Enhanced Training Needed for MAX Pilots, Committee Hears
Pilots are concerned about whether new training methods proposed by Boeing for pilots of its 737 MAX airplanes are adequate to “ensure that pilots across the globe flying the MAX…
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United Hosting UPRT Summit
United Airlines, a Flight Safety Foundation Benefactor member, is hosting a summit on upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) next month in Denver. The UPRT Global Summit is scheduled for…
News, Flight Training, Safety Review
U.S. Lawmakers Want Evaluation of Foreign Pilot Training
The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its aviation subcommittee want a federal investigation of cockpit automation and international pilot training standards in the wake of the…
Qantas Incident Prompts New Stall Warning Recovery Training
In the aftermath of the in-flight upset of a Qantas Boeing 747 en route from Melbourne, Australia, to Beijing, the airline has incorporated additional complex stall warning recovery events into…
More Training
Part 135 operators should ensure additional instruction for pilots who have trouble during training, the NTSB says.
Tough Competition
Colleges blame airline pilot shortage for their increasing difficulty in finding and keeping flight instructors.
DOT Secretary Chao Calls for Discussion of 1,500-Hour Rule
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says “a robust discussion” is needed about the future of the so-called 1,500-hour rule, which requires first officers, with some exceptions, to have accumulated at…
New Blood
Training specialists mull methods of recruiting new generations of pilots and maintenance personnel.
Equal-Opportunity Training
NTSB recommends upgraded CFIT training for some Part 135 pilots.
Simulation Can Be Habit Forming
Research shows simulator training aids pilots in upset recovery, but FSTDs have limitations.