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Today, Thursday 23 January, Pennant, are delighted to sign an MOU with RDA Hunter. An exciting time for Pennant and Aviation Skills Foundation with the Aviation Skills Charter going international, overseas to Australia. The signing of the MOU builds upon Pennant’s successful on-going relationship as an aviation industry skilling partner with RDA Hunter and the visit of Trevor John (RDA) back in November to the International Aviation Academy – Norwich (IAA-N). RDA Hunter provides numerous activities and programmes to the Hunter region, training and shaping the future workforce required in...

Today, Pennant and Aviation Skills Partnership are pleased to be hosting Trevor John from the Regional Development Australia (RDA) – Hunter, AU at the International Aviation Academy – Norwich (IAA-N). An exciting visit, following the launch of the parentship for ‘International Aerospace Skills Development’ in the Hunter Valley, NSW region between Pennant and RDA back in November. Trevor is meeting with Pennant’s CEO Phil Walker and team in the UK, to explore sharing best practice between the Aviation Skills Charter (which covers five key areas to promote future careers and skill...

On the 2nd to 4th December, Pennant’s CEO, Phil Walker and Head of Sales, Cliff Pennell, spent three busy days in Orlando, at ‘The world’s largest modelling, simulation and training event – I/ITSEC’. Cliff said “I/ITSEC always provides a great opportunity to meet up with our customers and partners from around the world as well as seeing first hand the latest developments in the training and simulation world.” Although Pennant were not exhibiting at the show this year, both Cliff and Phil met with several key contacts discussing current and future opportunities, market requirements and...

The Pennant International Group PLC Board would like to inform on developments within Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) and the future goals of the organisation and its leadership. Click here to view the new Pennant memo regarding the development of Aviation Skills Foundation (ASF).

In 2018 Adobe announced that Flash Player would no longer be supported by the end of 2020, potentially causing problems for customers with information, software and courses that have historically been supported by Flash. Pennant’s proven expertise supported by a specialist media services team can provide the expertise in converting legacy media to suitable formats that will be supported in 2020, such as HTML5. Other capabilities include; converting to mobile/tablet formats, alternative platforms (Windows, android, IOS, etc), deployed to hosted solution, compliance updates to revised...

WorldSkills UK returned last week (21st – 23rd November 2019) to the NEC, Birmingham, to welcome competing contestants, schools, colleges, employers, organisations and families. Following the successful launch and demonstration of the GenSkill MK2 prototype last year, Pennant were delighted to head back to the Aeronautical Engineering Stand, yet again, with the GenSkill, and the recently launched Generic Fastener Installation Trainer (GFIT). It was a pleasure to welcome Haydn Jakes (the 2019 WorldSkills Gold Medallist Champion) and Jack Hawkins (Engineering apprentice with Ryanair) to...

It was a delight to welcome the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Chloe Smith, to the International Aviation Academy - Norwich yesterday and fantastic to see the visit supported by Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) and our Pennant International Group Plc representative Alan Rampling. Throughout the visit the PM was provided with a detailed overview of ASP, including the intention and aims of how the future of training will be delivered with support from Pennant. In the UK, the aviation industry faces strong growth both in a civil and defence capacity. Whilst the industry enjoys high...

On Thursday 21st November 2019, Pennant’s CEO, Phil Walker and Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) Chairman, John Ponsonby, visited Telford College, hosted by Graham Guest (Principal & Chief Executive) and Janet Stephens (Deputy Principal). Telford college is a key partner of the proposed Whittle Academy, based at Cosford and a signatory of the UK "Charter for Aviation Skills", which sets out five areas of activity that aim to deliver outcomes collectively and consistently in order to address the skills shortage in aviation. It’s been fantastic to see Telford College recently launch a...

Pennant Australasia was recently delighted to announce the partnership with RDA Hunter to support the development of the aviation workforce in Williamtown. On the 14th November a formal ceremony was held at Fighter World which celebrated Pennant handing over three Generic Hand-skills Trainers. Twelve high school teachers and two TAFE NSW trainers had a Professional Development day to assist in the training delivery for 2020 and future years. Genskill is a part task trainer providing experience through practical exercises for hand skills necessary to work on aircraft components in confined...

On the 7th & 8th November, Pennant and Track Access representatives John Churchman and Will Bruce attended the RIA Annual Conference in London. The RIA conference is a key event in the rail calendar catering for member organisations of all sizes, including industry leaders, influencers and international guests. The theme for the conference this year was ‘Building customer-focused rail, at home and abroad’.  Both Will & John were on hand discuss the impressive portfolio of rail solutions and capabilities Pennant and Track Access can offer - from Omega PS Rail, our software...

