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FlightPath International and Beijing Pelesys (Beijing Pelesys Technology Co. Ltd.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intent of combining industry expertise, resources and complementary products and services to be offered to airlines, MRO’s and AMO’s. The synergies gained from this alliance are two-fold: training infrastructure and delivery is... 6 December 2016
Wr Bar Helicopters of Seabrook, Texas has received an FAA approved ELITE MH-350 single-engine turbine helicopter advanced aviation training device (AATD) based on the AS350B. Female owned and operated, Wr Bar Helicopters plans to be a game-changing training provider in the local community. The Houston area where Wr Bar Helicopters... 6 December 2016
CPaT Global, LLC has entered into a license agreement with The Boeing Company. This contract allows CPaT to use Boeing technical data to develop and provide computer-based training (CBT) courses to their clients. Under this agreement, CPaT is authorized to utilize Boeing technical data to develop and maintain the highest-quality... 24 November 2016
Airways Aviation has secured CASA-approval for its MPS simulator and Brisbane-based Airline Training Centre. Working with Multi-crew Airline training systems, its facilities can now be used to deliver Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Part 142 Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) training. Airways Aviation has also secured finance options for MCC qualifications and... 24 November 2016
Sikorsky and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) have celebrated the transfer of an S-76A helicopter maintenance trainer to the Saskatchewan Aviation Learning Centre. Valued at C$1.3 million (US$945,000) the non-flying, twin-engine helicopter with associated equipment and documentation provides an important learning tool for students pursing a career in... 24 November 2016
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg has named Kevin G. McAllister president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, succeeding company vice chairman Ray Conner in that role. Muilenburg also appointed Stanley A. Deal president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, a new business unit to be formed from the... 24 November 2016
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has announced plans to open its first European crew base on 1st February 2017, having secured an agreement with Dusseldorf Airport. Germany is becoming an increasingly important market for Flybe, which now offers six routes to Dusseldorf. In preparation for the opening of the... 24 November 2016
Primera Air has been using cockpit procedure trainers developed by Aviation eLearning for B737 Next Generation type rating and they have reported positive results. After training with the interactive app, Primera Air Training Manager Jan Packert, reported that they managed to reduce the time for ground operations (from seated to... 31 October 2016
TRU Simulation + Training Inc. has been selected by Qingdao Airlines for the delivery of one Airbus A320 full flight simulator and one A320 flat panel trainer (FPT). The TRU FFS X™ will be equipped with a new EP-8100 image generator from Rockwell Collins, a Moog fully electric motion system,... 30 September 2016
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Air Navigation Order (ANO) 2016 that forms the legal basis for almost all areas of civil aviation regulated at national level took effect on August 25, 2016. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority says it undertook a joint review of the ANO 2009 with the Department for... 30 September 2016
ARINC Specification 439A (Sept 2016): Simulated Air Traffic Control Environments (SATCE) in Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) has been published by SAE ITC. The specification was produced by the Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Conference (FSEMC) Working Group of SATCE. Quadrant Group has played an active part in multiple working... 30 September 2016
Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has agreed to issue the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid an educational license to use its Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) software to enhance graduate-level research related to the study of air traffic management. Starting this fall, the university’s Department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering... 30 September 2016
Aerosim Flight Academy has introduced its High School Senior Merit Scholarship program which offers financial assistance to qualified individuals passionate about a career in aviation. Two eligible applicants may be awarded up to $35,000 toward tuition of the Professional Pilot Program at Aerosim Flight Academy. Selection of scholarship recipients will... 29 September 2016
Korean Aerospace University (KAU) has received Dah approval (the equivalent of FAA Level 6) on their Frasca Cessna 172S flight training device (FTD). This is the first FTD to achieve this level of approval in Korea. The FTD was installed at the Korea Aerospace University Flight Training Center located on... 29 September 2016
Jazz Aviation LP has announced a renewed agreement with Seneca College's School of Aviation and their highly successful Pilot Cadet Program. First signed in 2012, this program includes collaboration on training and curriculum, and the continued opportunity for top-performing Seneca graduates to transition to first officer positions at Jazz. "Jazz's... 29 September 2016
CAE won a series of training solution contracts worth more than C$100 million with five airlines, including an exclusive training agreement for pilot training with an undisclosed customer in Europe. Shenzhen Airlines extended its ab initio training program, renewing its flight training services agreement with CAE. Under the new agreement,... 29 September 2016
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and CAE have announced that Transport Canada, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have awarded Interim Level C qualification on the full flight simulator (FFS), and qualified the flight training device (FTD) for the all-new CS100 aircraft. Officials from each... 29 September 2016
FlightSafety International has promoted Daniel MacLellan to senior vice president, Operations. Dan is responsible for FlightSafety's global Learning Center operations. He provides guidance and support for the Centers, the development, management and delivery of training programs, and interaction with aviation regulatory agencies worldwide. Dan's responsibilities also include customer service and... 29 September 2016
A useful measure of success for a country is not necessarily simply the level of investment sourced within its own boundaries, but perhaps equally important is how much the inward flow of investment shows a broader base for confidence in the future. Chris Long provides an update from Singapore. For... 28 September 2016
Rick Adams spoke with the new president and CEO of TRU Simulation + Training in an exclusive interview for CAT magazine. Ian K. Walsh is a black belt, a Six Sigma ‘Top Gun’ Black Belt, that is, and he’s looking to bring that sort of disciplined process improvement methodology to... 28 September 2016