Pilot Training News

Pan Am Flight Academy Acquires State-of-the-Art B737 MAX-8 Simulator
Pan Am Flight Academy, a leading aviation training provider, has acquired a new Level D B737 MAX-8 simulator to enhance its commercial pilot training programs.

Emirates invests US$ 135 million in new pilot training centre
Emirates will soon build an advanced training facility to accommodate 6 Full Flight Simulator Bays (FFS) for its future Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X aircraft. The brand new, 63,318 sq. ft. facility is slated to open in March 2024.

Spirit Airlines and Lynn University Launch Groundbreaking Pilot Pathway Program
Aspiring pilots can now join the fast track to a rewarding career at one of the nation’s fastest-growing airlines while they finish college. Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) and Lynn University today announced the launch of the Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program at Lynn’s Burton D. Morgan College of Aeronautics in Boca Raton, Florida.

Ethiopian Airlines Inaugurates a second Aviation Academy Campus in Hawassa
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, inaugurates a new aviation training center in the city of Hawassa. The new aviation training center in Hawassa will serve as the second campus for Ethiopian Aviation Academy and will currently be providing pilot trainee programs.

United Celebrates Historic First Graduating Class of Flight Academy Pilots
United, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, is celebrating the graduation of United Aviate Academy’s inaugural class of pilots, an important step towards training the next generation of talented, qualified, and motivated aviators

PRINCE SULTAN AVIATION ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING EVALUATION COMMISSION
Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA), a subsidiary of SAUDIA Group, and The Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC), represented by The National Center for Training Assessment and Accreditation “Masar”, have signed an agreement to implement institutional accreditation processes

American Airlines Cadet Academy Announces New Partnership With Spartan College of Aeronautics
American Airlines and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology announce a new partnership to expand the American Airlines Cadet Academy for aspiring pilots. Spartan, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the Cadet Academy’s first collegiate partner offering an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Flight and increases its training network to five locations.