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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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Carol Vorderman, British TV personality, who recently unveiled plans to fly around the world solo, has joined the judging panel for the final round of Bristol Groundschool's ATPL Scholarship Programme. Somerset-based Bristol Groundschool launched the Scholarship Programme in early 2013 to assist pilots in training who might otherwise have struggled... 29 August 2013
CAE has signed contracts for ten full flight simulators (FFSs), flight training devices and simulator update services. The contracts are worth approximately C$140 million. CAE has sold four A320 FFSs with options for another four, and four training devices to Lion Air Group, a Pan-Asian airline group that includes Indonesia's... 29 August 2013
Chris Long takes a look at new entrant in the equipment manufacturing market, Farnair Europe. With the continuing uptick in training demands it is no surprise that there are new entrants in the training market. The size of that market, and the opportunities for innovation in it, can encourage new... 29 August 2013
Ian Strachan reports from the RAeS conference ‘Improving Training Provision’. At the Royal Aeronautical Society HQ in London, the Society and the International Air Transport Association held a conference in June on "Improving Training Provision". Over 120 delegates attended from 26 different countries. Jens Bjarnason, IATA Operations director, said that... 29 August 2013
Held in Berlin, Germany, the 2013 European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) saw delegates benefit from the perspectives of European and international training and simulation experts. Conference Chair and CAT Editor-in-Chief Chris Lehman filed this report. The theme of EATS 2013 was “Enhancing Flight Crew Training,” and for the first time,... 29 August 2013
In his first interview since becoming CAE Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services, Nick Leontidis speaks with Rick Adams. In June, longtime CAE business development leader Nick Leontidis took over the reins of CAE’s civil aviation simulation and training businesses, succeeding Jeff Roberts, who spearheaded the unit for... 29 August 2013
Robert W. Moorman explores what is being done to teach English to test pilots and air traffic controllers according to ICAO’s language standards. They still talk about the horrific mid-air collision near New Delhi, India. November 12, 1996: A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B enroute to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and... 29 August 2013
Next-Gen Motion Technology Improving Performance With the introduction of second-generation electric motion systems for full flight simulators and the further refining and improvement of FFS performance, training devices are becoming more capable of replicating actual aircraft performance. Chuck Weirauch writes. A new means of evaluating motion performance could be the... 29 August 2013
Rick Adams investigates training for offshore helicopter operations. There’s a new dynamic driving helicopter pilot training, and a new geography of locations with names you’ve probably never heard before. The Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil, the Kizomba field in the Atlantic Ocean east of Angola, the KG-D6 block... 29 August 2013
Converging Paths Military virtual maintenance training systems provide high fidelity, quality training across learning curricula. S&T companies are devising strategies to tailor their simulators and other devices to further support maintainers in the civil aviation sector, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. Recent advancements in learning technologies used by military aviation... 29 August 2013
Chris Long profiles the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100. A characteristic of most new aircraft in the 21st century is that they are the result of collaborative ventures. The Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 is no exception, but it is unique in that it is a fusion of two primary organisations with completely different... 29 August 2013
Axis Flight Training Systems has announced that Peter G. Edwards and Niall G. Olver have joined the Axis group as investors and operational partners, through the formation of Axis Simulation Holdings GmbH of Zug, Switzerland. Edwards and Olver will work closely with Axis CEO Martin Rossmann and will provide expertise... 31 July 2013
Q4 Services LLC has appointed Brian Simpson to president and chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2013. Simpson brings 25-years of simulation equipment and training industry experience, expertise, and commercial leadership to his new role. His previous positions included chief operating officer of GE Commercial Aviation Training and, most recently,... 31 July 2013
FlightSafety International has promoted John Van Maren to vice president, Simulation. He replaces Rick Armstrong, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Brent Birdwell has been named CPaT’s new president and CEO, Barry Janisse has been promoted to director of Sales and Marketing, Ray Vazcoy has been promoted... 31 July 2013
L-3 Link Simulation & Training’s (L-3 Link) Crawley, UK-based operation has opened a customer support center in China that will provide existing and new customers with access to simulator spare parts and logistics services. Support center personnel based in Beijing will make regular visits to customer locations to ensure that... 31 July 2013
Quadrant Simulation Systems, Inc. (QSSI) has announced an addition to its existing visual system update and support portfolio with the commencement of CRT support services for the ESCP range of calligraphic projectors. QSSI's CRT support service center is based at its Orlando, FL facility in a purpose built standalone 'clean... 31 July 2013
Symbiotics Ltd. have won a contract with Qatar Airways to deliver a comprehensive aircrew selection programme. Symbiotics will carry out selection processes based on its ADAPT Pilot Assessment and Screening Tool – a blended assessment that looks at skills and the impact of behaviour, culture, personality and technology currently used... 31 July 2013
Blue Islands are the only airline based in the Channel Islands (UK) that are certified to provide their own approved ATR training to pilots and cabin crew, both in-house and externally. The local airline is approved under the European regulator EASA as an Approved Training Organisation. The approval means that... 31 July 2013
Britannica Knowledge Management Systems has launched the new Fox, the most complete management solution for airlines, training providers and academies. The new Fox delivers unparalleled solutions for all three essential civil aviation training management challenges: qualification, training and learning. It is based on multidimensional functionalities developed for the intricate training... 31 July 2013
FlightSafety International is now able to offer training for the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter at its Learning Center in Dallas, Texas. The Sikorsky S-76B training program was previously located at FlightSafety's West Palm Beach Learning Center. The Sikorsky S-76B simulator is currently undergoing a complete refurbishment and upgrade at FlightSafety’s Simulation... 31 July 2013