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April 10, 2012

First Two Students Complete New Type Rating Courses At Florida Tech

Program Allows Undergrads To use Regular Electives To Prepare For Aviation Careers

Juan Villa-Navarro and Sidney Callaghan are the first to complete Florida Institute of Technology’s new advanced airline pilot flight courses. The flight courses, Jet Transition and Commercial Type Rating, are presented in conjunction with Aerostar Training Services of Orlando. In preparation, they had completed Florida Tech‘s third course, Flight Observation, in which Navarro and Callaghan observed 16 hours of simulator training to learn first-hand the teamwork required of flying as a crew. The two also have made collegiate aviation history this semester (April 6) by obtaining a Captain’s license in the Airbus A320.

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Singapore Airlines Retires Last 747 From Passenger Service

Moving To More Efficient 777s, A380s

The last passenger flight by a Boeing 747 for Singapore Airlines occurred Friday, as the commemorative farewell trip carried more than 350 passengers from Hong Kong to Singapore.

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Canadian Dash 8 Broken Into At Pond Inlet, Nanavut

Canadian North Airline Says It Will No Longer Leave Aircraft At That Airport

Officials for Canadian North airline say they will no longer park airplanes overnight at Pond Inlet airport in Nanavut after one of their Dash 8 airliners was broken into last Wednesday.

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Aero-TV: Redbird MCX -- Dual Yoke AATD, Crew Trainer

Redbird Takes On The Daunting Task Of Flight Crew Training

The Redbird MCX is a full motion, feature-rich Advanced Aviation Training Device priced with real-world flight training organizations in mind. The MCX is a dual yoke, dual rudder version of our FMX that is geared towards Crew Resource Management (CRM) and two pilot cockpit training. With standard features that are anything but standard such as wrap-around visuals, a fully enclosed cockpit, quick-change configurations, scenario-based training compatibility and of course an electric motion platform, the MCX serves up a level of realism that is simply unavailable in other training devices on the m

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Iberia Pilots Call One-Day Strike

First Of 30 Planned Actions To Protest Low-Cost Start-up Iberia Express

Pilots who fly for Spain's Iberia Airline called a one-day strike Monday, the first of 30 such labor actions the union plans to take in protest the start up of low-cost airline Iberia Express. The strike caused 150 Iberia flights to be grounded.

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FAA Eases Rules Medical Certificates Letters Of Authorization

Removes Requirement To Have Letter On Physical Person While Exercising Pilot Privileges

A rule published last month in the Federal Register removes a regulatory provision under FAA medical certification standards intended, in part, to require that individuals granted the Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate (Authorization) have their letter of Authorization in their physical possession or readily accessible on the aircraft while exercising pilot privileges.

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FAA Investigating Ignored Emergency Landing Call

United Express Pilot Reported Smoke In The Cockpit

The FAA is investigating an incident which occurred last Tuesday in which a United Express pilot requested an emergency landing after reporting smoke in the cockpit, but the controller dismissed as a prank. The Denver International Airport air traffic controller apparently misunderstood the flight's identification and dismissed the declaration of an emergency.

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Boeing, Transaero Airlines Finalize Order For Four 787 Dreamliners

History Made As Airline Completes Transaction On Board Dream Tour Flight

Boeing and Transaero Airlines of Russia recently signed an order for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The signing ceremony for the order, valued at $744 million at list prices, made history by being held onboard the 787 during a demonstration flight for Transaero's executives, employees and special guests.

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Flying Public Unconvinced Airlines Have Improved

Purdue University Survey Shows Passengers Want To Be Heard

This year's Airline Passenger Survey confirms that customer service is the most important consideration for air travel consumers. Airlines like Southwest who push a service-oriented message continue to score highest in passenger-friendliness for consumers in this ongoing study by Airline Quality Rating researchers.

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