Market Intelligence: South East Asia

Textron Announces Latest Appointment for President & CEO of Textron eAviation

Textron Inc. announced that Kriya Shortt, senior vice president, Global Parts & Distribution, at Textron Aviation, has been named President & CEO of Textron eAviation effective August 31, 2023.

Shortt has 27 years of experience with Textron Aviation, holding leadership positions across its sales and marketing and customer service functions. Most recently, she served as senior vice president, Global Parts & Distribution, and president of Able Aerospace and McCauley Propeller Systems. She has also served as senior vice president, Customer Service, senior vice president, Sales, and vice president, International Sales. Shortt will report to Scott C. Donnelly, Textron chairman & CEO.

About Textron

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat, and Textron Systems.

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US-based Flight School Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology to Hold Aspiring Pilot Seminar in Vietnam

Florida, United States based flight training organisation Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology announced it is offering a free Information Seminar on how to become a Commercial Pilot to be held in Vietnam.

“We encourage you to come out so that you can gain an understanding of industry needs, educational requirements, what Aviator College has to offer, and what you need to enter the ranks to become a Commercial pilot,” shared Aviator.

Upcoming date: Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM.
Location: 3C Đ. Tôn Đức Thắng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Source: Aviator College
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S.E. Asian Pilot Training Group AAG Congratulates 3 Cambodian Pilots for A320 Type-Rating

three (3) Cambodian pilots belonging to First Officer Transition (FOT) Program for successfully completing their Airbus A320 type-rating.

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FLYING Media Group Acquires AirlineGeeks Digital Media Site

FLYING Media Group has acquired AirlineGeeks, a digital media site that offers news, reviews, and content about the airline industry. AirlineGeeks delivers the latest airline and aviation news around the globe in real time, offering a unique vantage point for the “AvGeek.” With more than 25 contributors, AirlineGeeks is trafficked by aviation enthusiasts, as well as airline industry executives and analysts.

AirlineGeeks is the 20th aviation-related brand that FLYING Media Group has purchased in the past two years in a strategy to expand the world’s leading aviation content platform and serve an audience that spans from light sport to space and vintage to frontier.

“As a young boy, I fell in love with aviation while watching airliners take off and land near my house in Tennessee,” said Craig Fuller, CEO of FLYING Media Group (FMG). “I would make my parents drive me to Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport (KATL) to watch the commercial aircraft and stood in awe as they seemed to defy the laws of gravity. I am an AvGeek myself and can’t wait to build on the AirlineGeeks brand.”

FMG has been very active in acquiring brands that service the general aviation industry. While commercial aviation and GA are often thought of as distinct and separate markets, they have become more interdependent in recent years.

Commercial pilots often start their careers as GA pilots, and many of them retain their love for flying in small GA aircraft their entire lives. GA is also a test bed for new technologies and airframes that eventually make their way into commercial applications. With the emergence of air taxis and urban air mobility offerings that will blend commercial  with personal aviation, the two markets have never been more connected.

FMG is not just focused on the enthusiast side of the market but plans to use AirlineGeeks (airlinegeeks.com) as a foundation to build a premier business-to-business data, news, and market intelligence platform for the commercial aviation industry.

The global market size for the airline industry is more than $840 billion and is expected to grow by a compound annual rate of nearly 4 percent over the next decade.

“As people around the world become wealthier, they wish to travel,” said Fuller. “Commercial flight is unmatched in its ability to link the world and offer experiences that are only possible because of the efficiency of the global airline industry. Additionally, as supply chains continue to build resilience into their operations, global air cargo will experience exponential growth over the next few decades. This is what’s driving fast growth on an unprecedented scale.”

About FLYING Media Group

FLYING Media Group is the largest aviation media provider in the world, with content spanning 20 aviation-related brands, including FLYING, Plane & Pilot, KITPLANES, AVweb.com, AirlineGeeks, and Aircraft For Sale. With an audience of nearly 3 million monthly visitors and subscribers, the broad reach of the FMG platform is unmatched by any other aviation media source.

Source: FLYING Press Release

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US Flight School, Wayman Aviation Academy, to Hold Free Seminar for Future Pilots in Singapore

Wayman Aviation Academy (WAA) announced it will hold a “Free Seminar for Future Pilots of Singapore to Study, Fly & Work in Miami, Florida, USA” on August 29 in Aeroviation 63 Ubi Road 1 #01-50 Singapore, 408728 Singapore. Wayman Aviation Academy, located in Miami – Florida, offers FAA-approved Airline Pilot courses for International students. In this informative conference, Wayman will discuss the study curriculum, costs, duration, procedures for student Visas, TSA, accomodation and payment options. WAA has two bases with 38 available aircraft and 40 instructors.

Source: Wayman Aviation Academy
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Fixed Based Simulator Manufacturer, MPS, Gearing Up for Asian Pilot Training Conference

The 19th Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) takes place at the end of this month, August 29-30, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. In addition to taking part in the pilot training conference and the preceding Head of Training event, MPS will also be exhibiting and MPS CEO Philip Adrian will be speaking on day 2 of the event.

As usual, the conference will be broken into 3 streams: the pilot training conference, the maintenance conference, and the cabin crew conference. For MPS, of course, the focus is on pilot training.

Ensuring the Pipeline: Training the Next Generation Through Next Generation Training

At MPS, you probably hear them talk about next generation training often. MPS is trailblazing a path together with regulators to update age-old ways of thinking about training, and in particular the expanded usage of FSTD’s- what devices, tools and technology can be implemented for the modern learner all whilst increasing aviation safety and reducing operational costs.

Most often, MPS referes to this as a blended training approach. Blended training is the next step in identifying proper training solutions for aviation training professionals. This is achieved by using the right tools for the training objective and selection of these tools via the task- or competency to tool approach in which technology supports training rather than driving it. The main goal is to support competency achievement rather than compliance. Don’t miss session 6 on Tuesday for Capt. Adrian’s presentation.

In Philip’s presentation you will learn the essential differences in the current approach to training and qualification, such as time-based training versus competency-based and be introduced to the concepts of blended learning and the Task (or Competency)-to-Tool approach. He will also identify and provide solutions to address these differences while creating new methods to manage the pilot shortage in the future by identifying ways forward which use the best of all systems.

Topics of the Conference

Other highlighted topics to be discussed at the event include the following:

  • CBTA
  • EBT
  • AB Initio
  • Airline training issues
  • Human factors
  • Technology assisting training

MPS Exhibition Booth

MPS is located in booth 520 this year. They will have 3 MPS team members attending APATS – CEO Capt. Philip Adrian, CCO Erik Jennes, and Richard Verburg.

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