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Mentice, a provider of in virtual reality‐based interventional medical simulation solutions, announced the appointment of Dr. David J. Ballard as Chief Clinical Officer and Executive Vice President of the Mentice Group. Dr. Ballard was appointed an independent member of the Mentice board of directors in October 2018. Dr. Ballard (M.D.,... 9 January 2019
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) extended its long-term cooperation with IFAD TS A/S through a new 11-year framework agreement. With this agreement, IFAD will be a main supplier to DALO regarding the development and sustainment of simulation environments for training operational skills within all divisions of the... 9 January 2019
KLM UK Engineering signed an airframe maintenance contract extension with West Atlantic UK Limited. KLM UK Engineering will commence airframe maintenance checks with West Atlantic UK Limited on their Boeing 737 Freighter fleet in February 2019, following on from the contract that started in January 2018. 9 January 2019
Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Glendale, Arizona, recently renewed software maintenance for 62 VRSG licenses and one MetaVR Terrain Tools for Esri ArcGIS license for their F-16C Block 30/40 full-mission training simulators at the base's Network Training Center facility. Each dome-based multi-channel simulator contains a full cockpit replica of... 9 January 2019
Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force The Secure Live Virtual Constructive, Advanced Training Environment (SLATE) program of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Warfighter Readiness Research Division 711th Human Performance Wing (711HPW/RHA) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is using some of its 24 newly acquired MetaVR Virtual... 9 January 2019
Matrox Graphics Inc.’s Matrox Maevex 6120 dual 4K enterprise encoder appliance is the recipient of Systems Contractor News’ Product of the Year Award and Sound & Video Contractor’s Innovative Product Award. The product features encoding capabilities that can deliver content to on-premises end points, to cloud and internet services and... 9 January 2019
Matrox Graphics Inc.’s Matrox Mura IPX 4K DisplayPort capture and IP encode/decode cards are now shipping. These video wall capture cards feature 4Kp60 with full 4:4:4 color sampling support alongside an onboard network interface controller (NIC), offering advanced capture, encode, stream, record and decode capabilities. The product can be used... 9 January 2019
Barcelona Flight School and SoftekSim have signed an agreement for the delivery of a Boeing 737NG simulator, which is compliant with EASA FTD level 1 and Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) certification requirements. The device will be used at the school for part of the initial B737NG type rating training, as well... 9 January 2019
Panamedia purchased an A32 FNPT II MCC simulator from entrol. It will be installed at its base in Mallorca, Spain in mid-2019. The device is based on the A320. The cockpit has dual MCDU, TCAS II, ECAM and weather radar. It also features a 180-by-40 degree cylindrical visual with three... 8 January 2019
VSTEP’s most recent development within its NAUTIS product line is the new portable simulator product, which was developed in cooperation with 360-Control. Simone Cherchi, one of VSTEP’s Master Mariners said: “The design of the setup was quite a challenge. It is crucial for us that the customer feels as though... 8 January 2019
Britten-Norman plans to expand its overseas training capabilities by signing a lease on new premises at Malta International Airport. Whilst training will be the primary focus, the company is also working closely with Transport Malta’s Civil Aviation Directorate to introduce other aviation-related services at the same site, including the establishment... 8 January 2019
Throughout 40 years, UFA’s engineers, subject matter experts and support staff have provided service to the Air Traffic training sector. Known for its flagship ATCoach and ATTower simulators, the company’s suite of products have grown to meet the changing needs of the industry. David Wolff, CEO of UFA says,“We have... 8 January 2019
