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Coptersafety, a Finnish helicopter training center in Helsinki, will use MINT TMS, a web-based training management system. MINT TMS allows instructors and trainees online access to their training schedules, electronic grading forms, reports, learning materials, and other training-related data. It simplifies the management of instructor allocation, classroom distribution and... 2 March 2020
Dutch sim training specialists VSTEP will deliver a NAUTIS simulator to Angola for training a wide range of fishery techniques. The deal includes a NAUTIS Class B and several NAUTIS desktop simulators with a MARIS radar and eGlobe ECDIS. They will equip these simulators with the fishing content and functionality... 2 March 2020
Caverton, an aviation and marine logistics company in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, have signed the factory acceptance on a AW139 reality H full-flight level D simulator with Thales. 2 March 2020
Based in Helsinki, Finland, Finnair is the proud flag carrier for that country. Chris Long visited to find out more about the training and simulation capabilities of this 95 year old airline. 1 March 2020
Editorial Comment This issue of CAT Magazine is our annual Sourcebook edition, and it always coincides with the yearly forecast season, as well as the flurry of new aircraft orders that always accompany either the Paris or Farnborough Airshow. New pilot demand forecasts emerge at nearly the same time,... 1 March 2020
Charles River Analytics Inc. has received funding from the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences to build its Physiological Index of Situation Awareness system with SA Technologies. 27 February 2020
BATS Aviation have purchased an entrol en-1000 FNPT II simulator that will be installed in Malaysia. The en-1000 is SEP / MEP reconfigurable. It will have a debriefing station, and will include a tablet for IOS remote control. It will also feature a 180° x 40° cylindrical visual with... 27 February 2020
Rheinmetall has signed a contract to modernize flight simulators for the German Army Aviation Corps’ NH90 helicopters. For Rheinmetall, the order, signed in December, is worth a figure in the lower double-digit euro million range. Awarded as part of the Helicopter Flight Training Systems (HFTS), the contract encompasses operation,... 27 February 2020
Dream Flyers, a Spanish ATO in Barcelona, has purchased an Alsim ALX simulator.The Alsim ALX provides single engine piston, twin engine piston and twin jets (generic B737/A320). The device has approval for ATPL, CPL/MCC in compliance with all current regulatory standards. Alsim say it has a proven track record... 27 February 2020
All Nippon Airways (ANA) are to introduce VR training for its mechanics. It will cover all aspects of aircraft operation and how to identify and predict future risks. ANA's new VR system will use 3D simulations of work environments to create real-world scenarios based on common work-related accidents. ANA... 27 February 2020
Flightdeck Solutions has been granted FNPT2/MCC certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the company’s A320 device early February 2020. The client, Svensk Pilotutbildning AB, Sweden, now has the ability to prepare cadets at a very high level in a true airliner environment as they focus on their... 26 February 2020
Global Medical Response, headquartered in Greenwood Village Colorado, has placed an order for two FRASCA Level 7 Helicopter Flight Training Devices (FTDs), which will support aviation training for two of its air medical operations. Guardian Flight will begin using the Airbus H125 FTD, and Med-Trans Corporation will start using... 26 February 2020
