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FlightSafety International’s third Gulfstream G280 full flight simulator (FFS) will be installed at its Savannah, Georgia Learning Center before entering service in March 2018. The simulator will be equipped with a FlightSafety CrewView collimated glass mirror display, which provides distortion-free optical performance with greater clarity, sharpness and brightness. It... 11 October 2017
CAE has unveiled its CAE Master Pilot Training Program, a career advancement tool for business aviation pilots, at NBAA-BACE 2017. The program’s core and elective courses aim to raise pilot levels of platform knowledge, safety awareness and situational response capabilities. They follow the principles of the Wingman Standard, the... 11 October 2017
TAG Farnborough Airport has awarded 26-year-old Leo Tang the 2017 TAG Flying Scholarship, which will provide training towards a Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL). The TAG Flying Scholarship is part of the airport’s ‘Aviation to Education’ programme. Now in its 10th year, the programme engages schools and colleges within the... 11 October 2017
Pictured (left to right): Captain Reinhard Kraxner, Managing Director of OEAMTC; Dr. Roman Sperl, CEO of Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH; and Marco Trefanitz, Managing Director of OEAMTC At Helitech 2017 in London, OEAMTC Air Rescue signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the provision of Reiser Simulation and... 11 October 2017
Flight Research has introduced a new upset recognition and recovery training (URRT) course to help pilots understand early onset icing and its impact on aircraft performance. “Our most safety-conscious customers requested we build a program for this specific safety concern,” CEO Bill Korner said during course development. During the... 9 October 2017
On 7 October, Ethiopian Aviation Academy held a graduation ceremony for 262 aviation professionals at its Commercial and Cabin Crew Training centre. The academy graduated 50 pilots, 66 aviation maintenance technicians, 120 cabin crew and 26 Equipment and Facility Maintenance technicians (10 majoring in Industrial Mechanics and 16 in... 9 October 2017
London Biggin Hill Airport has hosted students from London South East Colleges’ first Aerospace and Engineering courses which launched last week. As part of ongoing efforts to encourage more young people to pursue careers in the sector, Biggin Hill is also working in partnership with the college, the London... 9 October 2017
Pictured (left to right): ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu; Director of France’s ENAC, Marc Houalla; and Permanent Representative of France on the ICAO Council, Ambassador Philippe Bertoux. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and France’s École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering... 5 October 2017
Simhawk Inc., global flight simulator marketplace that matches buyers and sellers of flight simulator time and training, has launched a new search tool. “We’ve heard repeatedly from our users that they want to be able to quickly search across all potential providers and determine who has availability that matches... 5 October 2017
entrol has received an order from Helikorea for an H19 / AW109 FTD Level 5 simulator, which will become its first to be installed in South Korea. The FTD is equipped with a cylindrical visual system, a South Korean database with satellite imagery and entrol mission with SAR and... 5 October 2017
328 Support Services GmbH (328) aided Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (RST) as it carried out a flight test programme to gather flight envelope and handling quality data to generate a Level D flight model of Airbus Helicopters' H125. RST´s flight simulators are built on data collection they gather,... 5 October 2017
Pictured: ST Electronics and Sky Seven previewing the VAL, first-of-its-kind simulation-based learning system Oman's Sky Seven has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) regarding a Virtual Aerodrome Laboratory (VAL). The VAL will provide a simulation-based learning system for the aviation industry and... 5 October 2017
CPaT Global has released its enhanced General Subjects Library, including upgraded graphics, interactive user interfaces and in-depth current content compliant to FAA and EASA standards and ICAO regulations. Kris Wadenpfuhl, the company’s Director of Curriculum Development, stated, “As airlines embrace eLearning, it is imperative to utilise advanced methods that... 4 October 2017
Alsim has sold an ALX (SEP/MEP/MJ) to Ben Air Flight Academy (BAFA), a flight school located in Antwerp, Belgium. The new simulator will be equipped with LPV/PBN and replace two of the company’s previous simulators. Xavier de Rom, BAFA’s Safety/FSTD Manager, stated, “We had the opportunity to fly the... 4 October 2017
Resource Group has launched Compertum, a new assessment technology aimed at providing auditable evidence of knowledge and competence for pilots and cabin crew. The company claims Compertum is a complete digital learning and assessment solution designed to suit the needs of a geographically fragmented workforce. Using the software, assessments... 4 October 2017
Østnes, a Nordic Airbus Helicopters distributor, is now an authorized dealer for Coptersafety training services in an aim to improve the operational safety of Airbus H125 (previously AS350) helicopters in Nordic countries. There are approximately 460 helicopters across the Nordic countries, 120 of which are H125s (26%). Each H125... 3 October 2017
Under a new partnership, BAA Training will prepare pilots to fill vacancies at Avion Express, an airline headquartered in Vilnius with an expanding fleet of Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft. An initial pilot training programme for people with little to no flying experience is being launched to meet... 3 October 2017
EDM’s Airbus A330 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) for China Southern Airlines has passed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). The CEET will be installed on a hydraulic motion platform at China Southern Airlines’ crew training facility in Guangzhou, China, later this year. Built at EDM’s facility in the UK,... 3 October 2017
The Air New Zealand Aviation Institute at Auckland International Airport is now equipped with a V7000 Brigade Cabin Fire + Smoke Trainer from Flame Aviation. The V7000 Brigade is equipped with the same features and functionalities for fire training as the double-cabin V9000 Commander, but Air New Zealand installed... 3 October 2017
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) has had its DC-3 simulator certified by the Dutch CAA as an FNPT-II (equivalent to FAA level 5) after working closely with the Dutch Dakota Association (DDA) to make it as realistic as possible. MPS has also been granted operator status for the device, meaning... 3 October 2017