Innoactive, AeroGround Flughafen München and Fraport AG have collaborated to provide an open platform for VR training at airports from around the world. The innovative open platform enables access to VR aviation training modules based on highest operational standards and best-practices, Innoactive said. It gives trainers the power to illustrate...
The VR/AR Association and ETSA have signed an MOU to strengthen ties between the two organisations. The agreement will foster the relationship between the two pertaining to VR/AR capabilities and associated technology within the modelling, simulation and training community. It will also enable a closer working arrangement in supporting...
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) has welcomed two new Diamond DA42-VI aircraft to complement its flight training fleet at Rostock-Laage. LAT experts ferried the two Austrian-manufactured training aircraft from Wiener Neustadt to Rostock-Laage – increasing the Diamond DA42-VI fleet to seven. The two new aircraft have Lufthansa and SWISS liveries.
Despite its potential, virtual reality (VR) training in the aircraft maintenance domain is still maturing technology. The main barrier is the time it takes to create each task that has to be accomplished for training purposes. Mario Pierobon reports. “We have to understand that this is an extremely delicate...
On the evening of Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, Halldale Group Industry Reporter Amanda Towner, CEO and President Andy Smith, and Business Manager for the U.S. Holly Foster attended the VR/AR Association (VRARA) Central Florida Chapter Meeting and Technology Showcase at the Orlando Science Center in Orlando, Florida. The following...
The Ultimate High UPRT Academy (UHUA) has begun offering a dedicated set of UPRT programmes to address the needs of National Aviation Authorities (NAAs) and Aviation Safety Inspectors. Ultimate High, based at Goodwood Aerodrome, England, has recently delivered its first courses to two European NAAs. New mandatory EASA requirements...
English-based helicopter training academy Helicentre Aviation has received approval from the CAA to deliver integrated training for the Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopter). The first integrated course will begin in October at the academy’s Leicester Airport training centre and will enable ab-initio cadets to attend full-time training for 12 months...
OxfordSaudia have partnered with Symbiotics on the selection and assessment of candidates for ab-initio pilot training at its new CAE Authorised Training Centre. Symbiotics’ online assessments will provide assistance with the initial recruitment phase. It will identify those candidates who are most suited to, and likely to succeed in...
In September 2019, Fidelity Flight Simulation Incorporated dba F2Si received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of its Modular Aviation Training Equipment (MATE) as a certified Diamond DA20/40, Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). The FAA approval of the Diamond MATE AATD will benefit flight schools, students, and pilots. Now instrument...
Flex Air announced the launch of Via Careers, the first flight training program to offer Income Share Agreements (ISAs) as an alternative to student loans. “Flex Air is a company built around serving our students in what historically has been a financially difficult journey to an airline career,” said...