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One of outgoing Marine Corps Commandant David Berger’s remaining administrative duties was approving the annual update of Force Design 2030. The concise, 20-page document contains high-level, policy items of interest for the broader military, industry, academic simulation and training community. 6 July 2023
Loft Dynamics AG (formerly VRM Switzerland) has sold its first simulator in Italy, a VR Airbus H125 training device to Multicom based in Sicily. 6 July 2023
Helicopters Otago NZ has purchased a H45 FNPT II MCC simulator from Entrol. Based on the H145 D3, this simulator will be installed at its Mosgiel base in early 2024, with which the entire Otago Helicopters team can train. 6 July 2023
Aviation has an image problem and continues to fail to get the makeover that is very much needed, according to the industry leaders who attended the Cabin Crew Head of Training Mid-Year Meeting. 6 July 2023
ALSIM is strengthening its presence in Poland, as Air4™ has recently acquired an AL250 simulator. It will be the first AL250 simulator located in Silesia, Poland. 5 July 2023
Urbe Aero Flight Academy has announced an innovative partnership with Wizz Air, designed for the selection and training of future commercial pilots with the perspective of professional opportunities upon completion of the training. 4 July 2023
Rheinmetall plans to build an ultramodern factory at Weeze in the Kleve district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) to produce fuselage sections for the F-35A Lightning II, the world’s top-performing warplane. 4 July 2023
One major development in the US Defense Department’s aviation training enterprise remains the continued delay of Boeing T-7A Red Hawks entering the US Air Force’s aging training force. Group Editor Marty Kauchak updates the impact of this program’s missed acquisition milestones and the Air Force’s challenge to meet its pilot readiness goals – without a purpose-built fifth-generation jet trainer. 4 July 2023
Delta broke ground on a new pilot training facility in its key Mountain West hub, Salt Lake City. that is scheduled to open in 2025. 4 July 2023
Team Fisher, the Capita-led consortium including Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, the University of Lincoln and several smaller British suppliers, has assumed responsibility for engineering and maintenance support for a range of 34 training systems and simulators. 4 July 2023
Textron Aviation has announced an agreement with ATP Flight School for the purchase of 40 Cessna Skyhawk aircraft. 4 July 2023
Aviation industry leader Anna Smallwood has been appointed as Professor and Head of the Centre for Air Transport Management at Cranfield University and will take up her post in October 2023. 3 July 2023
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Europe’s Number One Civil Aviation Training Event EATS 2024 will be held on 5-7 November, 2024. It typically attracts 900 attendees from over 50 countries – all focused on best training practices. With over 48 hours of intense networking and information exchange with key representatives from the region’s airline training community, EATS is Europe’s largest aviation training event, designed by and for aviation professionals.