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Amazon Selects International AeroTech Academy as Education Partner for Career Choice Program

Florida, United States based aviation, pilot and aircraft maintenance training organisation International AeroTech Academy announced they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to its FAA 147 certified Aircraft Maintenance Technician training program to become licensed aircraft mechanics.

“We are honored to be chosen as an Amazon Career Choice partner. The program will allow eligible Amazon employees to train and become FAA licensed Airframe & Powerplant maintenance professionals at a time when airlines and the aviation industry are experiencing a severe shortage of maintenance professionals,” said Steven Markhoff, President & CEO.

International AeroTech Academy is an FAA 147 certificated Airframe & Powerplant maintenance training academy. Graduates pursue careers as licensed aircraft maintenance professionals in the aerospace sector. The academy is part of a group of aviation companies that includes an FAA certificated charter airline, international flight academy and an FAA certificated maintenance repair station.

Amazon’s Career Choice program is an education benefit that empowers employees to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere. The program meets individual learners where they are on their education journey through a variety of education and upskilling opportunities including pre-paid college tuition, industry certifications designed to lead to in-demand jobs, and foundational skills such as English language proficiency, high school diplomas, and GEDs. In the U.S., the company is investing $1.2 billion to upskill more than 300,000 employees by 2025 to help move them into higher-paying, in-demand jobs.

Amazon’s Career Choice program has a rigorous selection process for third-party partner educators, choosing. partners that are focused on helping employees through their education programs, assisting them with iob placements, and overall offering education that leads to career success

“We’re looking forward to International AeroTech Academy coming on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class offerings available to our employees,” said Tammy Thieman, Global Program Lead of Amazon’s Career Choice program. “We’re committed to empowering our employees by providing them access to the education and training they need to grow their careers, whether that’s with us or elsewhere. We have intentionally created a partner network of third-party educators and employers committed to providing excellent education, job placement resources, and continuous improvements to the experience. Today, over 130,000 Amazon employees around the world have participated in Career Choice and we’ve seen first-hand how it can transform their lives.”

Source: International AeroTech Academy Press Release
Photo Credit: Steven Markhoff (International AeroTech Academy)

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L3Harris Commercial Aviation Announces Annual Safety Seminar for 2023

L3Harris Commercial Aviation announces the upcoming “L3Harris Flight Safety Seminar 2023” set on September 27, 2023 – September 28, 2023 in Crawley, UK. The seminar brings together industry experts and thought leaders to discuss data intelligence and the insights it provides the ever-evolving world of flight safety management.

Event Information

“Industry experts will deliver insightful talks relating to industry safety and flight data analytics. The seminar always creates an inclusive environment of open discussions and interactive Q&A sessions.

The seminar (taking place on September 27-28) brings together industry experts and thought leaders to discuss data intelligence and the insights it provides the ever-evolving world of flight safety management.

L3Harris has a strong heritage in aviation safety. With more than 170 rotary and fixed-wing aircraft customers worldwide we monitor over 6,000 aircraft across 150+ airframes. Our customers benchmark and validate operational performance against a database of over 16 million flights.

Speakers at this year’s Seminar include:

  • Mark Searle (IATA)
  • Edward Jumi (IATA)
  • Dai Whittingham (UKFSC),
  • Joji Waites (BALPA)
  • Steve Forward (CHIRP)
  • Conor Nolan (Aer Lingus)
  • Simon Oldfield (UK Airprox Board)
  • Robert Campbell Smith (representing European Regional Airlines Association)
  • Cengiz Turkoglu (Cranfield University)
  • Adam Johns (TFL)
  • Ole Rubeck (Sunclass Airlines)
  • Charlie Auty (Eastern Airways)
  • Gavin Moir (National Air Traffic Service)
  • Members of the L3Harris Flight Data Analytics team”

You can find find more information about this event here.

Source: L3Harris Commercial Aviation Announcement
Photo Credit: L3Harris Commercial Aviation (shown as meta image)

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Airbus Invests in New Technology Hub to Accelerate Next Generation Airbus Wings

Airbus is investing further in its UK innovation capabilities, with the opening of a new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC) at its Filton site. The facility, which will be used to build and test demonstrators for a range of programmes and research projects, was opened by Nusrat Ghani, UK Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade.

The new facility will help Airbus accelerate the design, build and testing of wings for next generation aircraft, by using the latest technology and world-leading demonstrators to further improve the performance of its wings.

