Pilot trainers Simaero have bought two ATR 42/72 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) to support its existing fleet in Paris and Johannesburg. The first FFS will be ready for training at the Simaero Paris CDG training center on January 1. It will address training requirements for the ATR72-500 type. The...
Boeing 737 MAX Boeing are to temporarily pause production of the grounded 737 Max airliner in January. The company said it would focus on selling stored aircraft which have been built over the nine months since the airline was grounded following two fatal crashes. "Throughout the grounding of the...
Inlusion demonstrated its de-icing/anti-icing virtual reality training program last week at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida. The simulation program was created for Baltic Ground Services. Image credit: Inlusion The program simulates the aircraft de-Icing procedures in VR, including liquid spray, lifting platform control and communication with other staff. Students can...
The Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Platform is the first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform. It unites Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) innovations with its XR technology for a new era of mobile computing. This platform unveils custom features and multiple firsts that can be scaled across augmented...
ACS Aviation has won an award for delivering advanced flight training at Perth Airport in Scotland. The success came in the Excellence in Business Innovation category at the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Star Awards. The judges acknowledged that ACS Aviation have demonstrated impressive innovation, excellent customer service...
Victory Air LLC has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for its pilot training e-learning solution. Image credit: Jaybird Aviation Photos Victory Air is using Avsoft’s Embraer ERJ145 aircraft systems with a selection of general subject courses for pilot training. FAA approval has been received for the training system inclusive...
Lee Woodward and Hemanth DP Skyborne Airline Academy has selected Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Limited (APFTAL) India to conduct the US FAA to India DGCA Flight Licence Conversion (FLC) part of its IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme. Taking fewer than six weeks to complete, this phase provides cadets with...
Picture courtesy of Emirates CAE have sold two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators and associated training suites of the CAE XR Series models to Emirates. The carrier also has options for four additional training suites. With orders of 126 Boeing 777X aircraft, Emirates is the biggest customer of the new...
Patricia Luebke, Women in Aviation International (WAI) 1954 and a regular and longtime contributor to Aviation for Women and Aviation for Girls magazines, passed away on November 22, 2019, after a brief illness. Luebke was a member of WAI and was the creative force behind many of the organization’s...