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Connecticut, US-based STEMPilot has helped educators in Florida’s Pasco County create an Aviation Mobile Lab in a former school bus so students can learn aviation skills and techniques. The Career Technical Education (CTE) Director of Pasco County, Terry Aunchman, and Brian Sawyer, who works with the Pasco County Aviation...   25 October 2017
Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced a deal worth up to $13.8 billion for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 Boeing 787-10s during a ceremony at the White House. The airline has the option for 12 additional aircrafts, six of each type. The ceremony was attended by Singapore Prime Minister Lee...   24 October 2017
Norway-based Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has taken delivery of three new DA40 NGs from Diamond Aircraft Canada as part of its ongoing expansion plans. The academy is currently building an all-new fleet of DA40 NG and DA42 NG aircraft. They are equipped with jet-fuel Austro engines and the Garmin...   23 October 2017
43 Air School, the largest aviation training provider in South Africa, is to use MOMook software to manage its pilot training processes. MOMook’s aviation training management system has been designed to enable a smoother workflow by improving training scheduling, document management and expiration tracking, the student evaluation process for...   23 October 2017
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to deploy ECA Group's Airbus A320 Flight Management System Trainer (FMST) on mobile platforms for its pilots. ECA Group's A320 FMST is a simulation which runs on tablets, laptops, desktop PCs or coupled with hardware replicas. Pilots can be trained in procedures...   23 October 2017
ABX Air is planning to update and certify its Boeing 767-200 full flight simulator to provide Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) enabled using the StallBox solution developed by Bihrle Applied Research Inc. This new capability will allow pilots to more accurately train to recognise and recover from a...   20 October 2017
Norway-based Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has ordered two new DA42 NG simulators from Diamond Aircraft in Austria to meet the growing demand for new airline pilots. PFA’s CEO, Frode Granlund, commented, “These simulators are a part of our long-term strategy and expansion plan. We have invested highly in people...   20 October 2017
On 19 October 2017, Halldale Media's Chris Long witnessed the first Airbus A330neo take off at Blagnac in Toulouse, France for its maiden flight. The aircraft, MSN1795, is an A330-900 powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofan engines and the first of three certification flight-test aircraft to fly.   20 October 2017
FlightSafety International has promoted Scott Goodwin to the position of Vice President, Simulation. In his new role, Scott will have overall responsibility for the design, manufacture and support of FlightSafety’s full flight simulators and other advanced technology training devices. Scott joined FlightSafety in 2014 as Deputy Director, Special Projects,...   19 October 2017
Canada-based Viking Air Limited has signed an agreement welcoming Ansett Aviation Training of Melbourne, Australia as the second Factory Endorsed Training Centre (FETC) for Viking CL-415 aerial firefighting aircraft. The FETC agreement will create a strategic partnership between Viking and Ansett Aviation Training that benefits CL-415 operators by ensuring...   19 October 2017
Brian Scott-Thomas provides an in-depth summary of APATS 2017, which saw 572 attendees across 47 airlines and 40 different countries. The Asia-Pacific aviation market is experiencing a major boom, and the global trend is also on an upward trajectory. Henceforth, collaboration between all the stakeholders in the industry is...   18 October 2017
EDM has purchased four new CNC machines over the past 12 months to help meet the demands of its rapidly growing order book. The introduction of the four new CNC machines – a Mazak VTC-800, Mazak VTC-760, Mazak VCN-530C and Mazak Variaxis i-500 – amount to an investment £1m...   18 October 2017
Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is launching a professional development programme focused on the understanding and application of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and processes used in aircraft type and production certification. The first intake will begin their studies in January 2018 with an introductory course that provides an...   18 October 2017
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has officially opened a regional office in Singapore to strengthen its partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). Singapore is the fourth EASA regional office after Washington, US; Montreal, Canada; and Beijing, China. The office will be composed of two permanent...   18 October 2017
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) has upgraded a Boeing 737 FTD-1 simulator at Ryanair’s training centre in Stansted to FTD-2 which has now been certified by the UK CAA. Ryanair’s Head of Training, Captain Andy O’Shea, commented, “We are pleased with the successful qualification of our first MPS FTD-2. MPS...   18 October 2017
Transport Canada has awarded CAE’s Boeing 737MAX 7000XR Series full-flight simulator (FFS) and CAE 500XR Series flight training device (FTD) with an interim Level C qualification. The FFS and FTD are the world's first airline-operated simulators for the 737MAX aircraft and are currently located at Air Canada's training centre...   16 October 2017
RST Rostock System-Technik GmbH has been selected to provide China Eastern Airlines with an Airbus A350 2L/3L door trainer. The training device will be installed at China Eastern Airlines’ Training Centre in Shanghai and is scheduled to be ready-for-training in early 2018. This marks RST Rostock System-Technik’s second contract...   16 October 2017
The H-206 simulator developed by Precision Flight Controls (PFC) and Ryan Aerospace Australia has received certification as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) from the FAA. The simulator is reconfigurable between the Bell 206 and Bell 407 and can also be used as a generic rotary wing training aircraft.   16 October 2017
Lantana, Florida-based Palm Beach Helicopters has completed installation of a new TH22SM Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) manufactured by ELITE Simulation Solutions (ELITE). The TH22SM is a single-seat, single control trainer based on the Robinson R22 helicopter. The ELITE TH22 is available in four configurations and all models are...   16 October 2017
In a new partnership agreement, AeroStar will now offer charter services on a fleet of twin-engine Learjet31A aircraft through AirBrock Charter Company at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport. The aforementioned jets can carry up to eight passengers and two crew members, reach speeds of Mach 0.81 and have a range...   13 October 2017