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Flightline Training Company, a Brampton-based aircraft maintenance training company, has been granted its 65th Transport Canada approval for its maintenance training programs. "I am very proud of our organization, it has been 15 years since we started and with a lot of hard work and dedication we have achieved this... 29 August 2016
Pelesys has released its updated 2016 EASA Fatigue Risk Management course. The course features an interactive learning environment designed for experienced flight crew who require either initial or recurrent training. High quality digital graphics, images, and animations work to engage trainees as they learn to manage fatigue issues for flight... 24 August 2016
Flyco Training Solutions has signed an additional long-term agreement with Corendon Airlines to provide fully customised Learning Management System and courseware. The users will also be benefiting from Flyco's "Train Anywhere Anytime" applications. "Our tailor-made training solutions allow our clients to customise their reports, courseware and their overall system in... 24 August 2016
The FAA has certified the Frasca Bell 407 Level 7 flight training device at the Helicopter Flight Training Center as a BH407GX with NVG capabilities. The new certification permits the training center to take the cockpit from analog to glass, a change that will occur about once a month for... 23 August 2016
Aerosim Flight Academy has launched a Veterans Scholarship Program that offers up to $10,000 in financial assistance toward tuition for its Airline Pilot Track to veterans who want to pursue a career in aviation. Scholarship amounts will vary, are limited and will remain available until depleted. Aerosim Veterans Applicants’ Scholarship... 22 August 2016
EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defense sectors, is being featured in a new TV documentary series, “Mega Shippers”. The “Mega Shippers” episode featuring EDM – Ultimate Cruise Ship – is scheduled to run in the United Kingdom on Quest TV (Virgin-172, Sky-144, Freeview-37) at... 15 August 2016
Avsoft International has signed an eLearning contract with CEMAIR, a South African carrier, to provide an aircraft systems pilot course for the Bombardier Q300 and the CRJ200. As part of the contract, CEMAIR will use Avsoft's state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS). Avsoft's LMS enables an organization to deliver courses based... 12 August 2016
EDM has launched an Internship Programme for undergraduates. The Programme is open to university students currently studying for an engineering or science related degree at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) who wish to gain real job experience in a modern manufacturing environment. During their 12-month work placement each intern... 11 August 2016
Hong Kong-based Peak Pacific Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seattle-based CA Training Solutions for cooperation in the area of cabin crew training solutions. The MoU paves the way for Peak Pacific and CA Training to collaborate and design, develop and market eLearning content products for the... 11 August 2016
FlightSafety International’s second simulator for the Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft has been qualified to Level D by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is located at FlightSafety's Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. The expanded aerodynamic model developed by FlightSafety and incorporated into the Citation... 10 August 2016
Chris Neal, managing director of Merlin Flight Simulation Group has presented a paper at The IMAGE Society 2016 Conference at Dayton entitled 'Visual Application within Academic Aero Engineering Teaching and Research'. Co-written with The University of Dayton's Prof. Aaron Altman, the paper detailed the history and evolution of visual displays... 4 August 2016
EDM has won an order from a major US airline to supply a virtual slide trainer (VST). The VST provides practical slide deployment training for emergency evacuation on land and when ditching. The solution dramatically reduces the significant cost and time associated with the physical slide deployment training of airline... 4 August 2016
Thirty Saudi Arabian students have arrived in New Zealand to start air traffic control training with air traffic services provider Airways. This is the fourth group of students to be trianed in New Zealand studying English with either Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) in Nelson or Kaplan International College... 4 August 2016
Technavio’s latest analysis on the global helicopter simulator market finds three emerging trends. Aerospace and defense research analyst, Technavio defines an emerging trend as a factor that has the potential to significantly impact the market and contribute to its growth or decline. The company says the top three emerging trends... 3 August 2016
ALSIM has announced the sale of an FNPT II ALX simulator to Airpull Aviation Academy, E-ATO-101 located in Valencia, Spain. The simulator, bi-motor and medium jet, will help the school with its JOC training. Javier S. García Sanz, Airpull Aviation Academy Head of Training, explained why the school selected ALSIM's... 3 August 2016
Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH) has been selected by the Norwegian Air Ambulance (NLA AS) for the delivery of a simulator and support services for H135 and H145 helicopters at Stavanger Airport Sola. The simulator will be built by RST, and be a roll on/roll off full flight level D... 3 August 2016
TRU Simulation + Training Inc.’s Aviation Maintenance Training Academy plans to expand its training for several popular piston and jet engine aircraft models through the remainder of 2016. TRU’s Aviation Maintenance Training Academy is on the Textron Aviation Mid-Continent campus in Wichita, Kansas. Aircraft technicians receive a combination of classroom... 1 August 2016
Rockwell Collins will supply visual systems, including image generators, databases, and projectors, plus avionics, data and software to Coptersafety Ltd, an independent helicopter training establishment Helsinki, Finland. The systems will be used at Coptersafety’s new training facility at Helsinki Airport. This contract marks Rockwell Collins’ debut in the commercial helicopter... 1 August 2016
Boeing has announced a partnership with the Emirates Flight Training Academy, a division of Emirates Airline, to collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to help train pilot cadets. Boeing is creating a customized, integrated software system for managing cadet learning and training using software developed by the... 28 July 2016
After the successful implementation of their current B787 virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) stations, a major North American airline operator has signed with Aerosim for an additional 21 B787 VMT stations. Combined with their previous order, this airline operator now has four separate classrooms and locations which will serve the current... 28 July 2016