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Cirrus Aviation, a flight training institution, purchased an Alsim AL172 simulator, a replica of the Cessna 172 SP Skyhawk NAVIII aircraft. The simulator features Garmin G1000 avionics and uses Alsim’s High Definition Visual System. It also meets the requirements for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Training Devices (FTD) level... 30 July 2018
French flight school Trimaille Aero Formation (TAF) selected Alsim for the third time for its pilot training program by purchasing Alsim’s AL250 and ALX (Multi Engine Piston and Medium Jet) simulators. TAF used Alsim’s buyback campaign that lets schools replace their old devices with new ones with more updated technology. 27 July 2018
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) launched a Bachelor of Arts in International Business with Aviation Studies program specifically aimed at trained pilots in the aviation industry. The online program, which CIT says is the first of its kind in Europe, will build on the training of experienced pilots, and will... 27 July 2018
Adacel Systems Inc., a provider of the design and production of air traffic control training systems, completed installation and site acceptance testing for an Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower and Radar simulation system Sri Lanka’s Airport & Aviation Services Civil Aviation Training Center. Adacel’s multi-position control tower and radar... 27 July 2018
A group of 15 air traffic control students from the Kingdom of Bahrain have completed their ICAO 051 training with Airways New Zealand. The agreement with the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications' Civil Aviation Affairs (MTT), SERCO IAL and Tamkeen to provide ICAO 051 air traffic control training within... 26 July 2018
Based in Seoul, the low-cost carrier, Jin Air, has made the decision to use CEFA Aviation's FAS (Flight Animation System) software for its safety department. It will allow the airline to animate the data of its 30 aircraft. "Jin Air makes safety a top priority and considers safety the... 26 July 2018
This 16 July, Group Editor Marty Kauchak completed a brief, but wide-ranging, interview with Kishor Mistry, Group CEO at Peak Pacific, and Robert Torio, the company’s Manager Client Engagement & Business Development. 25 July 2018
Boeing has released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook's nine-year history. The demand is being driven by an anticipated doubling of the global commercial airplane... 25 July 2018
FSC's new EASA-FSTD Level D certified Boeing 787-9 full flight simulator is ready for training at FSC's Amsterdam training facility. The FFS, manufactured by L3 Commercial Training Solutions, is the latest RealitySeven model. It is configured with both engine types for the B787, the GE NX-1B and the RR... 25 July 2018
Saab has welcomed the launch of a White Paper by the Digital Aviation Research & Technology Centre (DARTeC) and has announced its involvement in the Centre's research. The launch by DARTeC on July 17, 2018, of a White Paper titled "Addressing the digital aviation challenge" announced the five primary research... 24 July 2018
Spatial has been selected by Dynamic Advanced Training to provide six state-of-the-art cabin simulation devices as part of Dynamic's inaugural training academy in Dubai which is due to launch in early 2019. Two multi-platform, full scale business jet cabin emergency evacuation trainer (CEET) simulators have been commissioned. The delivery will... 24 July 2018
Republic Airways' Leadership In Flight Training (LIFT) Academy launch team will join executives from Diamond Aircraft at AirVenture 2018 to showcase LIFT - a new US-based aviation training school based in Indianapolis. AirVenture attendees will get to see the cutting-edge Diamond technology LIFT students will train on, as well... 24 July 2018
TAG Global Training participated at this year's ADS Group's Futures Day which took place on 20th July as part of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018. The ADS Group's Futures Day is designed to stimulate and encourage young people between the ages of 11-21 into a career in the... 24 July 2018
Entrol's H39 simulator has been certified as FNPT II MCC by ENAC for Heli Protection Europe (HPE). The simulator is based on the popular AW139, a helicopter used for SAR, EMS, offshore and law enforcement in many countries. The simulator's cockpit is a replica of a Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics... 23 July 2018
The Japan Civil Aviation College (JCAC) has ordered five FRASCA Cirrus SR22 Flight Training Devices (FTDs). The Level 5 FTDs will be configured with the Garmin NXi avionics and will include Frasca's TruVision™ Global visual system with three channel projected visual display system, Simplicity™ Instructor Operator Station, Cirrus landing... 20 July 2018
Alsim will start producing flight training simulators in the U.S. in mid-2019 to meet the growing demand of simulators in North America and Latin America. The new eastern U.S. facility will ensure quicker production and installation, use more American components, maintain a spare parts stockpile and it’s staff will provide... 20 July 2018
Tokai University, located in Hiratsuka, Japan, has selected Frasca to supply a Piper PA-44 Seminole G1000 Level 5 flight training device (FTD). The FTD will be equipped with real Garmin G1000NXi PFD and MFD, GFC700 Autopilot and real AspenAvionics EFT 1000 Standby and Frasca Simplicity™ Instructor Operator Station. The... 19 July 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and CAE will launch operations of their new Singapore CAE Flight Training Pte. Ltd. (SCFT) joint venture for pilot training in Singapore next month. The joint venture will provide simulator and classroom training with an initial focus on Boeing aircraft types, supporting SIA Group airlines and... 19 July 2018
Comply365's Board of Directors has appointed Tom Samuel as Chief Executive Officer. He will assume day-to-day leadership of the company and will also joint Comply365's Board of Directors. Samuel, an aviation industry software veteran, has served as Comply365's President since 2017, and joined the company as Chief Operating Officer in... 19 July 2018