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19 November 2024
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Following Spatial's successful completion of upgrade works to Aer Lingus's A320 cabin emergency evacuation trainer and A330 door trainer in 2017, Spatial has been appointed to manufacture an A330 cabin service trainer. The device will replicate the latest finishes in Aer Lingus's business and economy cabins to allow the airline... 19 June 2018
Avion Group is to work with UK software firm Ideagen, who will provide Avion Group with its Q-Pulse software as the company looks to "professionalise" its safety and quality management processes. Q-Pulse will replace a legacy system which is currently in place, providing crucial aspects of quality and safety... 19 June 2018
SIM-TECH Manufacturing has completed two A321 R-2 door trainers for Alaska Airlines Group and received acceptance approval from SpiceJet in India for a B737 NG L1 door trainer and an NG OWE trainer. The A321 R-2 doors are actual aircraft R2 doors reconfigured to allow for normal and abnormal opening... 18 June 2018
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is to start using virtual reality (VR) technology for all its cabin crew training, beginning with the latest batch of trainees. "Using a VR program developed by PAL in collaboration with the startup company Veer Immersive Technologies, Inc., the innovative training modules include aircraft familiarization and... 18 June 2018
Boeing and Air India Engineering Services Limited have inaugurated 'Air India-Boeing Accelerated Apprenticeship Program', a state-of-the-art 'smart' classroom equipped with advanced training aids. These specially designed aids are being used for the first time in India, along with a customised-for-India curriculum created by Boeing experts, to raise the skills... 18 June 2018
All Nippon Airways (ANA) was the launch customer of CEFA AMS (Aviation Mobile Services), enabling pilots to replay their flights on their tablets right after landing. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has now named ANA Holding, the airline parent company,... 14 June 2018
Commercial aviation students at UND's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences have seats waiting for them in the cockpit of airline, United Airlines. The UND Career Pathway Program (CPP) with United offers defined steps for aviation students to become United Airlines pilots, as long as they continue to... 14 June 2018
Jetstar Japan and CAE have announced a new exclusive six-year pilot training agreement which will support the airline's Airbus A320 pilot training needs in Japan. A CAE-built Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) will be ready for training this summer at the CAE Tokyo/JAL-CAE Flight Training (JCFT) centre located... 14 June 2018
Presagis™ has released the newest version of its modeling and simulation (M&S) software portfolio, M&S Suite 17. Comprising industry-standard software such as Creator, Terra Vista, STAGE, Vega Prime, and Ondulus, M&S Suite 17 has added hundreds of new features and enhancements. M&S Suite 17 provides an open, modular and standards-based... 14 June 2018
Avianca Holdings S.A. and CAE have signed an agreement to create a joint venture specializing in the provision of training services, including full flight simulator training for commercial aviation pilots in Colombia. In addition, as part of a 15-year exclusive training agreement, Avianca will conduct all its pilot training... 13 June 2018
BAA Training is expanding its flight base network. BAA Training Ab Initio school, currently handling more than 200 students, and having three aerodromes to conduct flight training, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lleida-Alguaire International Airport in Spain. "An additional flight training base in the south is a well thought-out... 13 June 2018
Pan Am International Flight Academy has been selected by Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA) to train a large contingent of air traffic control professionals covering Romania's national air space. The contract for ROMATSA calls for Pan Am to begin training for 678 Romanian Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel plus... 13 June 2018
Oman Air has graduated the first batch of multi-crew pilot license (MPL) cadets as the trainees completed all phases of the Boeing 737 Type Rating training. "The graduation of the first batch of MPL cadets is an important step in the evolution of the programme to match the requirements... 13 June 2018
FlightSafety International named Hector Zarate interim President of FlightSafety Services Corporation. He replaces Ron Ladnier who will retire at the end of June. Zarate assumes responsibility for all of FlightSafety Services’ operations that provide turnkey aircrew training systems (ATS) and contractor logistics support (CLS) to customers worldwide -- including military... 12 June 2018
Jazz Aviation LP is continuing its commitment to Canada's current and future flight instructors with an enhanced agreement between the airline's Jazz Aviation Pathway Program (Jazz APP) and the Centre québécois de formation aéronautique (CQFA); the Cégep de Chicoutimi's School of Aviation flight program. "The Jazz APP Instructor Pathway... 12 June 2018
Spanish flight school AFN, located in the airport of A Coruña, has purchased an en-1000 FNPT II simulator from Entrol. The en-1000 is a reconfigurable simulator between SEP and MEP, equipped with a GTN 650 and an interchangeable cockpit between analogue and glass. This is the third simulator acquired... 12 June 2018
The Belgian airline TUI fly continues to grow and has selected the Belgian company Venyo to install a fixed base simulator at its headquarters in Zaventem. The simulator will be a valuable tool for the students of the pilot academy that was launched in 2017 by TUI fly. The... 12 June 2018
Gama Aviation, the global business aviation services company upgrades their training programme to provide improved content breadth and an indepth online e-courses platform. Flyco will provide Gama Aviation with their Advanced Learning Management System with an extensive e-library allowing the users to benefit from a variety of choice from... 12 June 2018
Cabin Crew Safety has been awarded accreditation from Alcumus SafeContractor for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace; and for Cabin Crew Safety this involves delivering support in busy air crew training halls where they support the representative training equipment. Gemma Archibald, director of Alcumus SafeContractor said: "Major... 11 June 2018
AXIS Flight Training Systems has completed motion testing on its latest simulator for Aviation Academy Austria (AAA). The manufacturer has used Bosch-Rexroth's eMotion 14000 platform for this ATR 72-600 simulator. Highly efficient and able to support up to 80% of the payload, the eMotion 14000 reduces energy consumption and device... 6 June 2018