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Pacific Airline Holds March 2024 FFS In Plant Acceptance at Simulator Manufacturer

Fiji’s National Airline which has embarked on a $FJ67 million-dollar development to enhance the Fiji Airways Aviation Academy (FJAA) based in Namaka, Nadi. Including investment will see the addition of;

  • Airbus A350 full flight simulator
  • ATR-600 full flight simulator
  • Boeing 737 MAX flight training devices
  • Airbus A330 flight training devices

The Academy buildings will be expanded with the addition of a fourth simulator bay and repurposing of some existing training rooms to create a dedicated facility for fixed base training devices.

Fiji Airways Aviation Academy has shared through its Flight Simulator Engineer Ilisapeci Bose that the team of ATR SME, Capt Nabi and Manager FSE, Mr. Watts conducted the ATR72-600 simulator in plant acceptance at CAE in Montreal in Canada.

In 2023 company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Andre Viljoen said: “This is a significant step in the growth of FJAA, enhancing the Academy’s flight crew training facilities and enabling us to conduct all of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link pilot training in-house, resulting in improved pilot productivity and more cost savings in flight crew training. By July 2024, the academy will house four full flight simulators covering all of Fiji Airways fleet types, and four fixed base synthetic training devices,”.

All technical assessment and training in-house from initial assessment of potential cadets through to type rating and recurrent training of pilots will then be conducted in-house.

Source: Ilisapeci Bose (Fiji Airways Aviation Academy) and Fiji Airways Aviation Academy

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Avia Solutions Group Releases First Episode of its ‘Aviation Forum’ Series Featuring Newly Appointed CEO of its Subsidiary – SmartLynx Airlines

Avia Solutions Group (ASG), the world’s largest ACMI provider, introduced the ‘Aviation Forum’ series featuring members of its leadership team.

In the first episode below, ASG interviews newly appointed Edvinas Demenius, CEO of SmartLynx Airlines, whose task it is to guide and further grow one of ASG’s largest subsidiaries – a globally acknowledged ACMI, cargo, and charter provider, reflecting its extensive presence in the aviation industry.

Smartlynx Airlines achieved in 2023:

  • 47 500 flights (+48 YoY);
  • 7 million pax; 34 000 cargo tones;
  • 300+ destinations;
  • 550+ office employees and 1400 crew

SmartLynx Airlines currently operates:

  • 30 A320
  • 18 A321
  • 4 A330
  • 13 B737

Source: Avia Solutions Group

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US University Southern Illinois University Carbondale to Support Flight Training Activities for People with Physical Disabilities

The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Aviation recently entered into a partnership with Able Flight, an aviation nonprofit for people with physical disabilities to receive intensive flight training from SIU Aviation instructors starting in late May 2024. The agreement continues the university’s longstanding commitment to providing accessibility for people with disabilities.

Reporters, photographers and news crews met with SIU officials and Charles Stites, the executive director of Able Flight, on Friday, March 29, at the Glenn Poshard Transportation Education Center at the Southern Illinois Airport to discuss the unique program that makes it possible for people with physical disabilities to become licensed pilots.

The five student pilots who have received Able Flight Scholarships to learn to fly at SIU will train in the new specially adapted Vashon Ranger Light Sport Aircraft, which arrived on March 28, with formal training on the aircraft for SIU aviation faculty, which began on the following day. The special controls to be used on the planes will be installed in late April before the students arrive in May.

Among SIU officials present were Robert D. Morgan, dean, College of Health and Human Sciences; Matthew Giblin, interim director, School of Aviation, and Steven Goetz, chief flight instructor and associate professor in the SIU Aviation program. Stites founded the incorporated nonprofit Able Flight in 2006.

Source: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Photo Credit: Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Virtual Reality Pilot Training Solution Provider Visionary Training Resources Has Donates to Breaking Down Barriers

Visionary Training Resources (VTR) CEO Evey Cormican has pledged a generous donation to Breaking Down Barriers (BDB). Aligned with BDB’s mission to enhance aviation outreach and awareness by introducing aviation concepts to K-12 students in the Dallas metroplex, VTR is providing two Virtual Reality (VR) flight deck headsets. With these headsets, BDB can offer students an immersive experience in a flight deck and demonstrate common procedures that airline pilots employ to ensure safe flight operations.

“The ability for BDB to leverage VTR’s technology and introduce an airplane flight deck into the classroom is a tremendous opportunity and fosters the level of aviation engagement we want to bring to youth. It offers each student an aviation experience that has the potential to broaden their horizons,” said Dana Donati, CEO of BDB.

By introducing students to flight training at an early stage, this partnership will lower perceived barriers into a growing career field for the coming decades. Using VTR headsets will allow these individuals to experience next generation training devices, while providing the students with a foundational knowledge of VR flight education.

“I am so enthusiastic about teaming up with BDB to expand job exploration for K-12 students,” said Evey Cormican, CEO of VTR. Evey found her own aviation career path through a junior high school journalism assignment.

Source: Visionary Training Resources
Photo Credit: Visionary Training Resources

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