Scottish regional airline Loganair has announced the appointment of Natalie Bush as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Accountable Manager.
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Scottish regional airline Loganair has announced the appointment of Natalie Bush as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Accountable Manager.
Mauritius’s flag carrier Air Mauritius has appointed Captain André Johan Meiring as Nominated Person Crew Training – Head of Training as of July 2024. Capt. Meiring has been flying with Air Mauritius for almost 19 years on aircraft types such as A350, A330, A340 and A320.
To learn more about Air Mauritius or Captain André Johan Meiring please connect with him via his LinkedIn Profile.
Source: André Johan Meiring
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Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has appointed Captain Fatih Altunok as Vice President Flight Training as of August 2024. Capt. Altunok has been with Turkish Airlines for over 18 years, has flown multiple aircraft types such as A320, A330 and B737, and has recently held positions such as Manager of HF & Training Methodologies.
To learn more about Turkish Airlines or Captain Fatih Altunok please connect with him via his LinkedIn Profile.
Source: Fatih Altunok
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Dutch Aviation Trainers (DAT), a leading provider of pilot training solutions based in the Netherlands, has shared that it has received approval from the CAA-NL (Netherlands) for its Embraer E2 to E1 Difference course.
“With this accomplishment, we were able to serve our valued customer Air Peace and Embraer. During a period of 6 weeks we have trained 16 crews, 32 pilots, to prepare them for operating on the EMB195-E1. After completing his own Difference Course, the training Manager of Air Peace, Captain Martin Nwanguma received his Course Completion Certificate presented by our Accountable Manager Rob Hol.
Congratulations to all Air Peace pilots for completing their training successfully! It was our pleasure and honor to conduct this training at such a short notice!
We now offer both the Embraer E1 to E2 and E2 to E1 course!” shared Dutch Aviation Trainers.
In March this year Dutch Aviation Trainers announced that it has received approval to conduct Type Rating Examiner (TRE) and Synthetic Flight Examiner (SFE) training for the Embraer 170/190 and Embraer 190-E2 series aircraft.
Source: Dutch Aviation Trainers
India’s flag carrier Air India which is planning to grow its fleet by 3x and which according to its CEO Campell Wilson will on average, induct one aircraft joining the fleet every six days throughout 2024, has announced that it is now accepting August 2024 applications for its Air India Cadet Pilot Program.
The dedicated abinitio cadet pilot program launched in February 2024 will see training begin at the Air India Training Academy in Gurgaon, India (Ground School) before flight training at one of its training locations/training partners before completing the type rating in the Air India Aviation Academy simulator training center.
Air India has partnered with two international flight training organisations:
Air India has partnered with a financial institution for cadets to avail financing for training. However, cadets are free to choose any other financial partner as per their convenience.
Source: Air India
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-based aviation training group and full flight simulator training center Pier Seven Aviation shared that all of its graduates from batch 79 have joined fast growing Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo.
“We are proud to announce that all our Batch 79 students have successfully joined IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) after completing their type rating with us at Pier Seven Aviation.” shared Shahbaz Zahoor, Regional Sales and Business Development Manager at Pier Seven Aviation.
Earlier in the month Pier Seven Aviation announced its partnership with VRpilot.
“Our students can now enjoy exclusive rates and gain access to a cutting-edge VR training experience. This innovative approach will greatly enhance their knowledge and skills, providing a fruitful and immersive training experience that prepares them for real-world challenges.” shared Pier Seven Aviation.
VRpilot leads the way in interactive procedure training with our procedure training platform VRflow. With 12,000+ installs worldwide, VRflow is a well-proven tool to greatly enhance procedure training in MCC courses and type rating training. Already in use with airlines, ATOs and air forces, VRflow is setting the new standard for procedure training. VRflow supports student self-training and improves knowledge retention, maximizing the value of the hours spent in the simulator.
Source: Pier Seven Aviation
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Natalie, who is currently the UK Director and Accountable Manager for TUI Airways, will join as part of our Executive Committee in December 2024, and will report to CEO, Luke Farajallah.
She will also be joining the Board Safety Review Committee, reporting directly to the Loganair Chairman James Drummond on matters relating to airline safety and safety culture.
Natalie has had an impressive career to date, which commenced with several years in the Royal Navy as a Warfare officer, before she joined Flybe as a pilot, initially flying the BAE146, and the Embraer 195.
Her flying career progressed to see her achieve a command on the Q400 fleet at the same time as taking on management roles, ultimately leading to being appointed as Director of Safety and Security for the airline until 2019, when she left to join Specialist Aviation Services (now Gama Aviation) as COO. Following a successful time in the rotary sector delivering helicopter and maintenance services to the UK air ambulance industry, she then returned to the airline sector with TUI Airways.
Natalie will assume leadership for all operational and service delivery areas including the pilot, cabin crew and airport workforce groups across Loganair. She will also be responsible for ground handling, safety, security, and compliance, as well as for the network operations teams. She will additionally lead industrial relations across the front-line areas.
Luke Farajallah, CEO, Loganair, said: “We are extremely happy to have been able to attract one of the most talented rising stars of the aviation sector, whose career is going from strength to strength, to the UK’s largest regional airline. Natalie makes a huge impact wherever she goes, and she thoroughly deserves this important and exciting leadership opportunity at Loganair. We are looking forward to her arrival later this year.”