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19 November 2024
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Fiji Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with CAE in Suva confirming the acquisition of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft full flight simulator (FFS) for its new Fiji Aviation Academy, plans for which were announced by the Government in the 2016 National Budget. The FFS will enable... 28 June 2017
Members of Duncan Aviation’s line service team based in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Lincoln, Nebraska, recently completed Gulfstream Ground Handling & Servicing Training with FlightSafety International. The training they received covered aircraft parking, fuelling, towing and mooring, water servicing, lavatory servicing, window cleaning and snow and ice... 28 June 2017
Ameriflight and UPS Airlines have come together to launch the UPS/Ameriflight Gateway Program, creating new opportunities for both companies' flight crew personnel. The collaboration will offer outlined paths under which participants in UPS Airlines’ Intern Program can gain Part 135 flying experience at Ameriflight and accumulate the flight experience... 28 June 2017
TRU Simulation + Training (TRU) has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Cessna Citation CJ4 (CE-525C) Online Ground School pilot training course. The course will provide customers with a flexible distance-learning option to complete the required aircraft systems portion of ground school during recurrent training. 27 June 2017
Avsoft has been awarded a contract from Air Inuit: Hydro-Quebec Division, an operator based in Montreal, Canada, to provide eLearning and LMS services for its Dash 8 Q300 and Dash 8 Q400 aircraft systems courses. The courses are in use for Type and Recurrent training at their Pilot Training... 27 June 2017
Students from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences dominated at the Merlin Flight Simulation Group’s annual IT FLIES aircraft design and handling competition. Held at the UK's University of Manchester on 8th June 2017, the competition saw entries from both individuals and teams at universities across Britain, the Netherlands... 27 June 2017
Cirrus Aviation purchased an AL250 simulator from Alsim during the Paris Airshow, marking the first time the type has been sold to a client in the US. David Cattin, owner of Cirrus Aviation, confirmed, “We selected Alsim after a test flight at Le Bourget in January this year.” “This... 26 June 2017
The American Airlines Education Foundation has awarded US$801,000 in scholarships to 300 children of its employees, an increase of 5% compared to 2016. The foundation received more than 1,600 applications as a part of the competitive process, consisting of high school seniors and college undergraduate students. Each successful applicant... 26 June 2017
Under a new multi-year contract, UFA, Inc. (UFA) is to provide Skyguide (Swiss Air Navigation Services Ltd), with its suite of air traffic control training solutions including ATCoach, ATTower, ATVoice and ATSpeak. UFA’s solutions will replace Skyguide’s legacy simulators as the latter aims to reduce its operating costs and... 26 June 2017
Fiji Airways is to use the Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) and courseware from Pelesys for its flight operations training. Pelesys will provide the Fijian flag carrier with material related to both the Airbus A330 and Boeing B737 alongside its complete library of Special Operations courseware to support... 26 June 2017
Flight Simulation Company (FSC) is to add a Boeing B787-9 FFS manufactured by L3 CTS to the existing fleet of simulators at its Amsterdam Airport Schiphol location. The B787-9 FFS, which will be the latest RealitySeven model (certified by EASA to Level D standard) is expected to be ready... 26 June 2017
It takes more than just passively listening to ‘the sage on the stage’ to become a competent professional in any one industry. Dr. Suzanne Kearns, co-author of ‘Competency-Based Education in Aviation’, explains how this new way can of learning can help. At some point in our lives, most of... 23 June 2017
The first Bombardier C Series full-flight simulator (FFS) – built by CAE and installed at the Bombardier Training Centre in Montréal – was qualified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators by Transport Canada; the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority; the European Aviation Safety Agency; and the Ministry of... 23 June 2017
ACCEL Flight Simulation (ACCEL), a joint venture between Haite High-Tech and Rockwell Collins, has received Level-D qualification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its first Next-Generation Boeing 737 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). ACCEL was established in 2016 as a simulation and training centre of excellence to... 21 June 2017
The first CAE Airline Pilot Demand Outlook, revealed at the 2017 Paris Air Show, estimates that 255,000 new commercial airline pilots will be needed across the globe over the next 10 years. The company believes that 50% of the pilots who will fly the world's commercial aircraft over the... 20 June 2017
Flight Simulation Technique Centre Pvt Ltd. (FSTC) has purchased a full flight simulator (FFS) for the Bombardier Q400 aircraft from FlightSafety International. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is scheduled to be installed at the FSTC training center in Gurgaon, Haryana, India, in July 2018. It incorporates a 60-inch electric... 20 June 2017
At the 2017 Paris Air Show CAE has announced a series of aviation training solution contracts with large fleet operators and airlines worldwide, including Ethiopian Airlines, Air India, and Japan Airlines. These agreements, valued at approximately C$85 million, cover airline pilot and cabin crew training, crew resourcing, business aviation pilot... 20 June 2017
Boeing has raised its forecast for new airplane demand, projecting the need for 41,030 new airplanes over the next 20 years valued at $6.1 trillion. The company's annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) has been released at the Paris Air Show, with total airplane demand rising 3.6 percent over last year's... 20 June 2017
This year's Paris Air Show was the venue for the launch of a unique new partnership between the University of Salford and America's leading aerospace university. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has made Salford its's first UK higher education partner with the launch of a new Master's degree programme in Aerospace Engineering. 20 June 2017
Simlat delivered a C-STAR simulation lab for human factors research to Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As part of Drexel's membership in the FAA UAS Center of Excellence, the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), the university has been using Simlat's C-STAR system to study human factors... 19 June 2017