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Aviation Performance Solutions Unveils Collaboration with Leading Aviation Safety Auditors to Champion Upset Training to Combat Loss of Control In-flight

At the United States based business aviation’s premier annual NBAA-BACE 2023 event, pilot training solution provider Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) proudly announces a groundbreaking collaboration with top aviation safety auditors, including Wyvern LTD, Safety Operating Systems (SOS), Aviation Safety Compliance (ASC), and Aviation Safety Solutions (AvSafety). This historic alignment comprehensively addresses the aviation industry’s primary fatal threat, Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I). Championing the Every Pilot In Control Solution StandardTM (EPIC-S2TM) compliant UPRT programs, this initiative marks a significant stride by Safety Management System (SMS) implementation leaders to enhance operational safety, showcasing the auditors’ united front in the face of this challenge.

Paul ‘BJ’ Ransbury, CEO at APS, emphasizes, “Our mission at APS is clear: ‘We Help Pilots Bring Everyone Home Safely.’ It’s an incredible honor for APS to harmonize solutions with these amazing auditors. Joining forces to enhance aviation safety through risk management is a testament to our collective dedication to the aviation community. Our commitment to ‘Every Pilot Trained – In Control – All The Time’ underscores our aim to equip every operator in the skies with the skills and knowledge to navigate unforeseen challenges. Together, we’re unwavering in our dedication to elevate the industry’s safety standards, and we’re proud to showcase tailored EPIC-S2TM UPRT solutions to mitigate LOC-I risks comprehensively.”

For those attending NBAA-BACE 2023, visit the APS booth C9439 in the central hall to discover more about the turnkey UPRT solutions and auditors associated with this groundbreaking announcement. Attendees can enjoy a complimentary Virtual Reality UPRT session featuring LOC-I risks related to circle-to-land approaches, offering a firsthand experience of EPIC-S2TM UPRT’s relevance, power, and effectiveness.

About the Safety Auditors:

Meet the leaders below live ‘on-demand’ at the recent 2023 UPRT Safety Summit for Professional Pilots Worldwide at bit.ly/smsauditoruprt

Wyvern LTD: A global leader in aviation safety auditing and consulting.

Safety Operating Systems (SOS): A comprehensive aviation consulting firm specializing in Emergency Response and Safety Audits.

Aviation Safety Compliance (ASC): A beacon in aviation safety consulting for commercial and corporate aircraft operations.

Aviation Safety Solutions (AvSafety): Dedicated to building safety-grounded world-class organizations.

About Aviation Performance Solutions (APS)
APS is a global leader in aviation safety training, with an exclusive three-decade focus on transformational UPRT solutions uniquely designed for each operator. Trusted by major legacy air carriers, leading flight departments, insurance companies, military/government agencies, flight schools, and professional pilot owner-operators, APS is committed to reducing Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) accidents through top-tier UPRT training and resources.

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Aviation Training Group, International Aero Academy, Partners with Amazon on Sponsored Technician Training

Florida, United States based International Aero Academy which conducts pilot and aircraft maintenance training has shared that it is collaborating with Amazon to train Amazon employees as aircraft maintenance technicians to ensure the smooth operation of Amazon’s growing fleet of aircraft.

  • Amazon has recognized the shortage airplane mechanics, causing operational delays, and has taken proactive steps to address this issue
  • Partnering with the International Aerotech Academy, Amazon has initiated a two-year paid tuition program for its employees
  • The program trains Amazon workers to become skilled aircraft maintenance technicians, a vital role in the aviation industry
  • The training initiative is part of Amazon’s Career Choice program, allowing employees, including fulfillment workers, to apply for the training
  • Participants are required to continue working at Amazon during the two-year training period, but they are not obligated to stay with the company after completing the program
  • The training program offers a professional career path for participants, and graduates will have diverse job opportunities across the country
  • The International Aerotech Academy has started its first class with approximately 25 Amazon workers, with plans to enroll more employees, potentially reaching around 80 participants by the end of the year

Source: International Aero Academy
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US Aviation Training Group International Aero Academy Begins Aviation Mechanics Training Class for Amazon Career Choice

International Aero Academy, a flight school based in Lakeland, Florida, United States announced its recent inaugural Airframe and/or Powerplant (A&P) school class for Amazon Career Choice. In cooperation with Amazon, the academy has instituted a custom evening program for Amazon team members to become FAA-licensed aircraft maintenance technicians. International Aero Academy will be holding three (3) new night classes per year for Amazon.

In August 2023 International Aero Academy’s FAA 147 A&P school was selected earlier this year by Amazon to be part of Amazon Career Choice. Amazon Career Choice pays 90% of the tuition for hourly employees to become FAA licensed Airframe & Powerplant maintenance technicians. International Aero Academy shared that its dedicated Amazon class that begins October 2nd is full. The academy will be running 3 dedicated new Amazon classes per year.

