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Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) won a contract from Skyborne Airline Academy to deliver, MPS says, the first fixed-base B737 MAX simulator to Skyborne’s new training center at Gloucestershire Airport, U.K. MPS says the B737 MAX will help Skyborne optimize its training for its next generation of pilots. The simulator is... 14 September 2018
HAITE Aviation Training Singapore, a subsidiary of Sichuan Haite High-Tech Co. Ltd. of China and a provider of aviation training programs, signed a pilot-training agreement with China Eastern Airlines, one of China’s three major airlines. HAITE Singapore will develop and conduct relevant training programs for current and future CEA pilots... 14 September 2018
London Biggin Hill Airport will launch a new apprentice program with East Surrey College to open aviation operations career opportunities to the local community. Five apprentices will assist trained airport professionals with the daily operations of hangars and ramps at London Biggin Hill. The program will launch in September 2019,... 14 September 2018
Valiant Integrated Services, a provider of mission services and supplies, won a three-year, $140-million contract to support the U.S. Army National Guard and provide Mission Command Training Support services, which will aid commanders in achieving Army readiness. Valiant will deliver individual and collective Mission Command system training in Live, Virtual,... 13 September 2018
airBaltic Pilot Academy welcomed 12 cadets into its second group to begin studies at its Pilot Academy in Latvia. The cadets will become airBaltic pilots after completing the two-year program. The airline hopes this pilot-training program it launched last year will help it secure more Baltic pilots, and says it saw... 13 September 2018
FAAC Incorporated, Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, received $10.2-million in funding from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for its Army Virtual Clearance Training Suite (VCTS) follow-on program that is managed by the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The follow-on effort provides training for... 13 September 2018
The University of Newcastle’s Laureate Professor Nick Talley and Conjoint Senior Lecturer Dr Simon O’Connor were recognized for their work in medical education at the British Medical Association (BMA) Medical Book Awards 2018. Taking out first prize in the Medicine category for their Talley & O’Connor’s Clinical Examination 8th edition,... 13 September 2018
Coptersafety named Juha Ahtola as head of Quality and Safety and Mikko Kallio as head of Training and Development. Both Ahtola and Kallio will report to Mikko Dahlman, CEO, Coptersafety. Ahtola will succeed Timo Honkavaara, who was promoted to Chief Operating Officer focusing on Coptersafety’s rapid growth. Ahtola will be... 13 September 2018
TransEnterix Inc., a medical device company that provides a digitized interface between surgeons and patients, filed a FDA 510(k) submission for its Senhance Ultrasonic Instrument System to improve minimally invasive surgery that could help increase patient safety. Advanced energy devices, including ultrasonic devices, are some of the most versatile and critical tools... 12 September 2018
The IFA Aviation Training Center in São Domingos de Rana, Portugal acquired an Alsim ALX simulator as part of its modernization strategy. The Alsim ALX acquired by the IFA is an EASA CS-FSTD A-FNPT II MCC simulator, which allows to replace flight hours per simulated flight hours in the PPL,... 12 September 2018
Capt Dharmadi and Capt Ardy with Pacsim Director of Operations, Russell Hubber in the EuroJet FTD Flybest Flight Academy in Batam, Indonesia purchased two flight simulators from Pacific Simulators to complete their Jet Orientation Courses for pilots, including a EuroJet Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT) and a ProJet PS4.5... 12 September 2018
Leonardo plans to purchase 98.54% of Vitrociset, of which Leonardo currently holds a 1.46% stake. Vitrociset, based in Italy, offers specialized services and solutions for systems in the fields of Defense and Security, Space, Transport and Critical Infrastructures in Italy. Leonardo says the purchase will help strengthen its Services... 12 September 2018
