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Seattle company, one-G simulation's Cessna 172 G1000 based flight simulator is now available on a per-per-use basis via the popular one-G Access Program. The one-G Foundation 1000 is approved as an advanced aviation training device (AATD) and includes a model specific instrument panel based on the Garmin G1000. Since... 6 June 2019
EuroPilot Center (EPC) has chosen Alsim to deliver an Alsim AL42 FSTD (flight simulation training device) to the Approved Training Organization’s (ATO) premises in Antwerp, Belgium. The device will be used in the school’s new Integrated Airline Career Program in which it will fill the gap between the single-engine instrument training... 5 June 2019
FlightSafety International's Embraer E-Jets E2 training program has been approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. The training will be offered at the FlightSafety Le Bourget Learning Center in Paris this summer using a... 5 June 2019
ALSIM announced the sale of an AL250 simulator to the University of Dubuque. The simulator will be installed in the University’s Ed Babka Aviation Learning Center, a new state-of-the-art flight operations center scheduled to open fall 2019. The University of Dubuque has a growing Aviation program, including Flight Operations... 4 June 2019
CAE has signed a new five-year training agreement for AirAsia’s A320 pilots in the Philippines. The agreement extends the use of the CAE Rise training system to a third AirAsia affiliate. As part of this agreement, CAE will continue to provide initial training for the airline’s pilots and will... 4 June 2019
Looking to start a flight school? Be prepared for plenty of moving parts and partners. CAT Editor Rick Adams spoke with startup Skyborne Airline Academy. 4 June 2019
Offering training in Bahrain and the Middle East Northern Africa region, Gulf Aviation Academy is going from strength to strength. Chris Long reports. 4 June 2019
The flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the island nation state in the Arabian Gulf, will celebrate its 70th birthday in 2020. Chris Long profiles Gulf Air's training expertise. 4 June 2019
While increasingly capable technologies support fleet maintenance learning programs, training organizations continue to place a priority on classroom techniques, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. 4 June 2019
Rising financial incentives are re-awakening the dream of becoming an airline pilot. Chuck Weirauch spoke with flight school and association executives. 4 June 2019
With the continuous news on airlines dealing with a global pilot shortage, BAA Training announced its plans to expand its full flight simulators’ fleet with six additional units in Europe and Asia. Preliminary investments may reach €60-million Euros. With more than 100 scheduled airlines, a network of over 400... 3 June 2019
Skyborne Airline Academy is launching a Sponsored Flight Instructor Programme to foster the next generation of airline pilot instructors in Spain. Over six weeks, participants will complete 35 flying hours and 130 hours of theory training. Those who successfully complete the programme will go on to work as Single... 3 June 2019
airBaltic Pilot Academy (airBaltic) has renewed its trust in FlightLogger by utilizing the software for its new ab-initio training offering in Riga, Latvia. airBaltic has been using FlightLogger since October 2016 for its simulators, doing type ratings on the 737. airBaltic Pilot Academy says: “Since the first opening day... 3 June 2019
Diamond Visionics has launched GenesisLunar, software which gives organizations the ability to go beyond earth to the moon for a high fidelity Lunar landing simulation based on a realistic 3D model of the lunar surface. As GenesisLunar uses GenesisRTX, realistic immersive 3D scenes that include reflections, shadows and dust... 3 June 2019
The International Civil Aviation English Association (ICAEA) is looking into the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements and how these can be improved, as it has been almost 10 years since its release. The survey aims to gather views of operational pilots and controllers on their perspectives of communication issues among... 3 June 2019
Pilot Proficiency, a new pilot training business, has taken delivery of a Frasca RTD (reconfigurable training device) simulator and is open for business at its first pilot recurrency training center located in Lisle, Illinois. The company offers FAA-approved Frasca AATDs (advanced aviation training devices) in locations convenient to pilots... 31 May 2019
Alsim has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Alsim AL172 simulator as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). The AL172 is an exact replica of a Cessna 172SP Skyhawk NAV III aircraft equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite. Since its launch in late... 31 May 2019
ANA HOLDINGS INC. (ANA HD) has opened a new training center, ANA Blue Base (ABB), located near Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Construction concluded in March 2019 and allowed for partial operation from April 15, 2019. ANA HD plans for the facility to be both fully operational and open... 30 May 2019
Designed to address the crucial need to better prepare and develop the skills of commercial pilots for airline employment, VA has a launched a new three-day interactive Airline Career Training (ACT) course as a new addition to its Airline Ready suite of training courses. The new ACT course has... 29 May 2019
KLM Flight Academy, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Airline KLM, have chosen Alsim to provide an ALX training device for its premises at the Eelde Airport, near Groningen in the Netherlands. The school operates a mixed fleet of Socata TB-10 and TB-20 single-engine as well as Diamond DA42 multi-engine... 29 May 2019