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SOFTWARE Philippine-based low cost carrier Cebu Pacific, has signed a 5-year agreement with Peak Pacific Limited for the provision of Learning Services, and Learning Technology Services. Under the agreement, Peak Pacific will provide consultancy services and managed services for Learning Content, Mobility Solutions and Learning Management System to various business... 8 September 2014
FlightSafety International has appointed Paul Kuchta to director, Training Operations. He will manage the implementation of policies and procedures related to the company's aircraft maintenance technician and cabin safety training programs. 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Rockwell Collins has signed an exclusive agreement with Kobev International to introduce a new FANS 1/A + and CPDLC training program that incorporates a unique pilot trainer program that emulates a pilot's real world communications with Air Traffic Control (ATC). The emulation program, developed by Rockwell Collins' ARINC... 8 September 2014
FlightSafety International and Sikorsky plan to offer training for the Sikorsky S-76D™, Sikorsky S-92A®, and Sikorsky S-76C+/C++™ helicopters in Asia. Training for the Sikorsky S-92A and Sikorsky S-76C+/C++ helicopters will be offered in Singapore. It is expected to begin in 2015 following the installation and Level D qualification of the... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Airways Aviation Training Academy (AATA), a subsidiary of the Airways Aviation Group is to launch aviation theory and aviation foundation courses from its Dubai Knowledge Village facility with further opportunities for students to then go on to undertake practical aeroplane or helicopter flight training at one of the... 8 September 2014
Air Show Pacific Sky Aviation and Viking Air Ltd., of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, have contracted TRU Simulation + Training to develop a state of the art Level D full flight simulator/seaplane trainer. This will be the world's first full flight simulator to feature a seaplane configuration, with the highly... 8 September 2014
The Instituo Tecnológico Superior ADA (ADA-ITS) and Lufthansa Technical Training have signed a contract which governs the use of Lufthansa Technical Training's iPad app "LTT viewer" to provide next-generation training to the institute's course participants. The first courses will start in September 2014, and from then on, more than 100... 8 September 2014
PILOT TRAINING Based on the strategy of EgyptAir Training Center to expand and intensify cooperation with airlines in the Middle East and the Arab world, EgyptAir Training Center has received a high-level delegation from the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority to approve the training centre for pilots and airline crews operating... 8 September 2014
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