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MINT Software Systems has presented the new “MyMint App”, an enhancement for its Training and Resource Management System, MINT TRMS. The new MyMint App runs on IOS and Android systems and is the mobile connection to the MINT training and resource management system database and displays individual training schedules anywhere,... 8 February 2017
A flight attendant rescued a girl from human trafficking after she spotted the disheveled teen sitting on a plane and left a note for her in the restroom. Shelia Fedrick, 49, was working on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco when she noticed a teen, believed to... 7 February 2017
Fulcrum Labs and Allegiant have won another coveted Brandon Hall Group Award, this time taking home Gold in Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation for their state-of-the-art Flight Operations Basic Indoctrination training course. Fulcrum and Allegiant have jointly revolutionized the way pilots train using Fulcrum's Personalized Adaptive... 7 February 2017
Flyco Group has recently signed an agreement with Bluebird Airways in Greece to provide Learning Management System and courseware for their crew. The system will allow the Bluebird training department to be able to address training needs for their crew, identify knowledge gaps, track progress and monitor training status for... 7 February 2017
An Admission Agreement has been signed between Joramco Academy, based in the Hashemite Kingdom of Joradan and the University of South Wales, UK. The agreement states that Joramco Academy students who have successfully completed their EASA Part 66 basic course B.1.1 certificate will be eligible to apply to the university's... 1 February 2017
Britannica Knowledge Systems' latest version of its flagship product, the Fox Training Management System (Fox 8.02.06), contains a new breakthrough pilot training scheduling management function as part of Fox's Optimization Engine. This feature, which identifies opportunities for multiple crews to simulataneously use a single resource, delivers newfound efficiency in instructor... 31 January 2017
Pelesys has released its newest Special Operations course titled Stabilized Approach/Low Energy Awareness. This new Stabilized Approach/Low Energy Awareness course is designed for flight crews requiring initial and recurrent training. The course outlines the concepts and safety benefits of stabilized approaches, as well as un-stabilized approaches and how to prevent... 31 January 2017
This year for the first time, EASA and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) are organising the CAAC-EASA Aviation Safety Conference. The aim of this first edition is to broaden the bilateral dialogue, by bringing together authorities and the wider European and Chinese aviation industry to discuss current issues,... 31 January 2017
AeroStar Training Services has unveiled plans for a new 30,000 square foot facility to be built at the KISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Florida, just minutes from its current base in Orlando. It will be equipped with an Airbus A320 full flight Level D simulator, B737 fixed training device, along with... 31 January 2017
Flight Simulation Company B.V. (FSC) has placed an order for a second FTD and has entered into a definitive agreement with Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) for the delivery of an Airbus A320 FTD fixed base simulator. Part of the agreement is an option to convert the simulator into an Airbus... 26 January 2017
EDM has won a contract from a major US airline to manufacture a combination B787/B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET). Designed to meet the training requirements of the airline and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), the CEET will be manufactured at EDM's UK headquarters in Manchester. The training simulator will... 26 January 2017
Pelesys Aviation Maintenance (PAMT) has announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved their Airbus A319/320/321 maintenance training course. PAMT's new A320 maintenance course has been designed to meet various regulatory standards, specifically ATA specification 104-Level 3. The course includes complete descriptions of all systems for the A319/A320/A321... 24 January 2017
Flyco Training Solutions Group have announced that they are offering Air Serv their Learning Management System and courseware to support the training of pilots and other personnel. Air Serv pilots will be able to fully benefit from the 'offline' function of the system, completing their courses on time where a... 24 January 2017
EASA Approved flight training organisation, Egnatia Aviation, has chosen Latitude's Foundation product to prepare students for English medium aviation training at Egnatia's facility at Kevala International Airport in Greece. Foundation is Latitude's e-learning course designed especially to train the language required for successful aviation training. It is an easy-to-manage, cost-effective... 18 January 2017
FSC and MPS have entered into a definitive agreement for the delivery of an MPS B737-NG FTD fixed base simulator to FSC at Amsterdam Airport. The FTD will be EASA certified and will be ready for training April 2017. The device will be equipped with a 200 x 40 FOV... 17 January 2017
EDM has announced that the two Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs) it has manufactured for Cathay Pacific have passed their Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs). Built at EDM's facility in the UK, the B777 and A330 CEETs will enable Cathay Pacific's cabin crew to be fully trained in Safety and Emergency... 10 January 2017
Britannica Knowledge Systems has won the highest honor, 'Gold', in the 2016 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in Technology for 'Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Compliance Training'. Fox's compliance, qualification and certification solution is its most essential and widely-used component. It properly manages employee training and certifications to... 10 January 2017
El Al Israel Airlines and MPS have entered into definitive agreements for the delivery of an MPS B737-NG FTD1 fixed base simulator. The MPS FTD will greatly assist El Al in their training growth and the ability to further improve the quality of their new pilots. The MPS B737-NG simulator... 10 January 2017
Flyco Training Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement under which Flyco Group will acquire the US-based aviation e-learning company, AviLearn Aviation Training LLC. AviLearn currently operates as an aviation training provider continuing its activities in the US market providing computer based aviation training solutions. Over the past year, the... 10 January 2017
L3 Technologies has announced that its L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) unit will partner with Surrey County Council in the UK on the development and construction of a purpose-built airline training center and production facility for the manufacture of aircraft simulators. The new training facility, to be named L3... 10 January 2017