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SOFTWARE infoWERK Medien & Technik GmbH has received a 2014 Worlddidac Award for excellence for the multimedia-based system, Basic Training for Aviation Maintenance Engineers. This software is used by Swiss Aircraft Maintenance Association (SAMA) who proposed the multimedia-based training system for the award. The Worlddidac Award is presented every two... 8 September 2014
HELICOPTER UK-based Heli Air is expanding its training services to include full-time ground school courses alongside its well established flying training. Available from October this year, the new courses will be professionally delivered in a modular format at the company's purpose-built facilities at Wycombe Air Park. The modules will include... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Boeing has announced the placement of several new full flight simulators that expand capabilities for pilot training globally, while bringing more training closer to where airlines operate. Two simulators, a Next Generation 737 and 777, are now ready for training at the Boeing Flight Services Singapore campus. Another... 8 September 2014
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL UFA, Inc. has opened the ATCSim Innovation Center in Kaufbeuren, Germany. The 350 square meter facility offers UFA's state-of-the-art ATC tower, radar and airside driving simulation technology for training, research and development. At its inauguration, Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) will commence Apron Control training for its latest... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Baltic Aviation Academy's training centre has finalized the purchase contract for five new aircraft and has almost doubled its fleet and training capacity. The fleet has been expanded with four Tecnam P2002 and one Tecnam P2006 aircraft. Together with the new fleet additions, Baltic Aviation Academy has nine... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Volaris, the low-cost airline serving Mexico and the US, has chosen "Training by Airbus" to provide A320 Family flight simulator training and courses in Miami and Mexico as part of an agreement that includes more than 25,000 flight training hours for 500 pilots. Training of Volaris’ pilots has... 8 September 2014
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Michael King has joined SimCom Training Centers as chief operating officer. In his role, King will be responsible for all aspects of SimCom's training operations. A seasoned business leader, King spent more than two decades at FlightSafety International, where he served in a variety of technical and... 8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS FlightPath International Limited and G Air have entered into a cooperative affiliation in which the two training organizations will provide both ab initio and multi crew pilot licence training (MPL training) to major airlines throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. FlightPath has also received Approved Maintenance... 8 September 2014
CABIN CREW EDM Ltd. has been selected by Cathay Pacific to design, manufacture and install a new A350 door trainer for the airline. EDM was awarded the new business as part of an international tender with delivery expected at Cathay Pacific's cabin crew training centre in Hong Kong. The trainer... 8 September 2014
CABIN CREW At the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Doha, a unanimous resolution was adopted by IATA members which calls upon governments and industry to work together on a balanced package of measures to effectively deter and manage the... 8 September 2014
While the business aviation sector has yet to fully recover from its sharp decrease in sales generated by the Great Recession of 2008, innovation remains alive and well in the community’s training sector, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The business aviation learning continuum is unique when compared to other civil... 8 September 2014
COMPANY NEWS A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) and the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA). This agreement was signed for the enhancement of training and simulation activities, including standardization, which will accrue to the benefit of industry and government in the... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Aerosim Flight Academy is working with Air Wisconsin Airlines in addressing the need for new first officer pilots with Aerosim’s Airline Pilot Pathway Program. The program is designed to ensure pilots successful employment – providing cadets with professional training and a guaranteed job interview. Cadets enrolled in the... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Etihad Airways is establishing the Etihad Flight College, a flight training facility in the United Arab Emirates for Emirati and international cadet pilots. As a first step in establishing this college, Etihad Airways is in the process of acquiring the fixed wing training division from Horizon International Flight... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. has announced that Vision Technologies Aerospace Incorporated (VT Aerospace) has acquired 100% equity interest in Aviation Academy of America, Inc. Following the acquisition, Aviation Academy of America, Inc. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of VT Aerospace. The acquisition is part of the Group's... 8 September 2014
MAINTENANCE FL Technics Training has received an Aviation Technical Training Organization Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of El Salvador. The certificate makes the company eligible to provide EASA Part-147-certified Base, Type and Specialized technical training courses for carriers, MROs and other players of the Salvadoran aviation... 8 September 2014
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES CTC Aviation has appointed Anthony Petteford FRAES as Group Chief Commercial Officer effective 1 July 2014. Anthony leads the Group marketing team, product innovation and services development, customer experience, information and media systems and also heads the development and implementation of key Group strategic growth projects. Anthony... 8 September 2014
HELICOPTER The first Level D full flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters' EC175 rotorcraft has received airworthiness certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling launch pilots to be trained with this high-fidelity system. Located at the Helisim Training Academy adjacent to Airbus Helicopters' headquarters and production facility at Marignane,... 8 September 2014
ATC TRAINING The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority, BULATSA has completed factory acceptance testing of its Micro Nav 3D tower and radar simulator. The simulator is due to be installed in the Sofia control centre during July of this year. The contract includes: 16 dual-role radar and tower controller workstations;... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Florida Institute of Technology is launching a new online graduate degree program in Fall 2014 that is designed for adult working professionals in public, private or military aviation-related professions where advanced, graduate-level knowledge of aviation management concepts is a key to success. The new degree, Master of Science... 8 September 2014