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FlightSafety International’s FS1000 full flight simulator (FFS) for the Pilatus PC-24 has received interim Level C qualification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Training on the FFS – which is equipped with FlightSafety’s VITAL 1100 visual system, electric motion and control loading and new Instructor Operating Station –... 12 December 2017
airBaltic is now accepting applications for its newly established Pilot Academy at airBalticTraining. 20 successful candidates will become the first class of students on airBaltic Training’s professional airline pilot training programme and can look forward to emerging as pilots for the carrier in approximately two years’ time. Martin Gauss,... 12 December 2017
The Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Regional Express (Rex), is commemorating its 10-year anniversary with a special ceremony coinciding with the graduation of Rex cadet pilots and a Vietnamese cadet destined for Vietnam Airlines. The cadet pilots have completed an intensive training programme beginning... 12 December 2017
Athens-based Global Aviation SA is to provide pilot training for students from Indonesia’s Perkasa Flight School in Greece. Perkasa Flight School’s CEO, Septo Adjie Sudiro, and Global Aviation SA’s Managing Director, Alexandros Tsaktanis, signed the agreement at the latter’s new headquarters in Athens. The two companies also visited Pachi... 11 December 2017
Miami, Florida-based Alliance Aviation, Inc. has been appointed as both the sponsor and operator of a new ATR 72-600 Level D simulator purchased from Axis Flight Training Systems by Simulator Ventures LLC. The new simulator will be housed in Alliance’s satellite facility at Sanford Airport in Florida, making the... 11 December 2017
Andrew Naismith has been announced as the new Managing Director of CAE UK plc, in which he’ll have overall responsibility for CAE's Defence & Security business in the United Kingdom. Naismith has served as Managing Director of CAE Aircrew Training Services, which manages CAE's Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training... 11 December 2017
Following the divestment of its Resource-branded aviation recruitment and EASA part 147 training businesses, Resource Group has been renamed and re-branded as Blakebrook. The businesses not divested by Blakebrook will continue to operate across the aviation and aerospace markets under new, individual brands that reflect their specific service offerings. 8 December 2017
CAE has sold two Boeing 737 full-flight simulators (FFSs) to South Korean low-cost carrier JEJUair. The CAE 7000XR Series simulators, which will be equipped with the CAE Tropos 6000XR visual system, will be delivered to the CAE Korea training centre (CAE Flight and Simulator Services Korea Ltd.), where they... 8 December 2017
Since May 2017, Pelesys has been acting as the exclusive global representative for Virtual eTraining’s 360˚ virtual development platform, Taggis.com. Virtual eTraining describes Taggis as a cloud-based authoring platform that enables companies and e-learning providers without any prior programming skills to easily create interactive 360° virtual training environments populated... 6 December 2017
ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the new 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) based at its Paris training centre. The FFS, manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training, is now located close to Charles de Gaulle airport. With ATR operators expected to need around... 6 December 2017
ACS Flight Training students can now complete EASA-approved Multi Crew Co-operation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) combined courses with Simtech Aviation. The additional training is available to ACS students after they graduate from either a Fast Track ATPL modular course or CPL and Multi Engine Instrument Rating courses. 5 December 2017
Pictured: Students at Cape Cod Community College make use of the virtual paint booth at its Plymouth Regional Airport facility Under a new special articulation agreement, Cape Cod Community College (CCCC) will allow students from Bristol Community College (BCC) to enter its aviation maintenance technology (AMT) programme. The agreement... 5 December 2017
ALSIM has signed an agreement regarding the distribution of its AL42 flight simulators with AXAviation in China. AXAviation has also purchased an AL42 FNPT II, becoming the first Chinese customer for the type. The device simulates the Diamond DA42 -VI with an Austro engine and GFC 700 digital autopilot. 5 December 2017
From early next year, FlightSafety International will offer a new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A series pilot familiarisation course in Brazil. The one-day course designed for agricultural aircraft operators will provide pilots with information regarding normal and abnormal operations, operational procedures and recommendations to help ensure the engines perform... 5 December 2017
Lithuania-based BAA Training has become a distributor of V-Prep’s online visual training system, offering pilots who sign up through them a discounted annual subscription. Chief Executive of V-Prep Captain James Feeney spent the last two years working with a team of specialists to perfect the system, which was created... 4 December 2017
New Zealand‐based Pacific Simulators is to provide the University of South Australia (UniSA) with a ProJet Flight Training Device (FTD). The Pacific Simulators ProJet PS Series device is a fixed‐base, fully enclosed flight training simulator modelled on a modern narrow‐body jet airliner and can train students and pilots on... 4 December 2017
AXIS Flight Training Systems is planning to make a significant impact on the simulator market from 2018 with a new executive team reporting to Chairman and CEO Niall Olver (pictured). Olver became a major shareholder in 2015 and has now taken over the role of CEO role from AXIS’... 4 December 2017
Peak Pacific Limited has won the Bronze award in the ‘Best Use of Learning Technologies to Ensure Compliance (International)’ category at the 2017 Learning Technologies Awards. The company’s entry was a solution that enabled one of its clients to deliver annual performance refresher course for pilots as mandated by... 4 December 2017
Fiji Airways has confirmed the acquisition of a second CAE full flight simulator (FFS) for the Fiji Aviation Academy, which is expected to open in Namaka, Nadi in 2019. The Airbus A330 FFS will be installed alongside a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft simulator from CAE, which was acquired... 4 December 2017
TRU Simulation + Training (TRU) has signed an agreement to provide Copa Airlines with a Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulator (FFS) at its Panama training centre. As a variant of the MAX series, the 737 MAX FFS will be configured as the 737 MAX 9 platform. This simulator... 4 December 2017