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On 14-15 November 2017, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics are jointly hosting a conference entitled ‘Modelling and Simulation in Air Traffic Management’ at RAeS’ iconic London headquarters, No.4 Hamilton Place. The conference will review modelling and simulation solutions and the challenges... 7 November 2017
AVION Simulators’ new AVION Phantom 320 full flight simulator (FFS) has been qualified by EASA for Level D operations. The AVION Phantom 320 is a sensational new simulator,” declared Bart Slager, CEO of the AVION Group. “It is very cost effective, it offers the latest visual systems and a... 7 November 2017
Alsim has sold an AL250 simulator to Chennai, India-based Orient Flight School, which will be installed at its Orient Flights Aviation Academy facility this autumn. Following a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, Orient Flight School is now Alsim’s official Indian Demo Center, showcasing the company’s product range at... 6 November 2017
During Halldale Media’s 2017 European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) event in Berlin, SIMORG launched ‘eXperience as a Service’ (eXaaS), a new end-to-end software solution aimed at integrating and managing all departments within a simulator training centre. The concept was borne out of the company’s ten years of experience in... 3 November 2017
Airline pilot training specialists Sky Training Aviation (STA) have purchased an A11 / B200GT FNPT II MCC from entrol. The simulator will be installed in Boumerdès, a seaside city located about 50 km from Algiers. This contract marks the sale of entrol’s first simulator to a customer in Algeria. 3 November 2017
EDM has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) with China Eastern Airlines for the build of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner door trainers. After announcing its contract win with China Eastern Airlines earlier this year, a team from the carrier visited EDM in October to conduct a detailed technical... 3 November 2017
CAE has secured new contracts with European airlines including Brussels Airlines and Stobart Air as it continues to expand its footprint in Europe. As part of a five-year agreement signed in 2016, Ireland-based regional airline Stobart Air will now begin training pilots on CAE’s newly-inaugurated ATR 72-600 full-flight simulator... 1 November 2017
CAE has signed an exclusive long-term Airbus A350 pilot training contract with Iberia Airlines. Under the agreement, Iberia pilots will receive Airbus A350 training at CAE's training centre in Madrid from the second half of 2018. The airline’s pilots and cabin crew have been training on Airbus A320, A330... 1 November 2017
Graduates of the Airline Pilot career programme run by L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) have been selected to launch their career with Wizz Air. Having successfully gained an Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), the chosen graduates will now complete Wizz’s Airbus A320 type rating training at the... 1 November 2017
TRU Simulation + Training has signed a contract to provide Australia’s flag carrier Qantas Airways with a Boeing 737NG full flight simulator (FFS). This order marks the first time TRU will provide Qantas with a simulator. “Once again, TRU has been recognised for its valuable, first-hand experience on the... 1 November 2017
Left to right: Declan Dooney, CEO of Simtech Aviation; and Dick Verburg, CEO of MPS. Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) is to build and install an MPS B737-800W flight training device (FTD) at Simtech Aviation’s training centre in Dublin, Ireland. The simulator will be used by Simtech Aviation for MCC/JOC... 1 November 2017
CPaT Global has been selected by EgyptAir to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for the pilot training needs of EgyptAir and EgyptAir Express as well as its cargo carrier and training academy. The airline will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for its... 1 November 2017
(From left to right): Ergin Erdin, Flyco Group’s CEO; Ahmet Ozkan, Training Manager of Corendon Airlines; and Roger Coleman, Director of Training & Standards at Flyco Group The Flyco Group’s consulting development team is working with Corendon Airlines’ training department to create and deploy an Evidence-Based Training (EBT) programme. 1 November 2017
BAA Training is to acquire two Airbus A320 full flight simulators (FFS) and one Boeing 737NG FFS from CAE. The first A320 simulator will be deployed in Vilnius, Lithuania in July 2018 before the 737NG simulator starts operations there in October 2018. The second A320 FFS will be housed... 31 October 2017
Ab initio and advanced cadets with senior Virgin Australia management On 30 October, Virgin Australia relaunched its cadet programme with Flight Training Adelaide (FTA). The programme consists of two streams – one for ab initio pilots and one for individuals already holding a commercial pilot license from the Civil... 31 October 2017
Under a new deal with SimCap B.V., a subsidiary of Mass Lease, Multi Pilot Solutions (MPS) is now able to offer customers the option of leasing simulators on favourable terms. "Now that we have this agreement in place, MPS will be able to make an even more attractive proposition... 31 October 2017
OSM Aviation is acquiring a 51% share in Scandinavian Aviation Academy (SAA), which will result in the opening of a new training centre, OSM Aviation Academy, at Arendal Airport Gullknapp. SAA currently operates a pilot school at Stockholm Västerås International Airport in Sweden and in San Diego in the... 31 October 2017
Left to right: Dean Fisher, VP Global Commercial Training Solutions & Business Development, CAE; and Ulrich Lindner, Senior Director & Head of Commercial, Lufthansa Aviation Training CAE has sold the world's first airline-operated Boeing 777X full flight simulator (FFS) to Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT). As the launch airline customer... 31 October 2017
Venyo has finalised a deal to provide Primera Air’s facility in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a Boeing 737NG fixed based simulator (FBS). The simulator, which features an aircraft-specific shell and flight deck as well as a Q4 Services collimated visual system, will be installed at the beginning of next year. 31 October 2017
TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has signed agreements to provide Airbus with two full flight simulators (FFS) – one for the Airbus Asia Training Center in Singapore and one for the Hua-Ou Aviation Training Company in Beijing. The agreements follow Airbus’ evaluation of TRU’s Airbus FFS as well as... 31 October 2017