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Australian Flight School Wins 2021 CASA Wings Award For Flying Instructor of the Year

One of the leading Australian Flight Schools Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) announced that one of it’s instructors, Mr. Jack Caddy is the recipient of the 2021 CASA Wings Award for Flying Instructor of the Year.  The awards event was attended by Mr. Russell Dyer, Acting Regulatory Oversight Division Executive Manager for CASA, Mr Paul Dare, Chairperson of the Royal Aeronautical Society Adelaide branch as well as a number of FTA employees.

Mr. Pienaar, FTA’s CEO commented “The three pillars of FTA’s mantra is Safety, Quality and Care for our students.  Jack has demonstrated all three of these pillars as an instructor and has been recognised for that effort at a National level.  We believe that FTA nurtures this type of environment for our flying instructors to thrive, but to actually see the impact of this approach have such a profound effect on a student’s experience, is a credit to Jack and the person he is.  We could not be happier for him.”

Source: FTA Press Release

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CAE Signs 15-Year Partnership Agreement with the Qantas Group to Develop and Operate a New Pilot Training Centre in Sydney, Australia

CAE announced that it has signed an exclusive 15-year agreement with the Qantas Group, to develop and operate a new state-of-the-art pilot training centre in Sydney, Australia.

“As the global leader in civil aviation training, we are thrilled to be expanding CAE’s global network to Sydney, Australia to support the Qantas Group, a company that shares our unwavering commitment to safety,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s President and CEO. “As the operator of 50+ civil aviation training centres around the world, CAE is uniquely positioned to provide operational efficiencies to the Qantas Group and deliver an exceptional training experience for their pilots.”

“The Qantas Group has trained its pilots and crew in Sydney for more than half a century. Through this partnership with CAE, we look forward to bringing this critical function back to New South Wales via the new custom-built facility,” said Alan Joyce, Qantas Group’s CEO. “As our international network recovers from the impact of COVID and we grow our fleet, this new training centre will give us the simulator capacity required to train our new and current pilots.”

CAE will operate a new 7,000 square-metre CAE Sydney Training Centre that is slated to open in early 2024.

In addition, CAE will deploy a new A320 full flight simulator and purchase the Qantas Group’s B787, A330, and B737NG full-flight simulators and associated integrated procedures trainers for the new centre. The Qantas Group’s A380 full-flight simulator and emergency procedures equipment will also be relocated to the new CAE Sydney Training Centre, where they will be operated and maintained by CAE. The development is subject to planning approvals, with a submission lodged by LOGOS who will develop the centre in partnership with CAE and the Qantas Group.

With a capacity for up to eight full-flight simulators, the CAE Sydney Training Centre will enable CAE to add more training capacity to address the addition of A350 and A321XLR aircraft to the Qantas Group’s fleet. This new centre will also allow CAE to grow its network capacity to provide training to operators in the region.

Source: CAE Press Release
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Australian Airline Hiring First Officers at Low Flight Hour Time Requirement as Demand for Pilots Increases

For over a year now the United States airlines have been promoting pilot job opportunities for Australian pilots (under the E3 program) and have been active in visiting Australia to conduct pilot recruitment roadshow events.

The resulting effect of this can be seen in Australian airlines as well as Flight School’s – the latest development is that the 77 aircraft airline Virgin Australia, the largest airline by fleet size to use the Virgin brand, has announced its latest First Officer pilot hiring requirement.

The airline is looking to hire new first officers for its Boeing 737 fleet which meet the following requirement;

  • Non-type rated pilots
  • Minimum requirement of 500 total command flight hours on any fixed-wing aircraft
  • Minimum of 200 hours command on a multi-engined aircraft

This low minimum flight hour requirement is a sign of the growing demand and possible lack of supply of qualified airline pilots.

The airline is recruitment in line with its growth plans as it continues to take delivery of its order book of more than 20 Boeing 737MAX.

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