Civil Aviation
13 January 2025 Penny McGrigor The aviation training industry stands at the forefront of innovation, however, alongside these opportunities come significant challenges that must be carefully managed to ensure long-term success.
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Held in Bangkok, Thailand, the 2013 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) explored aviation flight training and simulation from the Asia Pacific region. Chris Long reports. The recent boost to aircraft orders at the 15th Aviation Expo China 2013 in Beijing showed that, if any proof were needed, the continuing... 30 August 2013
Chuck Weirauch provides an update on the use of mobile and paperless training. With the world's two largest airliner manufacturers taking major steps to foster the implementation of iPads as Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) into the cockpits of their aircraft, it's becoming clear that more air carriers will adopt this... 30 August 2013
The military use of unmanned aerial systems as tools for surveillance and weapons delivery is well known. Can these systems find a place in the civil world? Robert W. Moorman investigates. Washington D.C is to politics what Las Vegas is to gambling. And there is always some controversy swirling around... 30 August 2013
As Delta and American Airlines receive new models of aircraft into their fleets, the two air carriers are using technology-enabled training strategies to prepare their pilots for the transition, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. Delta has an ambitious plan to introduce 88 “new” aircraft – Boeing 717s it purchased from... 30 August 2013
Peter Moxham, FRAeS, explains recent developments within EASA. Love it or hate it, EASA has entered a new era. 2013 has seen EASA FCL Regulations come into force in all member states together with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, and EASA Flight Operations have been finalised for introduction over the next... 30 August 2013
John Bent, FRAeS, Chairman Training Practices Workstream, International Pilot Training Consortium (IPTC), states that the variability in quality and relevance in pilot training around the world has become an exacerbating factor requiring urgent collaborative action if reduced safety margins are to be avoided. Two significant airline challenges are being debated... 30 August 2013
Chris Long visits Lufthansa Flight Training and reports on its well-established MPL programme for ab initio training. Few issues in pilot training have generated as much discussion in recent years as the introduction of the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL). Some have ignored it, and sought to improve training merely by... 30 August 2013
JVC Professional Products Company has announced the DLA-VS2200ZG D-ILA projector. Engineered specifically for simulation environments, planetariums, and other visualization applications, the latest Visualization Series model offers 1920x1080 native resolution, and its next-generation optical engine delivers a minimum of 18,000:1 native contrast ratio. Build around an optical engine with three D-ILA... 30 August 2013
CAE has signed a contract for eight full flight simulators (FFSs), flight training devices and a 15-year maintenance and service agreement with an undisclosed customer. This is worth approximately C$210 million and brings the total number of FFS sales CAE has announced to date in fiscal year 2014 to 23. 30 August 2013
Alsim can now count a new operator amongst its clients, Norway's University of Tromso School of Aviation (UTSA), located in the north of Norway, has chosen the ALX to contribute to their flight school's excellence. 30 August 2013
Mechtronix has delivered and commissioned its fixed-base Airbus A320 FFT X™ - MPL for ST Aerospace Academy (STAA), the commercial pilot training arm of ST Aerospace, in support of the academy's Multi-crew pilot license (MPL) training. The concept of a device purely to support MPL Phase II training outcomes was... 30 August 2013
Southern Illinois University (SIU) is using Avsoft’s CRJ200 pilot training course in its Aviation Training program. Students enrolled in SIU’s program will be able to take advantage of Avsoft's University program that lets students use Avsoft's Web Based Training program for a discounted price. The WBT version of the CRJ-200... 30 August 2013
CPaT has delivered its Dash 8 CBT courseware to LATAM Airlines Group existing Dash course for full CPaT Mobile iPad App Availability. LATAM Airlines Group has a Dash Fleet of five aircraft in operation in Bogota and Medellin, Colombia. 30 August 2013
AgustaWestland’s new AW189 flight training device (FTD) at its A. Marchetti Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy was qualified by an EASA / ENAC joint team to FTD Level 2 as per CS-FSTD(H). It is installed in the new simulation building that will include up to nine full flight simulators... 30 August 2013
Frasca International, Inc. has won a contract to supply a dual-qualified Bell 407 FAA Level B full flight simulator/Level 7 flight training device to Bell Helicopter for use at its Customer Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. The Frasca-built 407 will have capabilities to convert between the standard Bell Model... 30 August 2013
AgustaWestland has announced a comprehensive range of training services dedicated to the GrandNew light twin helicopter model available for global customers and supplied by AgustaWestland at the SwissAviation Training facility in Zurich. These training services are provided through a cooperation agreement with SwissAviation Training (SAT) for the supply of synthetic... 30 August 2013
CAE and Eurocopter have announced an agreement for an EC225 helicopter training facility in Norway, including a CAE 3000 Series Level D flight and mission simulator that will begin operation in 2015 as part of the Eurocopter-approved simulation center. The facility will be located at CAE’s training center in Norway. 30 August 2013
Air Madagascar has selected Avsoft's B737-300/500 courseware for its training program. Avsoft’s CBT/WBT courseware allows airlines and training centers to create Recurrent Ground School Modules, edit/modify exams, brand the CBT/WBT with their airline logo, and customize content free of charge. 30 August 2013
CPaT has delivered a Custom EMB190 CBT for Copa Airlines in Play-Ready-Training (PRT). The Copa EMB190 CBT will be deployed through the CPaT Mobile iPad Application. 30 August 2013
The UK North East's largest flight training school, Durham Tees Flight Training (DTFT), has announced expansion to its current operation through the acquisition of St George Flight Training based at Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle Airports. Following the retirement of St George Flight Training's owner, Captain Eric Reed, the operations... 30 August 2013