The first-of-its kind H135 T3 full flight simulator at Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter AS has been initially qualified to Level D by CAA Norway.
The Directorate General of Armaments has awarded the RUAG Defence France and Agueris consortium the SERKET tender for tactical training on army armoured vehicles.
L3Harris Technologies has been selected by BAA Training to supply eight new flight training devices to further support BAA Training’s expansion program.
For training with their Eyesi Indirect Ophthalmoscope and Eyesi Direct Ophthalmoscope simulators, VRmagic has developed a software package that trains eye specialists and students on pathologies predominant in tropical and subtropical regions.
Training to restarting operations at an airline requires collaboration of pilots, cabin crew, trainers, regulators and others. CAT Europe Editor Chris Long, FRAeS, relates the story of how Emirates is meeting the challenges.
The world reeled at the speed and depth of the onset of Covid-19. As we all know, the aviation industry was one of the hardest-hit sectors, and the reaction to it also needed to be both rapid and profound.
Tim Clark, President of Emirates airline, made it clear that despite the challenges which the pandemic brought, the airline will not compromise on the safety of passengers or crew.
Emirates is in a unique situation as the largest operator of exclusively wide-body fleets, and in theory, could have taken the biggest hit. But, as Captain Martin Mahoney, Emirates SVP Flight Training says, whilst practically all the A380 fleet was initially grounded, the B777 fleet continued to operate.
Vytautas Ledakas is the new CEO of BAA Training China, part of a JV established last year by Avia Solutions Group PLC and Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company.