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Pilots Wanted

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The pilot shortage is global but it is hitting US regional airlines particularly hard, resulting in financial penalties and a scramble to find new sources.

MPL Takes Off

By Cathy Buyck and Geoffrey Thomas

ICAO's Multicrew Pilot License is winning an enthusiastic response in places as diverse as Denmark and the Philippines. But advocates still face skepticism.

Mechanics Wanted

By Perry Flint

The industry needs to recruit a lot of technicians to meet future growth but it won't be easy.

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Tuesday January 6, 2009

Tiger Airways scrapped its plan to launch a low-cost airline at South Korea's Incheon International, which announced a delay to the project last summer (ATWOnline, Aug. 27, 2008). Tiger (49%) and the Incheon city government (51%) cited "the global economic situation" and "continued regulatory uncertainty in Korea," according to press reports.

Tuesday January 6, 2009

Lufthansa Flight Training and Moscow Vnukovo signed an MOU to form a joint venture to establish and operate a simulator center for pilot training. LFT said Vnukovo already has funded preparatory work for construction, which is slated for completion by year end. Training is scheduled to begin in January 2010.

Monday December 22, 2008

CAE sold one 787 simulator and one 777-300ER simulator to Air New Zealand. The 777 device will be delivered in 2010 to coincide with arrival of ANZ's first -300ER, with the 787 FFS to follow in 2012. CAE is providing a suite of Simfinity training devices for each aircraft type, to be used for both pilot and maintenance training.

Tuesday December 16, 2008

CAE won orders for full-flight simulators and related CAE Simfinity training devices valued at C$40 million ($32.3 million) from Saudi Arabian Airlines and the Hua Ou Aviation Training Centre. SV ordered two CAE 7000 Series A320 FFSs, a CAE Simfinity A320 Level 5 FTD and suite of CAE Simfinity APT trainers and ACT classrooms for the A320, A330 and A340. Hua Ou purchased a CAE 7000 Series A330/340 convertible FFS for the A330-200 with three different engines, the A340-300 and the A340-600.

Thursday November 27, 2008

Thales signed a contract with Aviation Training Centre of Tunisia for a second A320 full flight simulator to be combined with a Thales Formation System Trainer.

Thursday November 13, 2008

CAE won orders for full-flight simulators and related CAE Simfinity training devices valued at C$63 million ($52.6 million) from American Airlines, Air New Zealand, Suzuyo and Embraer CAE Training Services. AA purchased a CAE 7000 Series 737NG FFS and CAE Simfinity 737NG Integrated Procedures Trainer. ANZ ordered a 787 FFS and a 777-300 FFS as well as a suite of CAE Simfinity training devices for each aircraft type including IPTs and virtual simulators. Suzuyo bought a CAE 7000 Series E-170 FFS and an E-170 IPT. ECTS committed to a CAE 5000 Series Phenom 100/300 FFS. CAE has reached 23 FFS agreements so far this fiscal year.

Tuesday October 21, 2008

Rockwell Collins announced plans to acquire SEOS, a visual display provider for full-flight simulators. Headquartered in West Sussex with 150 employees, the company will assume RC's name and join its Simulation and Training Solutions organization. Deal is expected to be finalized in 30 days. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Tuesday October 14, 2008

Thales Training and Simulation and A J Walter Aviation added the A330 to a flight simulator support program under an agreement announced last week. Program also covers the A320 and 777 and includes maintenance and spare parts for instruments and avionics.

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