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FlightSafety International has received Level D qualification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration for two Cessna Caravan aircraft simulators located at its Wichita East Learning Center in Kansas. The simulators are equipped with Garmin G1000 and Garmin G600 avionics. Qualification by other authorities will be accomplished in accordance with... 25 September 2016
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta has announced the agency has selected the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teams to lead the new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance (COE TTHP). The COE will conduct research and development on technical training for... 24 September 2016
TRU Simulation + Training, Inc. has announced that customers of its ProFlight pilot training program for King Air 350 now have the option to train at home through its FAA-approved distance learning option for BE-300 recurrent training. TRU's East Coast ProFlight Pilot Training center was the first to offer instruction... 22 September 2016
L-3 Communications' Commercial Training Solutions (L-3 CTS) business has been awarded a contract by All Nippon Airways (ANA) to build and deliver an Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS). Based on L-3's RealitySeven™ simulation solution, the device will be installed at ANA's flight training facility in Tokyo, Japan, and ready... 22 September 2016
Horizon Air has signed a contract for multiple Aerosim training technology solutions for the existing Q400 fleet and the newly added Embraer 175 fleet. The deliverables include Aerosim's E175 ad Q400 ETHOS Systems Knowledge, Procedures Lessons, Flight Management System Trainers (FMST) and Virtual Flight Decks (VFD). Also included is a... 22 September 2016
entrol has launched a new vibration system, designed to improve pilot training and increase the realism of the simulation. The system consists for four electromagnetic actuators located below the cockpit. These actuators generate vibrations which are transmitted throughout the whole cockpit, and vary according to the different flight conditions. Pilots... 21 September 2016
ELITE Simulation Solutions has entered into a formal distribution and partnership agreement with Aeroservicio S.A. in Chile. Aeroservicio will act as a distributor of ELITE's entire product line of aviation training devices in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Wayne Keyes, ELITE's director of Business Development in the... 21 September 2016
ALSIM Flight Training Solutions is expanding its product line to meet the requirements of US flight schools and universities and colleges with aviation programs. The company plans to unveil its new AL250 flight simulator at the University Aviation Association’s 69th Annual Education Conference & Expo in Omaha, Nebraska on September... 21 September 2016
Ethiopian Airlines' new aviation academy has been fitted out with a range of EDM's cabin crew training simulators. The $100m state-of-the-art Aviation Academy was officially opened at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa earlier this year. Widely regarded as Africa's finest airline training facility, the Academy will enable 4000 aviation... 21 September 2016
Pelesys has signed a long term service agreement with Tigerair Australia, to provide its Training Management and Deployment System, for use within Flight Operations, and across the organisation. The solution is a Software as a Service (SaaS) Training Management and Deployment System, including aircraft type and special operations courseware titles. 20 September 2016
Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its latest technology, the EP-8100 image generator with laser illuminated VS2500 projectors, for the airline's new Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner full flight simulators. Under the terms of the agreement, Rockwell Collins will also provide VS2500 laser projector upgrades to... 20 September 2016
Resource Group has launched new eLearning products for flight crew, including a brand new UPRT course which complies with the latest EASA groundschool requirements. The flight crew courses which are now available and have been developed to meet all applicable requirements, include Upset Prevention Recovery Training (UPRT) theory; Dangerous Goods... 20 September 2016
Flight Training Alliance's first full flight simulator for Bombardier's all-new C Series aircraft has been unveiled during an inauguration held in Frankfurt, Germany. Approximately two years after the founding of the joint venture between CAE and Lufthansa Flight Training, initial training on the most recent Bombardier aircraft family will take... 20 September 2016
RSi Visual Systems, Inc. has announced the installation of its new Epic D88 visual system on a B787 Level D simulator. The epic D88 visual system represents the latest in visual systems technology with unrivalled realism displayed at 8.8 million pixels per channel. The company's latest product renders a true... 20 September 2016
CPaT has been selected by Interjet to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for its pilot training needs. Interjet will employ CPaT’s Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for all of its Airbus A320 pilots. Interjet is a leading Central America carrier operating a network of flights... 20 September 2016
Cockpit4u and Flightsimtech have signed an agreement for the delivery of an A320 fixed base simulator. The device will be delivered in Q1/2017 and will be installed in the Cockpit4u training center at Berlin-Schoenefeld. It will be used for various A320 pilot training activities including part of the type rating... 19 September 2016
SIMAERO ASIA has purchased a new CAE 7000 Series full flight simulator that will add new training capabilities for operators of the Embraer E190 in the Asia Pacific region. This E190 FFS, which will be located at Temasek Polytechnic, is the only one in the Southeast Asia and India region. 15 September 2016
Fulcrum Labs has won a prestigious Brandon Hall award for its works with Allegiant Travel Company, earning Best Advance in Compliance Training for the Flight Operations Basic Indoctrination training course. Often called the "Academy Awards" by the Learning & Development industry, the award recognizes Fulcrum for the creation of a... 15 September 2016
Flyco Group has recently signed a further agreement with Azerbaijan Airlines to provide e-learning courseware for their cabin crew members. Flyco has already been providing Azerbaijan Airlines pilotswith their computer based courseware and learning management system allowing them to benefit from Flyco's "Train Anywhere Anytime" applications for their pilots initial... 15 September 2016
Micro Nav Limited has completed two acceptance tests: a successful Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with different clients. The SAT involved the upgrade of the BEST radar simulator in Belgrade with the SMATSA Aviation Academy which operates as part of Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic... 14 September 2016