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Important US Flight School Lawsuit Dismissed
Pennsylvania Court Decision Dismisses Lawsuit Against a Flight School and Its CFI Following Tragic Crash
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court has upheld lower court’s decision in dismissing the lawsuit against a flight school and its CFI following tragic crash of pilot and its passenger in 2018. The Plaintiffs, alleging malpractice, contend that the failure of the pilot in the usage of Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System (CAPS) caused the fatal accident tantamount to lack or inadequate training on the part of the pilot. Hence, negligence on the part of the flight school and its CFI.
The Flight Training Industry has been following this case closely as the case could have implications that a flight school or CFI could be held liable for what could be termed “Educational Malpractice” which would have resulted in changes in the industry practises.
Although the decision is on appeal to the highest court of Pennsylvania, the dismissal of the case provides comfort to the flight schools in the state.
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Saudi Flight School Confirms Attendance of Bahrain International Airshow
Saudi Arabia’s largest Flight School OxfordSaudia has announced its participation of the Bahrain Airshow 2022 taking place from the 9th to the 11th of November 2022.
H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Thamer Al Kaabi, Bahrain’s Minister of Transport and Communications, met at his office with Captain Larry Wade, CEO of OxfordSaudia, to discuss ways of joint cooperation in the field of aviation industry.
During the meeting, Mr. Yousef Mahmoud, Director of the Bahrain International Air Show, and Captain Larry Wade, Chief Executive Officer, and in the presence of Mr. Ahmed Al-Jowder, Director of Business Development at OxfordSaudia, signed the company’s participation agreement in the Bahrain International Airshow 2022.
Source: Bahrain International Airshow
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“Global International Airline Seat Capacity at 79.9% of Pre-COVID Levels” – CAPA
CAPA – Centre for Aviation, a marketing intelligence platform for the aviation and travel industry, has released its latest figures showing signs of international recovery. CAPA highlights the following:
- Global international seat capacity was 79.9% of pre-COVID levels, marginally up over past fortnight
- Asia Pacific capacity continues slow recovery, approaching 42% of pre-pandemic levels
- Africa and Middle East regions both turned back up after COVID-19 induced downturns in late Jun/early Jul-2022
- European and North American recoveries flat, at around 84-85% of pre-COVID levels
Source: CAPA
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‘Roughly 9,600 GA Flight Training Fleet in the US,’ Estimates Flight School Association of North America
The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA), a dynamic trade association that serves flight training providers and the entire aerospace industry, has shared its understanding of the U.S. flight training aircraft fleet.
FSANA in a short brief has shared interesting figures as quoted below:
“A key factor in training pilots remains the utilization of the resource of aircraft. A question remains of exactly how many aircraft are out there that are currently being used, or are potentially able to be utilized in flight training activities.
FSANA has been studying the GA flight training fleet in the United States. While there is no exact science to calculating the GA training fleet, FSANA estimates that there are 10,000 single and light twin aircraft utilized in day to day training operations.
These estimates include independent flight schools, college based aviation schools and the Flying Club community.
By some estimates, there are approximately 1,600 flight schools throughout our national airspace system. If we estimated an average of approximately 6 aircraft per school (some are much larger and many are smaller).
1,600 x 6 aircraft yields an estimated 9,600 aircraft in the GA flight training fleet.
FSANA estimates that the average number of monthly hours flown per aircraft is 70 hours. Based on the above information, FSANA estimates that there is an estimated 8,064,000 flight training hours flown each year.”
Source: FSANA Announcement
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‘The Military Produces Far Fewer Pilots Today’, Says Major US Airline CEO
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, in an interview with Axios on HBO discusses pilot training and the nationwide pilot shortage. When asked about pilot shortage, Kirby said “the military produces far fewer pilots today than they did in Vietnam and Cold War era. It’s hard to become a commercial pilot on your own if you are not going to the military.”
Check out the video clip of the interview below.
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One of the Leading Flight School in France Visits Aircraft Maintenance Training School
Student pilots of Astonfly, a leading flight school in France with more than 150 pilots trained each year, visited AFMAé a highly specialized school for training mechanics, on August 23.
According to Astonfly, on site visits are integral part of training and are regularly organized for Astonfly students. Other typical visits include control towers, engine production sites, aeronautical museums and more. Astonfly is committed to developing the interest and the aeronautical culture of its students, allowing them to get closer to the profession of pilot.
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Philippines Aircraft Maintenance Service Provider Partners with Pilot Simulator Training Center
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) is now a proud training solutions provider of Aviation Partnership Philippines (APlus), the country’s second biggest line maintenance services provider (based on volume of flights handled) for both narrow and wide-body aircraft.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the way we think and do things. The value of simulation training has become more pronounced not only in pilot training but also in aircraft maintenance and we have strategically positioned ourselves to support the growing demand,” states Mr. Cristopher Magdangal, AAG Regional Director for Asia-Pacific.
What used to be done on an actual aircraft, APlus is now capable of delivering engine ground run-up, emergency procedures, and refresher training using AAG’s fixed base simulator (FBS) or full flight simulators (FFS) on FBS mode.
“This innovative training approach significantly lowers operating cost and reduces personnel and equipment downtime,” explains Mr. Magdangal.
“We strongly believe this is a move in the right direction as APlus continues to recognize ‘the value of optimizing the ground time and providing time-sensitive solutions to its airline customers, and we are here to support APlus’ training requirements,” Mr. Magdangal adds.
As the collaboration continues to grow, AAG is pleased to share what our valued partners from APlus have to say:
“I’m happy to use AAG’s world-class equipment and facilities. They are of international standards. AAG not only provided us with a good experience but also a good aircraft simulator capable of meeting the regulatory requirements for our engine ground run. Thank you and more power AAG,” said Dick Botardo, Head of Training.
“It’s a great experience here in Alpha Aviation Group. We performed EGR training to simulate emergency procedures during an engine ground run which is a requirement to our everyday work and yeah, it’s a nice experience. Thank you,” said Lino Jubilan Jr, OIC Supervisor Light Maintenance.
“We are here at Alpha Aviation Group to perform our refresher course on engine ground run. Here at Alpha, we experienced new things which we did not encounter during our actual ground run. We are very much thankful because those new things that we have learned were able to meet our expectations. Thank you very much, Alpha Aviation Group,” said Jose Ocon, Master Mechanic A.
“I’m here now at Alpha Aviation Group and it’s my first time to use the simulator. The first thing I noticed was the simulator is very accurate in replicating emergency situations. We can perform emergency procedures accurately…a crucial requirement for our qualification as certifying staff in our company. So, it gave me the best experience. I’m looking forward to doing another simulation. Thank you,” said Jerry Notorio, Master Mechanic A.
Source: Alpha Aviation Group Philippines Press Release
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