19 novembre 2019 | Local, Aérospatial
CAE, Jazz Aviation, and Seneca have teamed up to develop Jazz Approach, an innovative Canadian program to provide Jazz with a pipeline of top-quality first officers. Cadets will receive a letter of employment from Jazz upon selection into the program, allowing for a direct path to join the airline as first officers conditional upon successful completion of the program. The parties involved have signed a five-year partnership agreement and the first cohort is set to begin training in April 2020.
“CAE creates over 1,500 new pilots yearly over 30 cadet training programs globally, and we are thrilled to add a first Canadian cadet pilot training program to our list of curricula,” said Nick Leontidis, CAE's group president, Civil Aviation Training Solutions. “The demand for pilots has never been so high. With over 300,000 pilots needed globally over the next decade, CAE is working closely with airlines around the world to come up with pilot creation solutions. This program is a one-of-a-kind program, and a great example of how the Canadian aviation industry is working closely together to come up with innovative solutions to face that challenge. We thank Jazz for its trust, we are honored to help expand upon its pipeline of future pilots and we look forward to training them alongside Seneca.”
Jazz Aviation's pilots have been training in CAE's network in Canada since 2003. Now, under this new agreement, with its partner Seneca, CAE will be assisting Jazz in the selection, training and certification of new pilots.
“We are very excited to partner with two exceptional Canadian organizations, CAE and Seneca, to introduce the Jazz Approach program,” said Capt Steve Linthwaite, vice-president, Flight Operations for Jazz Aviation. “For Jazz, this innovative initiative will be an expansion of our Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP) and provides yet another avenue for future generations of pilots to launch their careers in aviation. The roots of the Jazz APP program go back to 2007 and the addition of Jazz Approach is an important step in growing the program to yet another level. We have worked with both CAE and Seneca for many years and we are delighted to have the opportunity to join together to introduce this program in Canada.”
“We are thrilled to be partnering with CAE and Jazz Aviation through this innovative all-Canadian collaboration. The Jazz Approach program builds on the success of our partnership with Jazz Aviation and will be an excellent addition to the suite of academic and hands-on training offered within our School of Aviation,” said Lynne McMullen, director of strategic partnerships with Seneca's School of Aviation. “The Jazz Approach program is another opportunity for Seneca to be on the forefront of flight training in Canada.”
CAE, Jazz and Seneca developed the Jazz Approach program in close collaboration, showcasing the latest competency-based training innovations. The Jazz Approach program embeds Jazz Aviation standard operating procedures (SOPs) and threat and error management strategies. Under the terms of this program, CAE will conduct recruitment, assessment and selection of the cadets according to Jazz's defined criteria. The cadets will undergo the integrated airline transport pilot license (ATPL) training over 18 months at Seneca's School of Aviation in Peterborough, Ont. Following completion, CAE will provide a CRJ200 type rating at CAE Toronto, leveraging CAE's innovative training equipment. Upon successful completion of the training program and subject to certain conditions, the first graduates will join Jazz Aviation as first officers by the end of 2021. Applications for the Jazz Approach training program will open on Dec. 1, 2019.
31 mai 2023 | Local, Aérospatial
According to an independent study conducted by Doyletech Corporation, selecting the Boeing P-8 Poseidon for Canada's Multi-Mission Aircraft requirement would bring significant benefits to the country.
