The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop the prototype design for a new Wargaming Center, and PLEXSYS will collaborate on the project.
Rolls-Royce has launched its VR Maintenance Training Software for its AE 2100 engines powering C-130J aircraft, with the first training system to enter service with the U.S. Air Force.
Three outstanding students pursuing aviation studies have been awarded Terry Hibler Memorial Scholarships of $4,000 each by the Regional Airline Association Scholarship Foundation.
ATS won a contract to provide exercise Modeling & Simulation services and Critical Infrastructure Risk Management support for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command.
CAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Adams spoke with the ECA’s Capt. Otjan de Bruijn about the uncertain prospects for pilots of European carriers.
Pilots flying for airlines based in European Union countries are perhaps more at risk than their American counterparts for two critical reasons: so-called “self-employment” contracts at low-cost carriers and a smaller pool of senior pilots expected to retire.
Of the 65,000 pilots in the EU (40,000 of them represented by the European Cockpit Association), about 12,000 were hired under what ECA refers to as “atypical” contracts, i.e. self-employed freelancers rather than airline employees in schemes used by such airlines as Norwegian and Ryanair. Capt. Otjan de Bruijn, Vice President of the volunteer-run association and a B777 pilot for KLM, told CAT they conservatively estimate half of such pilots lost their jobs early in the Covid crisis.
In addition, ECA estimates another 9,000 traditional pilot jobs are at risk, or 15,000 total.
VirTra has received a $1.5 million order from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for VirTra’s V-ST PRO 4K simulators, V-100 4K simulators, accessories, and training.
L3Harris Technologies will design and field new training capabilities for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program. This is L3Harris’ first contract in missile system training.
Langley Flying School in British Columbia Canada is adding a high fidelity Alsim AL250 simulator to their growing fleet and is now Alsim’s newest client in Canada.