International Aero Academy is a uniquely qualified FAA certificated 141 flight school and part 147 aircraft maintenance school located in Lakeland Florida – managed by former senior executives of major, international, regional, charter and cargo airlines. In addition to the flight training operations IAA operates International Aero Charters (an FAA certified Air Carrier operating charter services. Allowing IAA instructors to gain valuable air carrier operating experience) and International AeroTech Academy (an FAA certified Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance Technician Academy training the next generation of aviation maintenance professionals).

AFM team note – you can see more developments by International Aero Academy here.

Source: International Aero Academy
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Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Hosts Approved Training Organizations Summit 2023

More than 120 participants from different flying schools including Accountable Managers, Quality Managers, and Heads of Training actively joined the Approved Training Organizations Summit hosted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) at Casa Ibarra on Monday, October 2, 2023.

This significant event, organized through the initiative of the Licensing and Certification Department (LCD) of the Flight Standards Inspectorate Service (FSIS), aimed to enhance safety and standards in aviation training.

The event included updates from the Training Organizations Certification and Inspection Division (TOCID) and LCD; lectures on Single Pilot Human Factors and Threat and Error Management, Competency-Based Training Assessment, Corrective Action Plan: Close Loop. Additionally, specialized workshops were conducted, such as the Corrective Action Plan Workshop for Quality Managers and the Threat and Error Management Workshop for Heads of Training.

One of the summit’s highlights was the Accountable Managers executive meeting, with CAAP’s Captain Florendo C. Aquino, Acting Chief of FSIS, Atty. Nestor Pasano, Chief of the LCD, and Captain Edgardo Diaz, who facilitated discussions on both administrative and operational concerns within training organizations.

DOTr Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports Usec. Roberto Cecilio O. Lim attended the event together with CAAP Director General Captain Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo, and Deputy Director General for Operations Captain Edgardo G. Diaz, who actively supported the activity.

Director General Captain Tamayo emphasized that CAAP conducted the ATO Summit as part of its commitment to maintain transparent and effective communication with its stakeholders as well as to provide guidance to ATOs in regard to CAAP’s recommended Audit Procedures tool, future plans, and safety enhancement.

The summit stands as a testament to CAAP’s undertaking towards a safer and more informed aviation community.

Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
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FLYING Media Group Acquires Leading Business Aircraft Listing Marketplace

United States headquartered FLYING Media Group (FMG) has acquired AvBuyer, a leading business aircraft listing marketplace and large business aviation media brand.

For 25 years, AvBuyer has been providing aircraft owners and operators with key information so that they can make better-informed buying decisions across all areas of business aviation operations.

AvBuyer includes AvBuyer.com, one of the most active business aircraft listing marketplaces, and AvBuyer Magazine, a publication with market intelligence that is distributed to FBOs all over the world. FMG also acquired GA Buyer Europe and GA Buyer Africa, which offer classified listings and marketplaces that cover the European and African general aviation markets.

In addition to providing a liquid marketplace for dealers to match with prospective buyers, AvBuyer is a leading market intelligence provider in the business aviation community.

“AvBuyer is one of the most respected brands in the aircraft dealer and buyer communities. Now with a significant global presence, the FMG platform has the most expansive reach for prospective buyers of any classified aircraft listing provider in aviation,” said Craig Fuller, CEO of FMG.

FMG owns one of the fastest-growing aircraft listing marketplaces, Aircraft For Sale (AFS) and AircraftforSale.com. The Aircraft For Sale monthly print edition is sent to every FLYING Magazine subscriber and is distributed to FBOs across North America.

FMG plans to continue to build Aircraft For Sale, which is focused on the pilot community, and AvBuyer, which is focused on the business aviation and fleet operator community.

FLYING Media Group has the largest audience of active and prospective aircraft buyers of any media provider across its portfolio of 26 aviation brands, online sites, and marketplaces.

“With our acquisition AvBuyer, FLYING Media Group’s massive and engaged audience is unmatched by any other aviation media provider. Dealers and OEMs that want to get their message and listings in front of the largest number of prospects should certainly look to FLYING Media Group,” Fuller said.

FMG plans to bring the AvBuyer editorial operations and content into its expansive media platform that includes FLYING Magazine, Kitplanes, BusinessAIR, Plane & Pilot, Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety, AVweb, Airline Geeks, Aircraft For Sale, and IFR.

Continuing a process that began after the acquisition of FLYING, FMG plans to make significant investments in its B2B editorial and creative studios over the next year.

