Atkins and AERALIS are joining forces to develop a new family of training jet aircraft using a patent-pending modular design. The duo will design the Basic Trainer and Advanced Trainer which will train cadets through to front-line pilots for the most advanced combat aircraft systems. "The AERALIS team are...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Bell 407GXi. The certification is a requirement for the Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System competition, enabling the Bell 407GXi to replace the...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft have had a simulation training upgrade. The upgrade was part of a $22 million contract to enhance New Zealand’s airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities. It included state-of-the-art acoustics processing. The technology had never been installed on...
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes,” visited Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea, and its crews conducted joint training operations. “We are honored to have the opportunity to visit New Zealand to strengthen our relationship with the RNZAF,” said...
2nd Lt. Joe Stara (center), a student pilot currently assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, poses by a T-37 Tweet with retired Col. Jim Faulkner (left) and retired Lt. Col. Jim Mayhall (right). Pilot training is constantly changing to ensure students have an environment where they not only learn...
Marine 1st Lt. Catherine Stark earned her Wings of Gold as a U.S. Marine Corps aviator with Training Air Wing 2, Naval Air Station Kingsville, and is now preparing to begin training on her assigned fleet aircraft: the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Stark, currently attached to...
BAE Systems has been given a contract to deliver Sceptre mission planner to the Royal Air Force for its Typhoon fleet. Sceptre draws on vast amounts of command and control information needed to plan, brief and execute missions. It combines 3D cockpit views, representation of digital aeronautical flight information,...
Southwest Airlines Co. launched an innovative career program called Destination 225° which provides pathways to becoming a competitively qualified candidate for future Southwest First Officer positions. On a compass, 225° is the southwest directional heading, and Destination 225° was developed to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines. With demand...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has launched an Aviation Maintenance SkillBridge course at the Embry-Riddle Worldwide campus at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, near Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The Aviation Maintenance SkillBridge course is an intensive nine-week program that trains transitioning military, veterans and eligible military...
The University of Ghana (UG) and the Ghana Air Force (GAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the university to receive practical training from the latter for its undergraduate aerospace engineering students. The agreement would ensure that the GAF provides practical training to the newly established Department...