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contents CAT 3/2009
05 Editorial Comment
08 airline training Profile
08 AIRLINE TRAINING PROFILE Getting The Green Light – The Rebirth Of Gulf Air. Restructuring is challenging but it brings opportunities for improvements.
12 ATC TRAINING Not Just What You Say, It’s The Way You Say It. Air traffic control training is all about clear understanding and effective communication – no small challenge in ever-busier airspaces.
16 TRAINING CULTURE It’s A Numbers Game - HF And CRM Training At Emirates. Guest authors Nicklas Dahlström and Lex R. Heemstra, HF specialists at Emirates Airline, describe the influence of a multicultural environment on training.
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20 BUSINESS AVIATION TRAINING New Technology The Biggest Test For Business Aviation Sector. Business aviation operators are adopting commercial aviation training solutions yet continue to experience their own additional set of unique training hurdles.
24 AIRLINE TRAINING PROFILE An Ideal Start For The Aviation Training Center of Tunisia. ATCT was in the enviable position of setting up a new training organisation beginning with a clean piece of paper.
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28 TRAINING TECHNOLOGY Projecting The Future – Now You See It, Soon You Won’t. The incredible shrinking visual system continues to gain power exponentially. But the best news for FSTD users may be reduced life-cycle costs.
31 CONFERENCE PREVIEW APATS Returns to Hong Kong. The Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium will be held in Hong Kong on September 8-9, alongside Asian Aerospace 2009, the leading Asian airline exhibition.
32 CONFERENCE REPORT 20 business aviation training
feature Articles
An Abundance of Intellect. As Conference Chair of WATS, I always emerge from the intensive three-day event feeling simultaneously exhausted, challenged and reenergized, probably in that order.
WATS 2009 - Optimistic in Orlando. The 12th Annual World Aviation Training Conference & Tradeshow delivered impressive attendance figures and characteristic speaker excellence.
36 NEWS Analysis and Seen & Heard. Monthly roundup from the regions on developments in the training field, compiled and edited by Fiona Greenyer and the CAT editorial team. CAT MAGAZINE • ISSUE 3/2009
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