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Three Purdue University alumni will soon help more members of the U.S. Air Force advance critical communication skills to keep them safe in the cockpit. PlaneEnglish, a simulator created by the three Purdue alumni, has received a $1 million SBIR Phase II award, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force... 31 January 2020
AVT Simulation in Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $31 million firm-fixed-price contract to design, develop, integrate, manage, deliver, install, test, document and support construction equipment virtual trainers. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date in January 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Orlando,... 31 January 2020
AVT Simulation in Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $31 million firm-fixed-price contract to design, develop, integrate, manage, deliver, install, test, document and support construction equipment virtual trainers. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date in January 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command,... 31 January 2020
Latitude Aviation English Services have made two new appointments to its management team. The UK-based firm have appointed Aaron Dillon as Operations Manager. Dillon, who has experience of quality and service management in the education industry, will manage the day-to-day running of the business. Andrea Howard has started as... 31 January 2020
Cobham Aviation Services have recruited Ruby Blagrove, the group’s first female cadet pilot. The 19-year-old from McLaren Vale, South Australia, joins the Cobham Cadet Pilot Program run in partnership with Flight Training Adelaide. There were over 400 applicants for the program. Cobham also chose three other applicants for the... 31 January 2020
Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) have unveiled its line-up of EASA Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) courses that meet and exceed EASA Part-FCL.745.A requirements. The company said its approved UPRT programs mitigate the risk of Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I), aviation’s prime fatal threat to safety, through the... 31 January 2020
Micro Nav have installed a new approach and radar simulator for AirNav Indonesia. The solution accommodates for the growing needs and demands of the increasingly complex training and operational environment in Indonesia. Together with PT. Geo Prima, the BEST (Beginning to End for Simulation and Training) ATC simulator was... 31 January 2020
The Helicopter Flight Training Center, a Metro Aviation company, has appointed Robert Stevenson, a 20-year industry veteran, as its training center sales director. Robert Stevenson, Sales Director, Helicopter Flight Training Center. Image credit: Helicopter Flight Training Center. In this role, Stevenson will manage and build industry partnerships while developing... 30 January 2020
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has opened its new 11,000-square-foot flight attendant recurrent training center in Orlando, Florida, and has been approved by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority for its plans to build a 35,000-square-foot hangar at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The $10 million maintenance hangar will include indoor parking... 30 January 2020
AVT Simulation broke ground at a new headquarters facility that once completed, will be the 40,000 square-foot home in the Quadrangle in Orlando, Florida. Left to right: Kimberly Sheldon, CFO; Kyle Crooks, President; Robert Abascal, Founder, and CEO; Christina Wilson, Operations Manager, and FSO; Todd Andrew, President of Andrew... 30 January 2020
Colossal Motion, a division of the StratStep Group, has launched a bespoke career advice service to help smaller training providers and ATO’s. The Career Advisor Service takes a proven model used by the large global Flight Schools and allows smaller training organisations to deliver the same service at an... 30 January 2020
The next generation of pilots will learn to fly at the Qantas Group’s new Pilot Academy in Toowoomba, Australia, which officially opened in January 2020. The Pilot Academy will have the capacity to train up to 250 pilots each year to build a long-term talent pipeline for Qantas, Jetstar... 29 January 2020
