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Spatial is to supply Cebu Pacific Air with an Airbus A330 Door Trainer to train cabin crew on the use and trouble-shooting of the aircraft door. The equipment will be installed at Cebu Pacific’s training facility in Manila. The new agreement entails the delivery and full set-up of a... 21 July 2017
Flightline Training Services has been granted approval from Transport Canada for its Embraer 120 Brazilia maintenance training programs. CEO of Flightline, Phyl Durdey, commented, “We are very proud to be able to offer our customers a complete training solution for the Embraer product line. We now have approvals for... 21 July 2017
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted approval to Axis Simulation (Axis) for its ATR full flight simulator (FFS). After functional testing and inspection, the DGCA found the simulator ‘outstanding’, and it is now in all-day use by FTSC. At a dedication ceremony, FSTC’s Director, Sanjay Mandavia,... 21 July 2017
American Airlines has dedicated a Boeing 777 to Azreil “Al” Blackman, an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Crew Chief based at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Blackman recently celebrated 75 years of service with American Airlines, which has led to Guinness World Records granting him the world... 20 July 2017
Frasca International, Inc. is seeing an increasing demand for its general aviation aircraft Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATDs) from flight training schools affiliated with colleges and universities. “The continuous evolution of pilot training programs and regulations is driving demand for high fidelity simulators and... 20 July 2017
Avsoft has been awarded a long-term contract to provide Fly540 Aviation Ltd, a low-cost airline based in Nairobi, Kenya, with eLearning and LMS services for its Dash 8 Q300 and CRJ-200 aircraft systems courses. The courses are in use for type and recurrent training at Fly540’s Nairobi Training Centre. 20 July 2017
Avsoft is pleased to announce the release of the 737 MAX 8 Aircraft Cockpit Poster for pilots. Drawn with equal focus on photorealism and visual clarity, this full color cockpit panel poster is an excellent training aid for pilots who want to familiarize themselves with a new cockpit, as... 20 July 2017
Q4 Services, LLC has introduced the Q4 DirectVue dome display to its set of products. With a continuous, spherical rigid display, DirectVue’s dome display provides a high-quality, immersive training environment that is easily transportable, designed for both single doorway access and use in a classroom setting. The baseline display... 18 July 2017
18-year-old Jack Hawkins has been awarded the Nick Davidson Memorial Flying Scholarship for 2017 in a ceremony at London Biggin Hill Airport. The scholarship will see Hawkins graduate with a full European Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) after completing a full flight training programme including a 45-hour flying schedule and... 18 July 2017
Thales has been granted Level-D qualification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its EC135 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The Thales EC135 FFS is the first of its kind to be used in the country. It is housed in the Aviation Safety facilities at Haite Group’s flight... 18 July 2017
Pelesys has renewed its relationship with Canada-based Sunwing Airlines and will continue to provide the carrier with both Boeing 737NG aircraft and Special Operations courseware. The courseware will be deployed as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that includes Pelesys’ Learning Management System (LMS) and CrewPad, a tablet-based... 18 July 2017
Lansing Community College (LCC) has been selected as one of 43 aircraft maintenance schools from 177 across the US to partner with Delta Air Lines, becoming the only one in Michigan to do so. Over 100 criteria were used in Delta's selection process, including equipment and facilities, level of... 17 July 2017
Private jet operator Elit'Avia is to deploy Flyco’s Advanced Learning Management System (A-LMS), which will include a bespoke courseware library fully customised to the requirements of the Elit'Avia training department. The full library will cover pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. Elit'Avia’s... 14 July 2017
Boeing has unveiled a newly-installed 737 MAX 8 simulator at its Flight Training Centre in Crawley near London Gatwick Airport and announced the construction of a new annex to accommodate the growing demand for pilot and technician training. “Demand for Boeing’s leading products and services is strong from our... 14 July 2017
Singapore and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have concluded Annex 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation in Leadership and Management Training. The country signed the agreement at the opening session of the World Civil Aviation Chief Executives Forum (WCACEF) held at the Singapore Aviation Academy... 13 July 2017
SR Technics has appointed Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu as Deputy CEO and Yujie (Jessy) Zheng as Deputy CFO. Both will join the SR Technics Leadership Team, with the Deputy CEO reporting directly to the CEO and the Deputy CFO to the CFO. Jianfeng Hu (pictured left) has extensive experience in... 13 July 2017
Merlin Flight Simulation Group (Merlin) has recently installed an MP500-1 Academic Engineering Flight Simulator at Mississippi State University (MSU). Calvin Walker, who teaches aerospace engineering at MSU in the Bagley College of Engineering, stated, “This flight simulator will give us the opportunity to show students the dynamics of an... 13 July 2017
BAA Training is to support Small Planet Airlines by providing them with 450 future pilots – who will begin as First Officers with the carrier – between 2017 and 2025. The first stage of the partnership involves the creation of a program for those who already hold a private... 13 July 2017
Flight Simulation Company (FSC) has added a new Airbus A320 Flight Training Device (FTD) manufactured by Multi Pilot Solutions (MPS) to its facility in Amsterdam. Ready for training from 10 July 2017, the device has been certified by the Dutch CAA at Level FTD-1 and FNPT-II / MCC. FSC... 12 July 2017
Aer Lingus, part of International Airlines Group, has awarded Spatial with a contract to upgrade and overhaul its Airbus A320 cabin emergency evacuation trainer (CEET) and A330 door trainer. The work comes as Spatial has further committed to provide full support to Aer Lingus for the coming ten years. 12 July 2017