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Flight School Software Solution Provider FlightLogger to Exhibit at Pilot Expo 2025 in Brussels in February

Brussels, Belgium – FlightLogger, a leading name in providing over 200 flight schools a software solution to enhance the management of their operations, has been confirmed as an exhibitor at Pilot Expo 2025, scheduled for February 21-22 in Brussels. The event will provide aviation professionals and organizations a platform to connect with recruitment experts and explore career opportunities.

  • As one of the largest recruiter in Europe, they connect candidates with roles in leading aviation companies worldwide, offering positions such as pilots, cabin crew, and contract staff.
  • FlightLogger supports flight training organisations enhance their operations and compliance management – centralizing scheduling, resource booking, and process tracking. Find more information about FlightLogger on its AFM supplier profile.

About Pilot Expo
The International Pilot Recruitment and Training Expo is Europe’s largest aircrew recruitment and training event, attracting over 5,000 visitors, 100+ exhibitors, and 50+ speakers. It serves as an excellent platform where experienced pilots, recent flight school graduates, and aspiring aviators connect with major airlines, recruitment agencies, and training organizations.

Source: Pilot Expo 2025

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Flight Simulator Manufacturer, Flightdeck Solutions, Rolls C208 Caravan Device of Production Line in 2025

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada – Flightdeck Solutions (FDS) has rolled off the production line a “tricked-out” C208 Caravan device with its own instructor hideout at the start of 2025.

This follow’s November 2024’s announcement that FDS had completed the expansion of its headquarters, increasing its facility to 10,000 square feet to accommodate growth in both domestic and international markets. The expansion reflects the company’s measured approach to scaling operations after 24 years of serving the aviation training industry.

“While we’ve doubled our facility size approximately every decade, this expansion is different,” explained Peter Cos, President of Flightdeck Solutions. “We’ve implemented purpose-built production areas and enhanced quality control systems that will benefit our customers for years to come.”

The newly configured facility introduces dedicated device assembly bays with upgraded infrastructure, effectively doubling production capacity. A new demonstration area enables customers to experience fully-built aircraft trainers, complete with a 220-degree wrap-around visual display system, able to support a range of aircraft builds, including A320, B737MAX, and Q400 models.

FDS’s steady growth is evidenced by its delivery of 25 flight training devices to Canadian institutions alone over the past two years.

About Flightdeck Solutions
Flightdeck Solutions (FDS) is a global provider to the aerospace and aviation industry for a wide range of flight simulation products and services. Over its 24-year history FDS has gained worldwide trust for producing high quality, immersive and fully tactile FTD trainers, becoming the solution of choice for companies and educational institutions around the world. With devices such as the B737MAX, B737NG, A320, B787, B777, and B747, and trusted by companies like Boeing, Honeywell, and CAE, FDS has built a reputation for providing both custom hardware solutions and turnkey offerings, delivering excellence in quality while maintaining financial responsibility.

Source: Flightdeck Solutions

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Pilot Training Industry Supplier Feature – FTD.aero

In this week’s AFM Pilot Training Leadership Interview Series we speak with Filip Witczak – Product Manager at FTD.aero, a Non-Motion Flight Training Devices Manufacturer based in Poland with expertise in designing and manufacturing flight simulators since 2009.

The conversation covers:

  • Company Background and Growth: FTD.aero, founded in 2009 by Filip Witczak, Cpt. Marcin Ambroziak and Krzysztof (Chris) Kimnes, began as a passion-driven startup in Poland and has grown into a 30-person team specializing in non-motion flight simulators. The company develops Boeing and Airbus-based simulators, offering both type-specific and type-representative devices for global clients, including airlines, flight schools, and universities.
  • Key Products and Innovations: FTD.aero provides EASA and FAA-compliant simulators, including the B737 MAX/NG and A320 models. Devices are tailored to client needs, offering high-fidelity cockpits with many original components for immersive, cost-effective training compared to Level D full-flight simulators. FTD.aero uses ARINC and CANBUS for compatibility with aviation standards and increased reliability. Their in-house engineering allows for full flexibility in configuration and future upgrades of each device built by them.
  • Partnerships and Projects: FTD.aero recently partnered with South Korean airline T’way Air to deliver a B738 simulator convertible to a B73M model to adapt to the airline’s changing fleet. Other successful long-term partnerships include LOT Polish Airlines, Urbe Aero Flight Academy (Italy) and VDL Aviation (Poland), reflecting strong customer satisfaction and trust.
  • Expansion and Market Outlook: The company is targeting international markets, including the booming Indian market, to meet increasing pilot training demands driven by aircraft orders and airline growth. Filip sees opportunities in advanced technologies like AI, VR, and AR to enhance pilot training and address instructor shortages.
  • Challenges and Vision: Filip highlighted regulatory delays as a challenge for adopting advanced training technologies and emphasized the need for updated standards. FTD.aero remains focused on providing tailored, high-quality solutions, emphasizing customer partnerships, long-term support, and cost-effective training for a global market.

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Philippine Air Force Provides Decommissioned Turbine Engines to Flight School to Boost Aviation Training

Cavite, Philippines – Cebu headquartered flight school Airworks Aviation Company, Inc. marked a key milestone in its mission to prepare aspiring aviation professionals with the turnover ceremony of decommissioned turbine engines by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Danilo Atienza Airbase. This collaboration underscores the importance of investing in education and human capital for the country’s aviation sector.

  • The turnover of turbine engines provides valuable training resources for Airworks Aviation students, enabling hands-on experience essential for airline readiness.
  • The initiative reflects a growing focus on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in educational development, an area often overshadowed by large infrastructure projects.
  • Key PAF officials involved include Lt. Gen. Stephen Parreño, Brig. Gen. Juliano Llarenas, Col. Rover Sobrino, and Ms. Trina Estrada, who facilitated the resource-sharing partnership.
  • Airworks Aviation President Vincent Charles Ong emphasized the transformational impact of such partnerships on the next generation of aviation professionals.

Statements

  • “This low-key partnership with the government is just a drop in the bucket, but the impact this will have on the students who will get to train in these engines will be transformational,” said Vincent Charles Ong, President of Airworks Aviation Company.

Source: Vincent Charles Ong (Airworks Aviation Company)
Photo Credit: Vincent Charles Ong (Airworks Aviation Company)

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