17 décembre 2020 | Local, Naval
Naval News December 2020 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry POSTED ON WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2020 15:05 BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by Fleetway Inc. to deliver a range of digital solutions for on-shore support of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels. This contract will see the deployment and integration of BAE Systems' Integrated Data Environment (IDE) to enable effective and efficient shore-side support to Halifax-Class frigates. Fleetway will benefit from access to a range of BAE Systems digital capabilities, including its expertise in configuration management, obsolescence management, and digital twinning. The IDE will allow Fleetway engineers and their enterprise partners to collaborate easily and gain access to engineering life cycle management data, as well as to share, withdraw, edit and re-publish data necessary for supporting the vessels. It will also facilitate a clearer understanding of the complex network of interdependencies between ship systems and components. This will help decrease support time and cost and enable Fleetway to maximise fleet availability. “As the prime contractor providing in-service support to the Halifax Class frigates, Fleetway is well known for its outstanding naval engineering and design services,” commented John Newton, Managing Director Fleetway. “To meet the challenges of the next phase in the life of these incredible Canadian-built warships, we have partnered with a world-best to assure excellence in the delivery of our services to the Royal Canadian Navy. Our combined intellect and efforts, especially the adoption of advanced digital tools informed by decades of learning on these complex ships will facilitate agile, smart and efficient solutions to the toughest engineering and maintenance challenges while keeping the fleet available for operations.” “This contract is testament to our pedigree in naval ship support and the value that our digital solutions and expertise have been shown to deliver,” added Darren Nice, Head of Digital Services at BAE Systems Maritime Services. “As organisations and armed forces around the world continue to digitise their operations, we will continue to develop a range of first-class integrated, through-life, digital solutions that help organisations deliver operational excellence and maximum availability.” BAE Systems brings a strong pedigree of maritime and information management expertise to this partnership. The Company has recently delivered a number of sophisticated information and data management and digital support solutions for other navies around the world. This is the latest in a series of contracts awarded to BAE Systems for work with the Royal Canadian Navy. In February 2019, BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship was chosen as the design for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), Canada's 15 new multi-purpose frigates. BAE Systems also supports and repairs Canada's Victoria-class submarines and BAE Systems recently hosted the Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigate, HMCS Toronto, at Portsmouth Naval Base, where it performed a number of repairs. This Halifax-class project further underscores the trust placed in BAE Systems to deliver technological innovation to the Canadian Armed Forces. https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/december/9427-bae-systems-secures-fleetway-contract-to-provide-digital-support-to-royal-canadian-navy.html
1 juin 2023 | Local, Aérospatial
Le 1er juin 2023 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Défense nationale/Forces armées canadiennes Le général Wayne Eyre, chef d’état-major de la Défense, a annoncé la deuxième promotion au grade de lieutenant-général/vice-amiral de 2023. Le major-général B.F. Frawley a été promu au grade de lieutenant-général et sera nommé commandant adjoint du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l’Amérique du Nord (NORAD) à Colorado Springs, au Colorado, en remplacement du lieutenant‑général A.J.P. Pelletier, qui prendra sa retraite des Forces armées canadiennes. Le NORAD est un commandement militaire binational chargé d’assurer l’alerte aérospatiale et maritime ainsi que le contrôle aérospatial pour le Canada et les États-Unis. Il est la pierre angulaire de la relation de défense qu’entretient le Canada avec les États-Unis, et il procure aux deux pays une sécurité continentale plus grande que celle que chacun d’eux pourrait assurer individuellement. Le commandant adjoint du NORAD appuie le commandant du NORAD dans l’exécution des missions du commandement. Puisque le NORAD est un organisme de commandement binational, la nomination du commandant adjoint doit être approuvée par le Canada et les États-Unis. Dans nos deux pays, les Canadiens et les Américains surveillent et défendent l’espace aérien nord-américain 24 heures sur 24, 7 jours sur 7 et 365 jours par année. Il s’agit d’une relation militaire sans égale, fondée sur des valeurs communes, l’amitié et un lien durable et indéfectible. Les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC), par l’entremise de leur processus de promotion en constante évolution, continuent de choisir des dirigeants inclusifs qui incarnent les valeurs professionnelles et l’éthos de l’institution. Les candidats admissibles à une promotion sont soumis à une évaluation du caractère fondée sur des données probantes, suivie d’une évaluation à « 360 degrés » réalisée au moyen d’un outil d’évaluation multisources. Cette approche fait appel à un groupe diversifié d’évaluateurs pour réduire les préjugés et favoriser la diversité des points de vue afin d’obtenir une perspective globale des comportements et de l’efficacité des candidats en matière de leadership. De plus, les candidats sont soumis à une entrevue menée par un tiers indépendant du ministère de la Défense nationale et des FAC, qui met l’accent sur les expériences personnelles, la conscience de soi, les défis passés, les échecs et les réussites. De plus amples détails sur le processus de sélection en vue d’une promotion sont accessibles ici. D’autres promotions, nominations et départs à la retraite seront annoncés une fois confirmés. https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/nouvelles/2023/06/le-chef-detat-major-de-la-defense-annonce-la-nomination-du-nouveau-commandant-adjoint-du-commandement-de-la-defense-aerospatiale-de-lamerique-du-nord.html