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L3 Technologies opened its newly expanded multi-purpose L3 Arlington Training Center facility in Arlington, Texas that will enhance its training capacity for simulation and instruction for military and commercial pilots. The expansion adds approximately 40,000 square feet to the center and doubles the size of the high-bay facility, which is... 10 October 2018
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG), a pilot training provider for Asia, purchased eight additional Cessna 172S G1000 trainer aircraft that will be delivered by the end of 2018 to increase its fleet to 24 aircraft. The purchase is part of AAG’s expansion program to help meet its demand for pilot training,... 9 October 2018
Envoy Air selected CEFA Aviation’s flight data animation software CEFA Flight Animation System (FAS) to improve its flight safety. The software will recreate flights from the 170 Envoy Air aircraft including the Embraer E170/E175, E135/145 and Bombardier CRJ-700 for training purposes. CEFA FAS translates flight data that shows each... 9 October 2018
Bristol Groundschool, a pilot theory training school, and Austro Control, the Austrian-equivalent of the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), reached an agreement to open an exam center at the Bristol Groundschool Training Centre in Clevedon, U.K. to protect students currently or about to start taking their European Aviation Safety Agency... 8 October 2018
Aviation Academy Austria GmbH, in Neusiedl am See, Austria, awarded Avsoft International a contract for its pilot training system. Aviation Academy Austria will use Avsoft’s proprietary Learning Management System – AvLMS – to deliver ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 aircraft systems courses for students at its Simulator Centre, prior... 5 October 2018
Moody Aviation selected Frasca International to provide three reconfigurable Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATDs) for Moody’s flight training facility at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington, which will replace its three previous Frasca units. The AATDs will feature Frasca's Simplicity™ IOS instructor station and TruVision™ visual system with 210-by-10 degree projected... 4 October 2018
Change is on the horizon with the recent EASA proposals to adopt the full evidence based training concept - as developed for ICAO in 2013. As part of the 17th European Airline Training Symposium (EATS), which is taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 6-7 November, a pre-event interactive EBT... 4 October 2018
RSi Visual Systems achieved ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification from international certification agency Bureau Veritas for the design and manufacture of its visual systems for flight simulation including image generators, optical display systems and airport databases. The ISO 9001:2015 standard is a set of international requirements for quality management based... 3 October 2018
Qantas selected L3 Commercial Aviation to provide its B787-9 RealitySeven Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for Qantas’ Flight Training Facility in Sydney, Australia. The FFS will feature L3’s latest computing architecture and its L3 CTS B787-9 Briefing Station capability that lets pilots complete several elements of the B787-9 Preliminary Cockpit Preparation... 2 October 2018
Boeing and its subsidiaries Jeppesen and Aviall are teaming with Robotic Skies, a commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) support services provider, to develop and deliver supply chain management and optimization; analytics; and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the commercial and civil UAS markets. Boeing and Robotic Skies will... 2 October 2018
Euramec, a European provider of advanced flight simulation solutions, opened a Research and Development (R&D) Center in Hangzhou, China to design custom-made flight simulation and aviation training devices for the Chinese aerospace market. In June, Euramec won the Startup STAR Program Award from the Hangzhou City Jianggan District Council to... 1 October 2018
NetJets and launch partner KURA Aviation are opening their second round of First Officer recruitments October 8, 2018 for 60 experienced First Officers to fly NetJets’ Phenom or Citation XLS private jets. Pilots who meet the application criteria, including a minimum of 1500 hours flight time, can apply to KURA... 1 October 2018
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, was named the Gulf Capital Business of the Year 2018 by the Gulf Capital SME Awards. The Gulf Capital SME Awards are organized by MEED, in partnership with Gulf Capital to recognize and celebrate the best companies in the UAE. The group... 1 October 2018
Skyborne Airline Academy went digital with FlightLogger’s Flight Training Management software and will use the platform to deliver its ATO training activities. FlightLogger is a cloud-based Flight Training Management software that integrates ATO activities including flight programs, ground theory, rental, booking, SMS and flight registrations. Skyborne is a new... 1 October 2018
CAE increased its pilot training capacity in Japan with the inauguration of its first Airbus A320 full-flight simulator (FFS) deployed at JAL - CAE Flight Training (JCFT), the joint venture between CAE and Japan Airlines in Tokyo. The CAE-built simulator will support the pilot training needs of Japanese and other... 28 September 2018
The Qantas Group chose Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba, Australia as the first of two regional locations for its new Pilot Academy that will open by mid-2019. Construction of the Academy’s new $35 million facilities will start in October, in partnership with the Queensland Government and the Wagner Corporation, who own... 28 September 2018
AeroStar Training Services signed an agreement with Khmer Pilot Training Co. at the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) conference in Singapore to become Khmer’s preferred A320 Type Rating, Airline Transport Pilot certification program (ATP/CTP) and multi-crew cooperation (MCC) training provider. Khmer Pilot Training is a Cambodian collaboration of Khmer... 28 September 2018
The shortage of maintenance technicians is hurting small aviation companies, the aerospace sector and the U.S. economy, Brett Levanto, Aeronautical Repair Station Association’s (ARSA) Vice President of Communications, told the U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on the contracting and workforce hearing, Troubled Skies: The Aviation Workforce Shortage's Impact on Small... 27 September 2018
Quantum3D Government Systems, a provider of training and simulation services, appointed Brian Holmes as vice president of Business Development in its Government Systems division. Holmes has over 30 years of experience in the training and simulation business and over 15 years of experience in business development, sales and marketing in... 27 September 2018
Advanced Aircrew Academy’s online training module Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Safety Managers received accreditation from the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC). The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) and International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Audit Procedures Manuals require IS-BAO/IS-BAH auditors to complete an SMS training course... 27 September 2018