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U.S. Air Force officials activated the Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) in Texas to meet the demand for special operations warfighters and improve retention rates for these career fields. The mission of the new wing is to select, train, equip and mentor Airmen to... 22 October 2018
The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) set up the Air Force’s first operational training program to prepare Air Force mental health care providers, technicians and social workers to join Integrated Operational Support (IOS) teams at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The program opened in May to give... 22 October 2018
Fort Worth is now home to the nation’s newest M.D. School after receiving preliminary accreditation from The Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Texas Christian University (TCU) and University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) joined together in July 2015 to form this new medical school that will offer a... 22 October 2018
Japan Transocean Air (JTA), part of JAL Group, selected Pacific Simulators’ ProJet FJ2000 Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT) to complement its training products and better prepare JTA’s pilots for its new fleet of Boeing 737s. JTA is currently replacing its B737-400s with the latest B737-800 aircraft. The ProJet FJ2000 CPT is... 22 October 2018
Alsim sold a third AL250 Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT) II simulator to flight training school Astonfly in Toussus-le-Noble, France. The simulator will be delivered at the beginning of 2019 making it the third AL250 FNPT II delivered to the school in less than 12 months. Alsim delevoped the... 22 October 2018
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), an aircraft MRO and training provider, agreed to the terms of a new ownership structure that will transition Greybull Capital LLP to the majority shareholder of MAEL. MAEL’s lenders, the PNC Financial Services Group Inc. will continue to provide facilities and support, and many of MAEL’s... 22 October 2018
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) bought a new mobile simulation unit that will provide life-saving training to Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) staff and community partners across NGHS’ 18-county service area. The mobile simulation unit will directly enhance the quality of patient care by training NGHS staff how to react... 21 October 2018
Saab received an order from Boeing for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the T-X Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft. The T-X program is divided into multiple phases, and the order is for the first phase. The order is valued at MUSD 117.6. and will run until 2022. In... 19 October 2018
Aeroteam and Scandinavian Avionics Training signed an agreement to develop a learning tool called MAYDAY in collaboration with Copenhagen Game Lab, which will improve the Human Factor (HF) training and enhance the non-technical skills of people working in the maintenance environment. MAYDAY complies with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) part... 19 October 2018
Coptersafety, a helicopter training service provider, will run a 2-day Maintenance Check Flight (MCF) course to help helicopter operators and maintenance service providers meet the new requirements and regulations for MCF operations that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will introduce in 2019. The first MCF course will take place... 19 October 2018
An important regulatory development in Europe this year has been the deadline of the 25th August 2018 for air operators to establish compliance with performance based navigation (PBN) crew training requirements which has affected both EASA aircrew and air operations regulations. Mario Pierobon provides an update. 18 October 2018
The aviation industry is becoming unified to mitigate cyber threats of all types. Chuck Weirauch takes a closer look at how some industry players are progressing in this area. 18 October 2018
