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19 November 2024
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In August 2017, students will experience the first class on the joint Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree program in Aviation Management from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) and FlightSafety International. WVU Techʼs curriculum is delivered online so students can learn remotely while also entering the... 19 June 2017
Norwegian has chosen Boeing to meet flight training requirements across its all-Boeing fleet. From July, the work conducted under this contract will reside in Boeing Global Services, a new dedicated services business focused on the needs of its global defense, space and commercial customers. At the same time, Norwegian... 19 June 2017
RP Aero Systems has been awarded a contract by EVA Airways to manufacture and install a Boeing 787 door trainer at their Training Centre in Taiwan. "The door trainer will include all the necessary functions to meet the modern day training needs, together with features specific to the B787 aircraft,"... 19 June 2017
L3 Commercial Training Solutions business (L3 CTS) has sold eight RealitySeven full flight simulators (FFS) so far this calendar year as well as landing contracts to deliver airline pilot training programs, pilot resourcing and mid-level and classroom devices, totalling more than US$115 million in worth. In 2018, a B787-9... 19 June 2017
US-based IASCO Flight Training (IFT) is to add four new Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft to its fleet. The four new aircraft will supplement the two P2006T’s already in service with the company, bringing its P2006T piston multi-engine aircraft fleet to six. Siubun Chu, President of IFT, commented, “As part... 19 June 2017
Aeroformation, a pilot training school based in Lyon Bron, France, has purchased an AL250 flight simulator from Alsim. Developed in 2016 by Alsim to address market demand, the AL250 simulator – an FAA and EASA-certified FNPT II – addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP... 15 June 2017
CESDA, the first center in Spain to offer a university degree combined with a commercial pilot’s license from EASA, has purchased an A32 Twin Jet FNPT II MCC simulator from entrol. The simulator was chosen by a committee in a competitive bid process and will be installed at CESDA’s... 15 June 2017
Avsoft has been awarded a contract from SiAvia, a Jet Management company based in Slovenia, to provide its eLearning Products and LMS Services. The Avsoft ERJ 145 Aircraft Systems Course is being used as part of SiAvia's ATO Type Training for its Student Pilots at its Training Centre in Ljubljana,... 14 June 2017
CAE and Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) have inaugurated a new CAE training facility at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, Korea, to support the growing pilot training needs of Korean carriers including Jeju Air, Korean Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet and Air Seoul. The inauguration of the new six simulator bay... 14 June 2017
Leonardo Helicopters has officially opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre at Stavanger Sola Airport. The facility, which is housed in a new annex at the Thales Flight Training Centre, but is operated and managed by Leonardo Helicopters, will act as a dedicated satellite of the company’s Yeovil Training Academy,... 14 June 2017
ACS Flight Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cloud Global Group Ltd, has signed a contract regarding the purchase of an AL42 flight simulator – an exact copy of the Diamond DA42 – from Alsim. The contract was signed at AeroExpo UK, which took place at Wycombe Air Park... 14 June 2017
Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Flame Aviation has received an order for its V9000 Commander cabin fire + smoke trainer from the flag carrier of Lebanon, Middle East Airlines (MEA). The V9000 Commander will be based at MEA's new training center at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut. It is due to... 14 June 2017
Hong Kong Airlines is to deliver a cadet pilot program in partnership with L3 Commercial Training Solutions’ Airline Academy (L3 CTS) in a bid to support resourcing demands as it expands from a regional airline to an international carrier. The cadet pilot program, which is open for applications until... 14 June 2017
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT), the flight training program operated by Lufthansa Airlines, has selected the Cirrus SR20 as the aircraft type which will make up its primary training fleet. LAT has ordered 25 aircraft to lead its ab-initio, MPL and other flight training programs in Goodyear, Arizona. Delivery of... 14 June 2017
ATR’s Paris Training Center, based near Charles de Gaulle airport, will soon benefit from the introduction of a brand-new ATR 72-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training. The simulator, which will be EASA-certified, is due to commence operations as of November 2017. The OEM’s Paris... 13 June 2017
UFA delivered the 39th ATTower Tower Simulation System (TSS) to the United States Navy as part of the USN TSS Project. This latest TSS was installed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The ATTower system integrates ATView 3D airport visualization; full ATVoice Voice Recognition and Response... 13 June 2017
CityJet has chosen to deploy Pelesys’ Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) to meet future electronic training records management requirements. The carrier, which is headquartered in Ireland, will use Pelesys’ Qualification Management System (QMS) module to monitor, aggregate and maintain its employee qualifications. As a rule-based solution, QMS automates... 12 June 2017
Norway’s Avinor Air Navigation Services has signed a framework agreement with Indra to provide the support needed for the deployment of the latter’s interoperability through European Collaboration (iTEC) air traffic management (ATM) system. Rafael Gallego, Director General of Indra, explains, “iTEC is a new and very advanced air traffic... 12 June 2017
Avsoft has been awarded a contract from AIS Flight Academy, part of the AIS airline group, based in The Netherlands to provide e-Learning products and LMS services for its Boeing 737-400 aircraft systems course. This course will be used as for Type and Recurrent training for AIS customers at its... 12 June 2017
AeroStar and SkyBlue Jet Aviation, of Stuart, Florida, are teaming up to promote their type ratings services. AeroStar offers pilot type ratings training in the A320 and B737 aircraft, along with ATP-CTP, and SkyBlue Jet Aviation offers initial Cessna Citation type rating and Citation recurrent training on the Citation 500,... 12 June 2017