An Airbus A320 full-flight simulator (FFS), built by ACCEL Flight Simulation, has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Level D certification. The FFS uses an ASTi Telestra system to simulate the aircraft's comms system and to generate all the A320's environmental and aural cue sounds. The simulator supports...
Leonardo has signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Naples "Federico II" to launch the Aerotech Academy, an advanced training course on leading engineering issues. The course takes place from March to December 2020 on the Leonardo site in Pomigliano d'Arco at the Aerotech Campus. It will provide...
GECI Group, in partnership with Micro Nav, will supply a BEST 3D tower and radar simulator for Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) at its premises in Addis Ababa. This will be the first time that EAG will use an air traffic control simulator to deliver training capability. It is doing...
EDM have installed a high-fidelity B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) for All Nippon Airways (ANA) at its new, ANA Blue Base training center in Tokyo. The EDM CEET includes specially requested features. Close attention was paid to the critical dimensions within the cabin, such as distances from attendant stations...
Boeing has recommended its MAX pilots under go 737 MAX simulator training prior to the grounded aircraft returning to service. "Safety is Boeing’s top priority," said interim Boeing CEO Greg Smith. "Public, customer and stakeholder confidence in the 737 MAX is critically important to us and with that focus...
VA Airline Training (VA) has welcomed four Titan Airways cadets, its first airline sponsored trainees of 2020, at its Cambridge training centre. VA’s Managing Director Anthony Petteford, Titan Airways’ Pilot Manager Captain Matthew Wilson and other senior personnel from both VA and Titan Airways welcomed the cadets along with...
Electric aircraft advocates Quantum Air has chosen OSM Aviation Academy as a preferred pilot training partner. A Quantum-branded pilot training program will be set up at OSM Aviation Academy with OSM committed to referring a steady supply of pilots trained to FAA commercial standards. Quantum Air will provide tuition...
Frontier Airlines celebrated the opening of its new 11,000-square-foot flight attendant recurrent training center in Orlando, Florida, and welcomes the recent approval by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority of its plans to build a 35,000-square-foot hangar at Orlando International Airport. The $10-million maintenance hangar will include indoor parking for...
one-G simulation has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Letter of Authorization for the Vero 28, a new flight training device based on the Piper Archer TX G1000 aircraft. The Vero 28 is approved as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) and meets FAA requirements toward the training and...
Frasca International, Inc. has received an order for a Bell 407 GXi AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device) from Life Flight Network, LLC. Once installed, the AATD will be used for initial/new hire training, recurrent training, and mission training. The device will feature Frasca’s Simplicity software graphical user interface, electric...