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ATP Flight School has accepted delivery of ten new Cessna 172 Skyhawks from Textron Aviation, Inc. The new deliveries complement last year's order of 15 Skyhawks, delivered in December. All of the new aircraft are equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi electronic flight deck and will be utilized by... 26 June 2018
The Norwegian Defence Material Agency’s (NDMA) Norwegian Air Ground Operations School (AGOS) began training with Fidelity’s Joint Fires Advanced Training System (JFATS) simulator for its Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and Joint Fires Observer (JFO) training programs. Fidelity says this makes Norwegian AGOS the most technically sophisticated Joint Fires Center... 25 June 2018
Fidelity Technologies Corporation won the U.S. Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Maintenance Training System (MTS) contract under the Training Systems Acquisition (TSA) III multiple award contract. Fidelity will provide Program Management support, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and a Training System Support Center (TSSC) for the E-3... 25 June 2018
Lockheed Martin won a $1.2 billion U.S. government contract to produce 16 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Force; this is the first F-16 Block 70 sale, according to Lockheed. The Kingdom of Bahrain is the first customer to procure the F-16 Block 70, the newest... 25 June 2018
CAE has expanded its training capacity in Europe to support the growing training needs of its airline customers, including Norwegian Airlines, BA CityFlyer, Iberia and Air Europa. CAE has recently inaugurated a new Boeing 787 full flight simulator at CAE Madrid, and later this summer, a new Airbus A350... 25 June 2018
ALSIM has announced the sale of an AL250 simulator to Adventure Aviation in Alberta, Canada. The Al250 will include a real Garmin GTN 650. It will complement the schools fleet of Cessna 172's, including a 172S Nav III, as well as a Piper twin. "Our main use of the... 25 June 2018
CPaT Global has been selected by Pobeda Airlines to provide tailored distance learning solutions for its pilot training needs. Pobeda Airlines will employ CPaT's Learning Management System (LMS) to provide classroom and mobile training for its Boeing 737NG and B737 MAX pilots. Capt. Greg Darrow, CPaT Global's VP of Sales... 25 June 2018
4C Strategies launched Exonaut Simulation Extension (ESE)®, that lets Exonaut exercise management tools control connected simulators and C2 systems, resulting in a step change in exercise management and a reduction of the manpower required in the exercise control (EXCON) organization. The Exonaut® software suite is used to build, verify, track... 22 June 2018
Esterline Belgium (formerly Barco Defense & Aerospace) signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin as part of the F-16 Replacement Program’s Essential Security Interests. Through this agreement, both companies will seek to develop further long-term partnerships if the Belgian government decides to choose the F-35 as successor for its F-16s. This... 22 June 2018
Leonardo will supply Black Shark Advanced (BSA) torpedoes and associated logistic support services to equip the Italian Navy’s U212A 2nd Series submarines. The new equipment will increase the Anti-Submarine Warfare capability of the Navy. The BSA is an evolution of the Black Shark heavy torpedo, which is already used by... 22 June 2018
Rockwell Collins completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program with the U.S. Navy and was approved to begin detailed design work. The PDR was performed with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Naval Aviation Training Systems (PMA-205) program office,... 22 June 2018
Avsoft introduced a North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA) general subject course that explores the important concepts, definitions, equipment, procedures and requirements related to operations in the NAT HLA. This course is based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual (NAT Doc 007),... 22 June 2018
