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Global Pilot Training Group AeroGuard Welcomes Second Class of Air New Zealand Cadets Within the Mangōpare Pilot Cadetship

Phoenix, United States headquartered global flight training group AeroGuard Flight Training Center, which operates a number of flight training bases in the United States, has shared that it has welcomed the second class of Air New Zealand Cadets within the Mangōpare Air New Zealand Cadetship in partnership with Ansett Aviation Training. These cadets began orientation last week and have started building the foundation for their future careers with Air New Zealand.

“AeroGuard looks forward to their continued training with us and supporting their journey in becoming highly skilled and confident airline pilots for one of the world’s leading airlines.” shared AeroGuard.

About AeroGuard Flight Training Center
AeroGuard Flight Training Center is a global leader in ab initio flight training with three U.S. campuses that offer accelerated commercial pilot training programs to candidates from all over the world. With a commitment to safety and student success, AeroGuard’s high quality training has established airline-ready cadets for over 25 years with more than one million flight hours of training experience and graduating over 7,000 cadets.

Source: AeroGuard Flight Training Center

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Boeing to Restart B737MAX Production in December 2024

USA – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that Boeing has not yet resumed production of 737 MAX airplanes following a machinists strike but plans to restart later this month. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker recently visited Boeing’s Renton plant to review the company’s progress on workforce rebuilding and safety measures.

  • Production Status: Boeing’s 737 MAX production remains on hold after the machinists strike, with plans to restart later this month. The FAA has capped production at 38 aircraft per month due to safety concerns, and the timeline for lifting this cap remains unclear.
  • Safety Concerns: FAA Administrator Whitaker cited ongoing concerns about Boeing’s safety management system, emphasizing the need for a more proactive approach to hazard identification and resolution.
  • Engine De-Icing Issue: Boeing is addressing an engine de-icing issue delaying the certification of the 737 MAX 7, which is key to the company’s production goals.
  • Leadership Engagement: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed confidence in Boeing’s ability to resolve safety and regulatory issues, while Whitaker’s role at the FAA faces uncertainty amid the upcoming presidential administration transition.

Statement’s

  • “The thing that I was most struck by was we’re four weeks post-strike, and they’re still not producing airplanes because they’re focused on their workforce, the training, making sure they have the supply chain sorted out.” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker stated during his visit.

Source: FAA

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US Cargo Operator Announces 2024 Appointment for Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

USA – Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a leading global provider of outsourced aviation logistics, recently announced the appointment of Klaus Goersch to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Goersch will report to Michael Steen, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide, and will serve as a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Joining the company in late December, Mr. Goersch will oversee Atlas’ global flight, ground and technical operations, with direct responsibility for safety, regulatory compliance and operational excellence. As the Company’s primary liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration, he will lead strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency while maintaining Atlas’ industry-leading safety standards.

“Klaus brings exceptional operational leadership experience and deep aviation expertise to Atlas,” said Mr. Steen. “His proven track record of successfully managing complex airline operations, combined with his strong regulatory background and focus on operations efficiency, makes him ideally suited to help drive Atlas’ continued transformation and growth.”

Mr. Goersch brings nearly three decades of aviation industry experience to Atlas. Most recently, he was the Chief Operations Officer at Air India, and prior to that served as Chief Operating Officer for British Airways and Air Canada. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of NEOM airlines in Saudi Arabia and was Executive Vice President of AirTran Airways.

“Atlas’ position as the global air logistics leader makes this an exciting opportunity,” said Mr. Goersch. “I look forward to working alongside Atlas’ world-class operations teams to advance the Company’s strategic growth agenda while maintaining our commitment to safety and service quality.”

Mr. Goersch holds both a Master of Aeronautical Science and a Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

About Atlas Air Worldwide
Atlas Air Worldwide is a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. It is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc., and Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc., and is the majority shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. Our companies operate the world’s largest fleet of 747 freighter aircraft and provide customers the broadest array of Boeing 747, 777, 767 and 737 aircraft for domestic, regional and international cargo and passenger operations.

Source: Atlas Air Worldwide

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ASTi Introduces Multi-Ownship Capability to Enhance Pilot Training Realism in SERA

ASTi added a new feature to its simulated air traffic control (ATC) environment (SATCE) to support training multiple pilots simultaneously. Due to customer requests, its Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA) product now supports “multi-ownship” training.

Before SERA, pilot trainees could only interact with ATC (e.g., ground, tower, approach) through the roles the instructor played during the training scenario. Then ASTi developed SERA, which filled the simulation with AI-enabled controllers, other aircraft and pilots with radios to fully flesh out the training environment. Students could see other aircraft, hear their radio calls and interact with AI controllers for the first time. But each human pilot trained in their own dedicated and unique “world” and in their own aircraft (i.e., the ownship).

Previously, to achieve realistic traffic density in the simulated environment, training centers coordinated “pattern parties” by connecting multiple simulators with other student pilots. Aside from being logistically challenging, this method also introduced the possibility that another student’s improper phraseology could negatively affect their peers’ training.

Now, however, SERA allows multiple human pilots to participate in the same bustling ATC environment together. They can see and communicate with each other as well as SERA’s ATC controllers. Trainees can join or leave at any time and interact with ATC simultaneously or independently, depending on where they are in the training mission. Trainee actions and reactions have repercussions on their human counterparts as SERA’s full ATC environment nimbly adjusts accordingly. This new capability boosts the training environment’s realism and allows instructors to introduce it to students at any time along their training journey.

This multi-ownship capability is just the next evolution in SERA’s accurate reconstruction of real-world pilot training, where everyone shares the same airspace. It simplifies distributed, multi-platform training and can reduce the hardware footprint for training centers and other simulation facilities.

About ASTi
Since 1989, ASTi has been at the vanguard of innovation for live and simulated training solutions. ASTi has fielded over 11,000 systems at more than 1,000 installation sites in 50 countries. ASTi’s capabilities include Radio-over-IP (RoIP) bridging; tactical system emulation; distributed, simulated voice communications; AI and speech-enabled, virtual role-players and simulated battlefield and cockpit sound environments.

Source: ASTi

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