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Concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic is putting pressure on some operators and crew to neglect or suspend some aspects of aviation safety - such as the standards for crew fatigue management, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) HUPER Fatigue Management Working Group has provided some initial... 6 April 2020
Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK. An Airbus flight test crew has just completed its latest mission with an A350-1000 test... 6 April 2020
With pilots sent home due to COVID-19, Scandinavian charter airline SunClass has found a way to maintain air crew proficiency using Aviation eLearning’s V360E. The customisable virtual train and track software solves the urgent training need and minimises the amount of training required once full operation resumes. “The Virtual... 6 April 2020
Simtech Aviation has sold its ATR 72-500 simulator to Finnair. The TRU Simulation + Training simulator is certified to Level D full motion by the Irish Aviation Authority and will be relocated to Finnair’s Training Base in Helsinki in the coming weeks. Simtech Aviation, in conjunction with Finnair and... 6 April 2020
ATPL theory publisher, Padpilot has announced the release of the first ATPL theory books for the new EASA 2020 syllabus. The Padpilot series of ‘2nd Edition’ ATPL (A) books is now available for use by ab-initio pilot training academies and ground schools and can also be downloaded directly from... 6 April 2020
U.S. Army builds synthetic battlefield to blend with live training in augmented reality, computer-generated or real-world, sensory content is placed over a soldier’s view of the real-world environment. 3 April 2020
Varjo is partnering with Cognitive3D, a Canadian company that provides tools for professionals to measure and understand user behavior in immersive environments. The Cognitive3D software can be used to capture user interactions, position, biometrics and eye tracking using Varjo’s virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) headsets. Image credit: Varjo Combined with... 3 April 2020
Health Scholars received $1 million in grant funding for surge provider training to help combat COVID-19. The grant will provide approximately14,000 providers its virtual reality (VR) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Desktop Simulation Training to assist health systems with preparedness training. It will enable hospitals to quickly deploy training to... 3 April 2020
After three years of resounding support from Commanders, Senior Instructor Pilots, and Master Gunners, the Apache Gunnery Trainer (AGT) is heading to the flight line at U.S. Army Ft Rucker, Alabama. Developed from previous AH-64 collective trainers sold internationally, refined to support the Air Cav Leader’s course and prototyped... 3 April 2020
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, IntelyCare is launching the first training certification program specific to nursing facilities. The training will update nursing professionals on COVID-19 prevention and treatment practices in order to maintain the health of nurses and patients during the outbreak. “As we monitored the spread of... 3 April 2020
Group Editor Martin Kauchak provides a “wellness report” during the coronavirus outbreak on two S&T industry members, Frasca International and Mint Software Systems. CAT readers are well aware of the physical and financial tolls the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exact on the broad civil aviation community. While decreasing airline... 2 April 2020
VA Airline Training (VA) is committed to supporting pilots in various ways during this extremely challenging period, with further service enhancements. VA provides additional APS MCC training free of charge during a course to ensure genuine competence and readiness for the skills test, airline selection and type rating training. 2 April 2020