The ILS Software and Services Division of Pennant International Group is excited to release OmegaPS R18.8 to support the latest version of ORACLE 12C. R18.8 provides numerous functional improvements as well as the latest ORACLE security features for both Database and Forms. Key features of R18.8 include: Certified to operate on Windows Server 2016 Expanded CFTO module publications include test and trials and test sheets in unilingual or bilingual formats Simplified processes for change management module User-required POM updates Improved reporting with APEX Ad Hoc Reporting Expanded data...

Concorde celebrated its 50th Anniversary earlier this year (2019) and was one of two supersonic transporters that flew commercially. Concorde operated from 1966 until 2003, before its final flight was broadcast on TV on the 24 October 2003. The Concorde Alpha Foxtrot was the last Concorde to be built and fly ‘home’ to Filton in 2003. Did you know? in November 1986 a British Airways Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes*. During the 1970’s Pennant was involved with the creation of the Concorde training centre at BAE Filton, where it provided some of...

Pennant are excited to release our new video encompassing the full Generic Maintenance Trainers Range. Our Head of Sales (Technical Training), Cliff, provides an insight into why Pennant’s Generic Trainers range is suitable for both civil and military requirements. These training aids provide a blended solution that enable students to understand basic engineering principles, develop their hand skills and practice fault finding techniques in a controlled and safe environment. To address the demand in the aviation industry for qualified engineers, Pennant have extensively mapped the...

Pennant has been awarded a major new contract by a UK OEM valued at circa £3.4 million for the design and build of a helicopter maintenance training aid which will comprise a full-size representation of the relevant airframe to enable UK military training on ‘anti-surface’ weapons systems. You can view the full report here.

Here at Pennant, we understand how important it is to provide enthusiastic students with the necessary tools to develop their skills and enable them to progress into their future engineering careers successfully. This requirement has been a driver for recent additions to our range of Generic Maintenance Trainers. These include the Generic Fastener Installation Trainer (GFIT) and the Generic Hand Skills Trainer (GenSkill Mk2), both of which provide a student with the initial cognitive and manipulative skills required for accurate hardware assembly. If your training establishment is...

Following on from two successful events this month alongside ADG OneStrand, Pennant were delighted to host Tammy Halter (MD of ADG) and Melissa Pennline (VP of Global Sales & Marketing of OneStrand) on the 17 & 18 October at Pennant’s head office in Cheltenham. Pennant have been working closely with OneStrand to launch the LTS partnership at DEFSEC in Halifax, Canada and the 2019 S1000D User Forum in London. We are all thrilled with the positive response we have received so far for this joint collaboration. During the visit to Cheltenham, Tammy and Melissa generously presented...

The OmegaPS ILS Software and Services Division of Pennant have had a great time at the 2019 S1000D User Forum event over the last few days showcasing the joint capabilities of Pennant and OneStrand. The User Forum brings together over 300 defence and aerospace professionals from across the globe, enabling industry specific information to be shared and vital networking opportunities from around the world to be made. These discussions drive innovation, discuss future needs and provide opportunities for partnerships to be made. The exhibition had a key focus on Pennant and OneStrand’s latest...

The OmegaPS ILS Software and Services Division of Pennant International and the Group’s CEO Phil Walker attended DEFSEC Atlantic in Halifax, Canada on the 1 to 3 October. The show was an important event for the ILS team, as it marked the official announcement for Pennant’s partnership with ADG OneStrand, by releasing the first look of the collaborative OmegaPS & R4i CSDB Suite, which will facilitate the integration of logistics product data into dynamic S1000D electronic publications. The exhibition is a key networking event bringing together worldwide partnerships in the Aerospace,...

Pennant International were delighted to welcome Ian Harbison (editor to Air Transport Publications Ltd) into Pennant’s head office in Cheltenham to discuss training solutions and the shortage of skilled personal within the aviation industry. The feature on Pennant and ASP came out in the recent September 2019, MRO Management magazine (Volume 21 Issue 3).  To view other Air Transport Publication articles visit their...

Pennant are pleased to announce our new product video for the Integrated Avionics Maintenance Trainer (IAMT). View the full product video here. The IAMT  is a Part Task Trainer (PTT) that enables maintenance tasks to be taught by either instructor demonstration or independent, practical exercises by the student. The IAMT covers knowledge and learning tasks involved with the following aviation training standards and qualifications (as a minimum): EASA/EMAR Pt66, FAA, City & Guilds and CASA MEA. If you would like further information or have a query, then please get in touch:...