Alongside engine optimisation, making wings longer, leaner and lighter is one of the biggest opportunities to improve fuel efficiency, reduce CO2 and ultimately work towards the aviation industry’s ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Airbus Head of Filton site and Wing of Tomorrow Programme Sue Partridge explains, “The new Wing Technology Development Centre will help us to ground our research in practicality. A key element of how we deliver technology for next generation aircraft wings is through Wing of Tomorrow (WoT), our largest research and technology programme led by the team in the UK.

Last week, we achieved a critical milestone in the programme when our second wing demonstrator was completed by the team in Broughton, Wales and delivered to the WTDC. Here it will be prepared for structural testing in our Aerospace Integrated Research and Technology Centre (AIRTeC).”

The WoT programme allows Airbus to explore new manufacturing and assembly technologies so future generations can continue to benefit from flying.

“It’s about preparing our people, technology, industrial system, supply chain and digital and physical capabilities for next generation aircraft. We’re leveraging industry partners and the very best digital tools and automation to identify potential technology bottlenecks that may slow us down in the future. The foundations we lay now will help us build better and faster when the time comes.”

The WTDC adds to Airbus’ existing research and technology footprint in the UK, including the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Broughton and both the ZEROe Development Centre and Aerospace Integrated Research & Test Centre (AIRTeC) at its Filton site.

Since 2014, Airbus has been awarded £117 million by the Aerospace Technology Institute for Wing of Tomorrow related research.

Source: Airbus Press Release
Photo Credit: Airbus

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US Airline Passenger Numbers Back to 2019 Figures – Record Fourth Highest Single Day Screening Ever

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it has screened 2.785 million airline passengers on June 16, which marks the highest number of passengers since before the COVID-19 pandemic, TSA said. According to TSA, it screened approximately 10.6 million people from June 16 to June 19, the Juneteenth holiday, for an average of 2.67 million people per day. June 16, Friday, was the fourth-highest single-day screening ever and highest since November 2019, the agency said.

Source: TSA

EDUKO Finland Enhances its Maintenance Training with the ELITE AW139 AATD

Kouvola Vocational Institute Ltd., also named as “EDUKO”, is a vocational training institute involving around 3500 basic, professional and specialized vocational degree students per year in various training activities. All of the degrees are being taught in Finnish language. EDUKO employs 270 experts in education, counselling, administration and other services. The turnover is approximately 30 million Euro per annum.

As part of RART B1.3 and PART B1.4 basic training there is a selection of simulators available for maintenance training purposes. The EDUKO PART147.0010 Helicopter Maintenance Training facility uses two devices from ELITE, namely the AW139 AATD and a custom built fixed-wing simulator which was developed specifically for EDUKO to suit its training and budget requirements. The multi- functional dual seat AW139 Helicopter simulator with an open cockpit plus a DOME screen visual setup allows the perfect setting for RART B1.3 basic training courses.

Although the new simulator devices are not used for flight training, as Juha Grönroos explains, there are a very important tool to offer high quality training at EDUKO. “These devices are examples of modern cockpits and show our students how instruments are working and how to operate these systems on the ground,” adds the maintenance training manager.

The offered ELITE AW139 AATD is a generic depiction modeled closely after the Leonardo AW139 helicopter model with all basic functionalities covered. The realistic Primus Epic PFD and MFD replica instrumentation and an extensive list of emergency procedures and malfunctions make this simulator device an ideal asset for academic or higher-grade courses that focus on the ground systems.

René Huddlestone, sales manager at ELITE Simulation Solutions AG, is proud of the newly established cooperation with EDUKO. “Our simulator devices present an ideal way to study and understand complex electronic systems on ground and help understand the technique that forms the foundation of flying,” he adds.

About ELITE

ELITE Simulation Solutions AG is a global provider of IFR training software, flight controls and flight training devices, with over 450 certified simulators sold worldwide since 1987. ELITE builds and supports EASA, FAA, CASA, ANAC and DGCA (among others) certified flight training devices and offers customer-specific developments to both private and government entities. Our hallmark is quality and our creed is excellent customer service. ELITE offices are located in Zürich, Switzerland and Orlando, Florida USA.

Source: ELITE Simulation Solutions Press Release
Photo Credit: ELITE Simulation Solutions (shown as meta image)

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