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L3 Commercial Aviation launched the Icelandair Cadet Pilot Program to help create the next generation of Icelandair pilots. L3 will deliver the Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) Program for approximately 60 pilots over three years, with training beginning in the last quarter of 2018. Icelandair will underwrite the... 20 August 2018
CAE and the Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre (ADATC) received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 142 training on a new Embraer ERJ 145 full-flight simulator (FFS). The certification allows the ADATC to conduct FAA-approved training, testing and certification for type-ratings on the simulator. CAE and ADATC... 16 August 2018
FlightSafety International introduced a PT6 engine familiarization training that will give pilots who fly PT6-powered turboprop aircraft the operating fundamentals including basic theory, engine to airframe interface and best practices while operating the engine. The company says the course will also be beneficial for pilots transitioning from piston-powered to... 15 August 2018
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) qualified the A350 Full-Flight-Simulator at the Airbus Training Center (ATC) (FFS) in Miami for Upset and Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT). Airbus says this is the first A350 FFS to be fully qualified for UPRT and allows for safety training of full stalls, upset recovery,... 14 August 2018
NetJets Inc., a provider of private aviation services, is launching a recruitment campaign for experienced First Officers to join its aviation program. Pilots who meet the application criteria, including a minimum of 1500 hours flight time are encouraged to apply to KURA Aviation, the pilot training and recruitment services company... 13 August 2018
Micro Nav Limited, a developer and supplier of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Battle Management simulators and training systems, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Since its inception, Micro Nav created the international Flexible Independent Radar Skills Trainer (FIRST) ATC simulator and the ATC next generation Beginning... 10 August 2018
Alsim delivered its AL250 simulator to Colombian flight school Escuela de Aviacion Flying. The school will install the simulator in early September. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs for commercial pilot license (CPL) and private pilot license (PPL) courses with instrument rating on multi-engine aircraft (IR/ME) and offers... 10 August 2018
CAE says it will invest C$1 billion over the next five years in innovation to stay at the forefront of the training industry. One of the main objectives of the investment is to fund its participation in Canada's Project Digital Intelligence, a digital transformation project to develop the next generation... 9 August 2018
2FLY Group is replacing its current combined Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) course with Virtual Aviation’s (VA) new AirlineReady™ APS (Airline Pilot Standards) MCC . The switch to the new APS MCC course structure will better equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to... 8 August 2018
Late spring in London usually means attending the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Flight Simulation Group’s spring conference, to take the temperature of where we are headed as an industry in terms of innovation in technology, training practices and the impact of regulatory change in flight simulation and training. Mark Dransfield reports. 8 August 2018
The leading region for growth in commercial aviation is Asia, and here more and more women are involved in the industry over a variety of disciplines, involving roles as senior management, flight crew, engineering, ATC, flight dispatch etc. Chris Long continues CAT’s Women in Aviation series. 7 August 2018
Cobham Aviation Services, a scheduled and charter airline and aviation services provider, and Flight Training Adelaide, a pilot training provider, launched the Cobham Cadet Pilot program to help with the pilot shortage and prepare cadets to be hired as First Officers in Cobham's fleet of Dash 8 aircraft that Cobham... 6 August 2018
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, is opening a U.S. office near Los Angeles, California to support its client base and expansion plans. The new office will be Spatial’s first permanent presence in the U.S. and, the company says, will help alleviate the issue of a 12-hour time... 6 August 2018
How can maintenance training be used as a strategy for profitability? Dr. William Cox examines how airlines can make this work. 6 August 2018
It was with the development of multi-crew pilot licensing (MPL) that the change from hour-based training in ATPL to competence-based training in MPL came into effect. Mario Pierobon finds out more. 6 August 2018
While extended reality (XR) technologies – the new catch-all designation for VR, AR, MR and other such emerging “realities” – are seeing widespread commercial applications to entertainment, education and manufacturing, the aviation industry has also started to adopt them as well. Chuck Weirauch explores what is available. 6 August 2018
Bernie Baldwin catches up on some of the latest cabin technologies being developed by manufacturers and employed by training organisations. 6 August 2018
Group Editor Marty Kauchak asked four community subject matter experts to reflect on the continued evolution of flight training devices and respond to the question: Is the technology in non-motion devices sufficiently advanced to permit compelling price/performance ratios? 6 August 2018
Despite Level D requirements already being well satisfied, visual systems for civil flight simulators continue to improve incrementally, driven by new capabilities developed primarily for consumer markets. Rick Adams looks at trends in projectors and image generators. 6 August 2018
The EDM Group has acquired RP Aero Systems of Littlehampton, UK. As part of a larger organisation, operating in the same market sector, this collaboration will allow RP Aero Systems access to larger geographical markets with additional customers and greater resources. In addition, it will give RP Aero Systems access... 6 August 2018