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Waypoint Aeronautical recently began renovation of Alaska Airline’s Boeing 737 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) trainer at Alaska’s headquarter training facility in Seatac, WA. The renovation will upgrade the CEET trainer to a 737-800 with full replicated Boeing Sky Interior. The trainer will provide crew training on all normal and...   2 November 2018
MINT Software Systems, the leading manufacturer of training management solutions for the aviation industry, today announces the release of its latest version of its user-friendly system extension “myMINT app.” The myMINT app is the mobile connection to the MINT Training and Resource Management System. The app automatically synchronizes the MINT...   2 November 2018
Simnest introduced its Simnest Multifunction Control Unit (SMCU) that helps transform clients’ simulators into one-button start-stop training devices. With the SMCU there is no need for long checklists on start-up according to Simnest. The SMCU includes a touch screen panel with password protection and lets cadets start the simulator in...   1 November 2018
Spatial will showcase its product line of cabin crew-training simulators at the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) 2018 from November 6-7 in Madrid. Spatial will exhibit one of its newly built A321 Over Wing Exit Trainers that was custom-built for TAP Portugal and delegates will be able to experience how...   1 November 2018
Britannica Knowledge Systems is unveiling at next week's European Airline Training Symposium (EATS), a new approach that facilitates access to the Fox training management platform for every airline, flight school and training provider. Designed to manage training for pilots, cabin crew, maintenance and ground crew, Fox's packages provide all the...   31 October 2018
CAA International (CAAi), the training arm of the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), launched a one-day training course on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) regulation. The Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulation course was designed and developed by active U.K. CAA regulators and will begin on March 25, 2019 at CAA’s...   31 October 2018
AXIS Flight Training Systems, an independent flight simulator manufacturer, achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system (QMS). The certification is an internationally recognized accreditation that outlines the requirements an organization must maintain in its QMS. The certification means AXIS’ products and services comply with the requirements outlined in...   31 October 2018
ALSIM sold an AL172 simulator to Paragon Flight Training in Fort Myers, Florida. The AL172 is an exact replica of the Cessna 172 SP Skyhawk NAVIII. It features real Garmin G1000 NXI avionics and is equipped with the Alsim High Definition Visual System (HDVS). The HDVS lets the AL172...   31 October 2018
airBaltic Pilot Academy in Riga, Latvia received the Diamond Aircraft DSIM flight training simulator it ordered earlier this year. The device supplements the training aircraft used by the academy. In February, airBalticTraining ordered three single-engine DA40 NGs and one twin-engine DA42-VI from Diamond Aircraft for its newly established Pilot...   31 October 2018
RST supplied and installed a multi-functional passenger cabin on behalf of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to be used for research at the DLR simulator center AVES (Air Vehicle Simulator) Braunschweig. With the goal of investigating the dynamic interaction between humans and aircraft, AVES has been operating for several...   31 October 2018
Virtual Aviation, a flight simulation training provider, named Anthony Petteford as Executive Director. Petteford also joins the company as an investor shareholder. Petteford has over 21 years of direct senior leadership experience in global aviation pilot training, having served as Managing Director of Oxford Aviation Academy and as Vice...   31 October 2018
The Wings Alliance, a non-profit association of Flight Training Schools, launched the Whitetail Cadet Program that gives individuals with little or no flying experience an opportunity to complete their European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) training through an alliance of Flight Training Schools in Spain, Sweden and the U.K. The 16-month...   30 October 2018
Sponsored Content On the 13-14 November, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s annual Autumn Flight Simulation conference takes place at No.4 Hamilton Place, London. ‘Effective Development of Flight Simulators’ will detail the latest developments in simulation engineering and the technologies that will move the industry forward, ensuring that the future generation of...   30 October 2018
Alsim sold an AL250 simulator to Aviation Pilot Training, a flight school in Cape Town, South Africa. The device will be delivered in the first quarter of 2019. The AL250 features modern technology advancements and is EASA-FNPT II (Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer) certified. It addresses initial phase training needs for...   26 October 2018
RST Rostock System-Technik, a provider of safety and emergency cabin crew trainings, is partnering with PACE, a TXT company that provides engineering software solutions, to develop training solutions for airline cabin crews. RST will enhance its aircraft cabin trainers using PACE’s expertise in authoring virtual and mixed reality applications to...   24 October 2018
Simlat delivered its IMPACT classroom solution to the Aviation Science Program at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. IMPACT supports frontal instruction, courses and training activities as well as curriculum planning and development and performance analysis of training sessions. The delivery includes three add-on civil UAS simulation applications;...   24 October 2018
Several aviation education organizations in China selected Frasca International to provide flight training devices for their programs this year. New orders for 2018 include a Level 5 Archer Flight Training Device (FTD) for Chengdu Fanmei Aviation Industry Co, in Chengdu, Sichuan; a Cessna 172 Level 5 FTD for Hebei...   24 October 2018
Avion Simulators, part of Avion Group, achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The certification means Avion’s quality management system complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for the design, production and service regarding flight simulators. Avion developed and implemented its quality system to continuously improve...   24 October 2018
Janine Lythe celebrating her award in back in 2017 with former instructor Jop, who won the 2015 Scholarship and is now a HEMS pilot   Helicentre Aviation Academy doubled its pilot scholarship award by allocating an additional £75,000 in part-funded training scholarship awards for its 2018 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship...   24 October 2018
Jetstar Airways (Australia) selected PRODEFIS TPMS for the implementation of Evidence-based Training (EBT) and to have a  paperless training organisation. Jetstar Airways is a subsidiary of Qantas, operates Airbus A320 and Boeing B787 aircraft throughout Australia, the Asia Pacific region and the United States. PRODEFIS TPMS is an all-in-one IT...   23 October 2018