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BAA Training, an independent aviation training center in Lithuania, acquired a CAE-built Boeing 737 Next Generation full flight simulator (FFS) to expand its type-rating training capabilities. The training device is valued from 9.5-10.5-million euros and will let the school offer an additional 7,300 hours of training per year. The FFS... 26 September 2018
Boeing and the National Science Foundation (NSF) entered a $21-million partnership to accelerate training in critical skill areas and increase diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. NSF will partner with learning institutions to develop online training in areas including model-based and systems engineering, mechatronics, robotics, data science... 26 September 2018
L3 Commercial Aviation began training its 200th intake of cadets at the L3 Airline Academy in Southampton, UK. The cadets experienced their ‘first flight’ ceremony and were treated to a celebratory cake. “We are always delighted to welcome new cadets on the first day of what will hopefully be... 26 September 2018
European Flyers, a Spanish flight school in Madrid and Alicante, Spain purchased an Entrol an H11 FNPT III MCC simulator that will be used for initial courses including instrument-rating (IR), commercial pilot license (CPL), airline transport pilot license (ATPL) and multi-crew cooperation (MCC); it will also be used for Performance-Based... 26 September 2018
Reiser Simulation and Training’s Airbus H145 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is now operational at the Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH) in Stavanger, Norway, which provides training for Norwegian Air Ambulance Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) pilots and crew members. The training device received CS-FSTD(H) EASA FFS Level D certification last... 25 September 2018
The CAE-Cebu Pacific joint venture, Philippine Academy for Aviation Training (PAAT), is expanding its training capacity with the acquisition of a new Airbus A320NEO full-flight simulator. The CAE7000XR Series FFS, equipped with the CAE Tropos™ 6000XR visual system for realism, will serve the growing pilot training needs of Cebu Pacific... 25 September 2018
Pacific Simulators sold its ProJet PS4 Flight Training Device (FTD) to the CEA training center that will open in Buenos Aires, Argentina this year. The simulation center will be the first to provide FTD’s to pilots in the airline market in Argentina and surrounding countries. The ProJet PS4.5 FTD is... 24 September 2018
Babcock Scandinavian AirAmbulance chose FlightLogger’s digital training management system to manage its ATO 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. FlightLogger’s platform will help Babcock, a supplier of helicopter and aircraft ambulance... 24 September 2018
Alsim installed an ALX flight simulator at Fly Coop flight school, in Budapest, Hungary. The device simulates a Single Engine Piston/Multi Engine Piston medium jet, and is EASA and FAA-qualified FNPT II MCC. It supplies a complete training cycle where ab initio students with no experience can be trained to... 24 September 2018
ACS Flight Training in Perth, Scotland acquired two Piper PA-28 diesel aircraft that increases the number of Piper PA-28 aircraft in its fleet of training and self hire aircraft. Louise Ewart, director at ACS Flight Training says the aircraft have glass cockpits and include Garmin G430 and G500 systems. They... 24 September 2018
ELITE Simulation Solutions released a new version of its ELITE XTS Home flight-training software program for pilots and several new hardware products. The ELITE XTS software features a variety of single and multi-engine aircraft, a 4K instrument panel resolution in widescreen format, Global Positioning System (GPS) options for GNS and... 21 September 2018
Southwest Airlines launched a competitive grant program to support communities across the United States. The program is designed to support nonprofit organizations involved in three key focus areas: K-12 STEM Education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics); building a resilient workforce; and leadership development. Qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations, including K-12 schools... 21 September 2018
In an interview held during APATS with Ben Lam, Managing Director Aviation Training Division, Chris Long got an update on the progress of HAITE Group’s build up of aviation training capability. The rationale behind this build up is that the supply of airline training needs to be customer-centric -... 21 September 2018
Ryanair launched a training partnership with Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) to deliver a 16-month Ryanair-AFTA Mentored Pilot Program that will ensure Ryanair continues to attract highly trained professional pilots to support its continued growth across Europe, and create 50 new jobs. AFTA instructors will train students using Ryanair procedures,... 20 September 2018
Stratos Jet Charters, a private jet charter located in Orlando, Florida, launched a $2,000 Stratos scholarship program for up-and-coming student-pilots to help with the pilot shortage and lessen students’ financial burdens. Students must be on track to an aviation career, enrolled or in transition to a college or university within... 19 September 2018
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, will upgrade Qantas airlines’ narrow-body and wide-body Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs) to solve obsolescence issues. The upgrades will include the installation of Spatial’s PLC-based (Programmable Logic Controller) operating system, paired visual technologies and a wireless Instructor Operator Station. 18 September 2018
ACCEL Flight Simulation and Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC) entered a strategic alliance agreement to collaborate on increasing simulator capabilities for training pilots in China and giving CAUC access to leading-edge technologies for their teaching and research programs. This partnership provides a frame work for collaborating in various... 17 September 2018
Halldale Group, a leading supplier of information on simulation and training, has launched a new corporate website, www.halldale.com. This website, along with three magazine websites and four event websites, will form Halldale Group’s online presence. Andy Smith, Halldale Group CEO, comments, “We are excited to launch the new Halldale.com to... 17 September 2018
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) won a contract from Skyborne Airline Academy to deliver, MPS says, the first fixed-base B737 MAX simulator to Skyborne’s new training center at Gloucestershire Airport, U.K. MPS says the B737 MAX will help Skyborne optimize its training for its next generation of pilots. The simulator is... 14 September 2018
HAITE Aviation Training Singapore, a subsidiary of Sichuan Haite High-Tech Co. Ltd. of China and a provider of aviation training programs, signed a pilot-training agreement with China Eastern Airlines, one of China’s three major airlines. HAITE Singapore will develop and conduct relevant training programs for current and future CEA pilots... 14 September 2018