“FLYING has nearly 100 reporters and regular contributors that cover the aviation industry, making it the largest media provider in the $2.5 trillion aerospace industry,” Fuller said. “We will continue to invest in the expansion of FMG through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth initiatives in the markets that we serve.”

Source: FLYING

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Training Organization Unveils Worldwide Flight Dispatch FAA/EASA Double Certification Program Taught at Dynamic Advanced Training

International Flight Operations Academy (IFOA), a leading European training organization for flight dispatchers and operations officers, unveiled its Worldwide Flight Dispatch FAA/EASA Double Certification program. The training, obtaining an EASA-based certificate, will be held in Dynamic Advanced Training premises in DWC Airport, United Arab Emirates. Trainees will then fly to Miami for their FAA Part 65 Certificate at IFOA at Miami Airport.

Source: International Flight Operations Academy
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New Helicopter Full Flight Simulator Training Center Established in Italy

The Italian Navy achieved a major rotorcraft capability enhancement milestone with the completion of deliveries of its NH90 helicopters combined with a dedicated simulation centre for its NH90 crews. The 46th SH-90A ASW/ASuW aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s facility in Venice Tessera, has been deployed at the Italian Navy’s Maristaeli Luni Base and presented during an official ceremony attended by Italian Navy’s, Leonardo’s and NHIndustries’ dignitaries and representatives on 29 September. The helicopter also joins a fleet of ten MH-90As optimized for tactical transport duties and special operations bringing the total fleet of NH90s to 56 in service with this prime operator. The first Italian Navy’s NH90 was delivered in 2011. Since then, the whole fleet has logged in excess of 35,000 flight hours in multiple operations in Italy and internationally.

The completion of deliveries occurs as a unique Full Crew Simulation Training Centre is established and opened at the base, featuring a dedicated Level D Full Flight Simulator of the type in full MR 1 configuration (therefore, representative of the latest avionics standard), all fully developed by Leonardo and tailored to the Italian Navy’s needs. The new simulation environment allows for the SH-90 and MH-90 crews (including both pilots and specialised personnel) to be trained with the highest level of fidelity and accuracy (1 simulation hour being equal to 1 real flight hour) to carry out missions in any kind of operational scenarios to the benefit of effectiveness, safety, efficiency, and sustainability. The system is suitable for further evolution in the future, such as the possibility to be linked to other simulation assets in order to develop joint and multi-domain networked mission training. Additionally, the Full Crew Simulation Training Centre will deliver training services to NH90 crews from other countries.

Gian Piero Cutillo, Leonardo Helicopters MD, said: “The completion of the NH90 deliveries and the handover of this one-of-a-kind simulation environment marks a major step forward, which further reinforces our long-established partnership with the Italian Navy. I want to thank all Navy and industry personnel who made these results possible. We now look forward to continuing this collaboration with the Italian Navy towards new important goals and capability enhancement to meet evolving requirements.”

LEONARDO CONTRIBUTION TO THE NH90 HELICOPTER
Leonardo is responsible for, or contributes to, the design, production and integration of a wide range of critical NH90 components and systems. These include the rear fuselage, main gear box hydraulic system, upper modes of the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), plant management system, power plant integration, NFH mission system (integrating sonar, radar, electro-optics, tactical link, electronic warfare system, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator, mission video recording and weapon systems management including air-to-surface missiles and torpedoes for Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and Anti-Submarine (ASW) missions. Leonardo also integrates additional capabilities such as the Laser Obstacle Avoidance Monitoring (LOAM) system and the LEOSS-T electro-optical system as well as pintle-mounted Gatling-type guns, for specific customers.

THE NH90 HELICOPTER
The largest military helicopter programme in Europe, the NH90 is the optimal choice for modern operations thanks to its full-composite airframe with a large cabin, its excellent power-to-weight ratio and its wide range of role equipment. It features a quadruplex fly-by-wire flight control system for reduced pilot workload and enhanced flight handling characteristics. The NH90 is available in two main variants: one specified for naval operations, the NH90 NFH (NATO Frigate Helicopter) and the TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) for land based operations. As of today, over 500 NH90 helicopters, a mixture of both variants, have been delivered worldwide carrying out missions in a wide range of weather and environmental conditions, over land and sea, and have amassed in excess of 380,000 flight hours.

ABOUT NHINDUSTRIES
NHIndustries is the largest rotorcraft Joint Venture in European history and it is responsible for the design, manufacture and support of the NH90 helicopter, one of the leaders in the latest-generation of military helicopter. The company takes the best from European Rotorcraft and Defence Industry, being owned by Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), Leonardo (32%) and GKN Fokker (5.5%). Each company has aerospace pedigree and brings the top of its skills and expertise to the end product.

Source: Leonardo

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