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PILOT TRAINING Airways Aviation has been awarded a new contract to train pilots for the Royal Oman Police Force. The company has been training the Royal Oman Police Force aeroplane and helicopter pilots from zero experience through to full commercially rated pilots at both VFR and IFR levels for a number... 21 January 2015
HELICOPTER FlightSafety International is to offer training for the Airbus EC145 helicopter. The design and manufacture of the FS1000 simulator is well underway and it is expected to receive Level D qualification and enter service at a FlightSafety Learning Center early in 2016. The new simulator will be equipped with... 21 January 2015
VISUAL SYSTEM Within the scope of a long-term test Lufthansa Flight Training has equipped the visual system of one of its Boeing 747-400 simulators with new DLP projectors of type ESP-LHD-1000 of the German manufacturer eyevis. LFT is using for the first time DLP projectors with LED-illumination for a Level... 21 January 2015
PILOT TRAINING In response to the rapid and continued growth of the aviation industry in the Middle East, Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) will further expand its second Dubai training facility located at Dubai Silicon Oasis. As part of the expansion, ECFT will increase the number of bays from five to... 21 January 2015
PILOT TRAINING CAE has signed a series of civil aviation training solutions contracts worth more than C$220 million with airlines and aircraft operators worldwide. CAE has sold one Airbus A320 FFS to the flight training centre of Uzbekistan Airways, the largest airline in central Asia. The simulator will be delivered... 21 January 2015
HELICOPTER Heli Aviation, LLC, located at the Sarasota International Airport, has significantly enhanced its helicopter flight training capabilities with a twin-turbine, dual control, advanced training device (AATD) from ELITE Simulation Solutions. The ELITE® S623T is a full crew resource management (CRM) trainer and features an enhanced visual system, fully enclosed... 21 January 2015
CTC Aviation has been selected as 'partner of choice' by European Pilot Selection and Training (EPST) of the Netherlands to deliver training and placement services, initially for its popular Europilot programme. This partnership will see CTC Aviation providing professional airline pilot training to 'frozen' ATPL standards at Crew Training Centres... 20 January 2015
A regulation is a legal norm intended to shape conduct that is a byproduct of imperfection. At least, that’s how Wikipedia defines it. In any case, it is an authoritative rule on how an act shall be carried out. Sunjoo Advani, PhD., reports. Simulators are not perfect. They never will be, and... 20 January 2015
Willem-Jan Derks takes an in-depth look at the Latin American aviation training industry and the challenges it faces. Latin American aviation has experienced unprecedented growth over the last decade. A quick look at the Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA - Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Transporte Aéreo) members shows... 20 January 2015
Chris Long takes a look at some of the smaller European FTOs, and their adaptability to today’s aviation industry. The ICAO title “Aviation Training Organisation” (ATO) now reflects a much broader range of training organisations which provide both initial and recurrent training for aviation professionals, embracing as it does the separate... 20 January 2015
Chuck Weirauch reviews Horizon Air’s newly developed distance learning programme. For those airlines considering the introduction or expansion of their distance learning programs as a means to help reduce training costs while meeting FAA requirements and actually enhancing their training programs, the choices and challenges can be overwhelming at times. First, there... 20 January 2015
Tragedy can provide a turning point. For Air France, the June 2009 crash of AF447 prompted self-examination, followed by determination. Rick Adams visited the airline’s Paris training centre to learn about their new philosophy and direction. Nearly six years on, the lessons of AF447 are still being learned. The Atlantic... 20 January 2015
The arrival of the Airbus A350 XWB has served as a catalyst for Airbus to re-think the training tasks essential in support of its aircraft. Chris Long visited Airbus in Toulouse for an update. Now branded as “Training by Airbus”, the roll out of this training model has been triggered by increasing global... 20 January 2015
Peter Moxham, FRAeS, reports on the successful Heads of Training meeting and its outcomes, at the recent EATS 2014 in Berlin. EATS 2014 has marked a turning point in relationships between the professional pilot training industry and EASA with a recognised change in emphasis from EASA in its dealings with the... 18 November 2014
Held in Berlin, Germany, the 2014 European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) saw 500-plus delegates benefit from the perspectives of European and international training and simulation experts. The theme of EATS 2014 was "Optimising Simulation and Training for the Flight Crew.” Conference Chair and CAT Editor-in-Chief Chris Lehman filed this report. Thirteen years... 18 November 2014
Chris Long takes looks at a multi-nation developed simulator now used for specialised UPRT training. Pure research may not always create an immediately productive result, and often applied research falls short of a commercially viable product. Confounding that view is an ambitious research programme born in Europe - Desdemona has matured to the point at which it... 18 November 2014
Chuck Weirauch reports from the NBAA’s 2014 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The trend towards evidence-based business aviation training, safety management systems, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)'s Top Safety Areas, and a discussion panel led by some of the FAA's top safety experts were some of the key focus areas... 18 November 2014
“Learning management system” has been used comfortably and interchangeably for years by the airline industry and S&T sector companies. Underlying LMS technology and other system attributes are undergoing a not so subtle, rapid transformation into broader training management systems, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. Software and other simulation and training... 18 November 2014
When shipping dangerous goods, shippers, airport and airlines need to bring their A-game. Robert W. Moorman investigates. September 3, 2010: UPS Airlines Flight 6, a fully loaded 747-400F, was enroute from Dubai to Cologne. It was a typical cargo run for UPS. No weather problems were expected and all onboard... 18 November 2014
Employing the latest research and testing tools that include networked live, virtual and constructive simulation, NASA is providing support to the FAA and the RTCA (formerly Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) in the ongoing effort to develop solutions leading to the safe and successful integration of unmanned aerial systems into the US... 18 November 2014