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29 April 2025 John Bent While airlines received financial support, training organizations did not, leading many to close their doors.
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Turkish Airlines have awarded Frasca International, Inc. a contract to supply two FNPT II flight simulators. The simulators include a Cessna G1000 FNPT II and a Diamond DA-40/42 convertible FNPT II. Both simulators feature a 210° x 57° visual display system with TruVision™ Global visual system featuring 10 customized airport... 20 September 2015
Flyco Training Solutions Group signed an elearning services agreement with Azerbaijan Airlines to provide computer based training for their pilots and cabin crew. Flyco will be providing all the elearning services to Azerbaijan Airlines (Azal Air) exclusively, concluding a long term agreement. Flyco has recently moved their headquarters to London,... 20 September 2015
Ryanair and MPS have entered into definitive agreements for the delivery of three MPS B737-NG FTD1 fixed base simulators. In addition, parties have agreed on the option to deliver a substantial number of simulators over the next 10 years as part of Ryanair's overall pilot training program. The first device... 20 September 2015
Graduates from Aerosim Flight Academy who earn the private, instrument and commercial FAA certification are now eligible to earn 27 articulated credits toward a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation/Aerospace at Everglades University - Orlando. Additionally, Everglades University will offer a scholarship of $1,000 per semester to qualified Aerosim Flight... 20 September 2015
MINT Software Systems has signed a service agreement with the passenger airline WOW air from Iceland, who have selected MINT TRMS as the solution for training scheduling, electronic grading and records management for their cockpit and cabin crew training department. WOW air will use MINT TRMS for flight deck crew... 20 September 2015
BA Cityflyer has launched a new First Officer Placement Programme, offering a work placement and sponsored training opportunity exclusively to a modular trained pilot. Partnering with Kura Aviation, the programme is a unique opportunity, designed to progress the successful applicant towards a full time, permanent role as a BA Cityflyer... 20 September 2015
Copa Airlines has successfully implemented and gone live with AQT Solutions' ATMS (Advanced Training Management System) that will manage the training currency of Copa's pilot group. Copa's ATMS implementation was preceded by two weeks of onsite training held at their offices in Panama City. The implementation team participants included a... 20 September 2015
Spirit Airlines is preparing for the installation of the first Airbus Competence Training (ACT) classroom in the Americas. This maintenance training suite is being set up at Spirit's new maintenance facilities in Detroit, Michigan. The airline’s maintenance personnel and engineers will receive initial and recurrent training in the new A320... 20 September 2015
Boeing has acquired Peters Software GmbH, a provider of EASA based training content for ab initio pilot training. Located in Cologne, Germany, Peters Software specializes in curriculum and materials for commercial and private pilots operating in rapidly growing markets aligned with EASA. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. 20 September 2015
Avsoft International has announced the release of their aircraft systems course for the A330-200. The course consists of 28 modules and provides an estimated 45 hours of seat time. Although designed for the -200 model, Avsoft's innovative database driven Rapid Design, Development, and Deployment (RD3) system allows for the rapid... 20 September 2015
Starting from the last quarter of 2015, infoWERK will deliver all of its OPS training products for iPad and Android and will continue to expand its portfolio. "We are delighted that infoWERK's customers are to receive the benefits of this new learning system using mobiles," Hansjörg Lotter said. "For infoWERK,... 20 September 2015
FlightPath International has received EASA approvals for seven Airbus A320 Family type courses. These courses include A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B1 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B2 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) B1/B2 Combined Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500) B1 and B2 Type Course; A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500) B1/B2 Combined Type Course; and A319/A320/A321/CFM56 to... 20 September 2015
Adacel has been subcontracted by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to support the FAA’s Controller Training Contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Adacel will perform training services in 23 of the FAA's Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities across seven states. The single-award, firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract has... 20 September 2015
easyJet has officially opened the airline's new training facility 'The easyJet Gatwick Academy'. The new Academy, a £2.7 million investment by easyJet, has been built to accommodate easyJet's continued growth and houses a training facility comprising classrooms, cabin simulator, evacuation slide and fire training rig. The Academy is located within... 20 September 2015
Oman Air will embark on a new phase in its expansion programme when it starts construction of a state-of-the-art Oman Air Flight Training Centre (OAFTC). The centre will be located adjacent to Oman Air's headquarters in Muscat. Oman Air's investment in this training facility will add an important milestone in... 20 September 2015
Merlin Products Ltd. has delivered two MP50-2 simulation systems to Swansea University's College of Engineering. Together with Swansea's MP521 simulator, they are situated in the new simulation laboratory on the recently opened Bay Campus. Professor Johann Sienz commented: "This additional capacity and capability of our simulation systems will assist us... 20 September 2015
Aeromexico has installed a new Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT) Boeing 787 flight simulator for pilot training at the Aeromexico Training facility. With the arrival of the new simulator, the airline can optimize scheduling and control of the pilot training process, in addition to streamlining the availability and productivity... 20 September 2015
The "Falcon Initiative" was launched by the same partners, the RAeS and Boeing, in April 2015. The aim of this new idea is to provide the opportunity for 13-18 year olds to design and build a flight simulator. It will offer the opportunity to a broad cross section of young... 20 September 2015
The ongoing concern about the relatively low rate of take up of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects by students attending the high schools of the United Kingdom has led to the creation of outreach programmes tailored for that demographic. A particularly striking example of this is the joint... 20 September 2015
There are many challenges to the flight crew training world, and often attention is focussed on the new technology or regulatory imperatives. The most recent Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Crew Training Conference in London, UK, however, had a very specific aim - to examine the absolutely fundamental element of the... 20 September 2015