engineering has sold its ST Aerospace Academy pilot training school in Ballarat, Victoria to Australia’s Regional Express.
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Flight Training: Choosing a flying school
by Owen Zupp November 1, 2019Owen Zupp writes about what some of the factors prospective pilots could consider when choosing a flying school.
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WOFA Podcast: Aviation Australia Expo Episode 1
by Anna Grbas September 30, 2019Boasting one of the best aviation training centres in the state, we take a closer look at the people and power behind Aviation Australia at their Brisbane Expo.
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Engineering change – training more than the nuts and bolts at Qantas
by Jordan Chong September 21, 2019This story from the August 2019 edition of Australian Aviation looks at how Qantas is training its engineers on more than the nuts and bolts.
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Heads Up: The today and tomorrow of flightdeck vision
by A.R. Prince August 24, 2019This story from Australian Aviation’s July 2019 edition outlines advances in flightdeck vision technology such as head-up and head-mounted displays.
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Cobham opens applications for 2020 cadet pilot course
by WOFA August 12, 2019Cobham Aviation Services has opened applications for its second cadet pilot course that will commence in early 2020 and be run by Flight Training Adelaide.
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Trailblazer: Aviation Australia and its global reach
by WOFA August 6, 2019In fewer than decades, Aviation Australia has established itself as the pre-eminent aviation engineering training organisation in the southern hemisphere with campuses in Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne and Perth.
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The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) says first two F-35A pilots to be trained locally flew the aircraft for the first time on July 15.
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Qantas picks Mackay as second site for pilot training academy
by WOFA July 5, 2019Qantas says Mackay in central Queensland has beaten six other candidates to be the second site for its proposed pilot training academy.
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This story from the June 2015 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the Australian Air Force Cadets investment in new gliders and facilities.
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From the archives: Are you being served? Qantas’s Centre of Service Excellence
by Ellis Taylor May 4, 2019This story from the May 2009 edition of Australian Aviation by Ellis Taylor looks at the opening of the Qantas Centre of Service Excellence.
Outside In
by Nick Kranenburg
December 12, 2019
Is aviation training keeping up and delivering training outcomes that align with new simulation technology and learning methods? In Australia, many companies and learning institutions such as Boeing Training, airlines, general aviation flight schools, universities, and the Australian military are embracing the new sim technology and the training methodology that goes with it.
Head in the clouds, feet on the ground: a look at the flight simulator
by Owen Zupp
October 5, 2019
This story by Owen Zupp from the August 2019 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the role and purpose of the flight simulator in pilot training.
Outside In: How SIM technology supports new flight training methods
by Nick Kranenburg
September 14, 2019
This story about how SIM technology supports new flight training methods by Nick Kraneburg first appeared in the July 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.
Full focus: Emergency scenarios in a flight simulator
by Stefan Drury
August 10, 2019
In this story from the July 2019 edition of Australian Aviation, Stefan Drury writes about his experience practicing emergency scenarios in a flight simulator.
First students finish RAAF ab initio training on the PC-21
by WOFA
July 25, 2019
The first 10 students have made it through the first phase of the Air Force’s new pilot training course with the Pilatus PC-21 at RAAF Base East Sale.
RAAA launches 2019 scholarships
by WOFA
May 17, 2019
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) is calling for applications for its 2019 pilot and engineering scholarships.
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