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CAE USA recently achieved the AS9100 certification for its quality management system. AS9100 is the International Quality Management System standard specifically for the aerospace and defense industry. Steve Baigrie, Vice President, Operations holds the formal AS9100 certificate recently awarded to CAE USA. Image credit: CAE USA. The AS9100 quality standard... 13 February 2020
Gen. John M. Murray, Army Futures Command commanding general, visited the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (CCDC SC) at the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts. Staff. Sgt. Christian Lincoln-King (pictured here center) uses a Soldier Born Sensor System that enables Soldiers to gain improved situational... 13 February 2020
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle) was awarded the U.S. Air Force Simulator Lateral Axis Motion (SLAM) Engineering Change Proposal under the KC-10 Training Systems contract. The company has also been tasked with relocating multiple KC-10 simulators. Image credit: Pinnacle Solutions. The Pinnacle Team comprised of Pinnacle as the prime with... 13 February 2020
SonoSim, Inc., has launched a comprehensive nurse ultrasound training curriculum designed to support artificial intelligence (AI)-guided ultrasound training needs. The curriculum is designed to assist nurse training programs, integrate recent, remarkable advances in AI-guided ultrasound applications into nurse education and, subsequently, patient care. Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Venous Cannulation. Image... 13 February 2020
ITPS Canada has launched a division dedicated to tactical training with a major contract to train fighter pilots from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The first course of students began training in January 2020 at the International Tactical Training Center. The second course of 10 students will begin... 13 February 2020
Cambridge-based VA Airline Training (VA) are using ‘Graduate Pilot Champions’ to help its Airline Pilot Standards (APS) MCC graduate pilots secure job opportunities. VA’s Managing Director Anthony Petteford and Head of Customer Engagement, Karen Bath - will act as ‘Graduate Pilot Champions’. Anthony and Karen between them have over... 13 February 2020
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) wants the British Government and airlines to implement a pilot apprenticeship scheme to open up the career to a more diverse population. BALPA has already helped establish the first ever apprenticeship standard for commercial airline pilots in the UK. But a year on... 13 February 2020
Bernie Baldwin reports on aircrew licensing and pilot ‘transferability’ between regulatory jurisdictions. 13 February 2020
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has won its first K-Sim Safety simulator contract with the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society (NSRS). KDI will deliver a K-Sim Safety Advanced Fire Fighting Simulator (AFFS) to the NSRS training centre in Horten, Norway. The full-mission K-Sim Safety AFFS is a new simulator which addresses regulation VI/3,... 13 February 2020
Utah Valley University School of Aviation Science has partnered with SkyWest Airlines to provide students with a clear path to the commercial aviation field upon graduation. The SkyWest Pilot Pathway Program offers enrolled student pilots one-on-one mentorship opportunities, enhanced company seniority, guaranteed final interview with SkyWest Airlines and $15,000... 12 February 2020
Many factors, including an aging aviation maintenance workforce and shortage of trained airframe and powerplant (A&P) technicians, have sparked interest in National Aviation Academy’s (NAA) Career Fairs. Employers are feeling the challenges that come with aviation maintenance professionals departing longtime positions. Image credit: NAA To connect students and alumni... 12 February 2020
L3Harris Technologies will provide two new Full Flight Simulators (FFS) for Chinese flight training operator Guangdong Meihua Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. Meihua's new facility in Guangzhou, a major aviation hub that is home to several Chinese airlines, will house the FFS. The A320 and B737NG simulators will feature a... 12 February 2020
