airBaltic Pilot Academy (airBaltic) has renewed its trust in FlightLogger by utilizing the software for its new ab-initio training offering in Riga, Latvia. airBaltic has been using FlightLogger since October 2016 for its simulators, doing type ratings on the 737. airBaltic Pilot Academy says: “Since the first opening day...
Diamond Visionics has launched GenesisLunar, software which gives organizations the ability to go beyond earth to the moon for a high fidelity Lunar landing simulation based on a realistic 3D model of the lunar surface. As GenesisLunar uses GenesisRTX, realistic immersive 3D scenes that include reflections, shadows and dust...
The International Civil Aviation English Association (ICAEA) is looking into the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements and how these can be improved, as it has been almost 10 years since its release. The survey aims to gather views of operational pilots and controllers on their perspectives of communication issues among...
Pilot Proficiency, a new pilot training business, has taken delivery of a Frasca RTD (reconfigurable training device) simulator and is open for business at its first pilot recurrency training center located in Lisle, Illinois. The company offers FAA-approved Frasca AATDs (advanced aviation training devices) in locations convenient to pilots...
Alsim has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Alsim AL172 simulator as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). The AL172 is an exact replica of a Cessna 172SP Skyhawk NAV III aircraft equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite. Since its launch in late...
ANA HOLDINGS INC. (ANA HD) has opened a new training center, ANA Blue Base (ABB), located near Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Construction concluded in March 2019 and allowed for partial operation from April 15, 2019. ANA HD plans for the facility to be both fully operational and open...
Designed to address the crucial need to better prepare and develop the skills of commercial pilots for airline employment, VA has a launched a new three-day interactive Airline Career Training (ACT) course as a new addition to its Airline Ready suite of training courses. The new ACT course has...
KLM Flight Academy, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Airline KLM, have chosen Alsim to provide an ALX training device for its premises at the Eelde Airport, near Groningen in the Netherlands. The school operates a mixed fleet of Socata TB-10 and TB-20 single-engine as well as Diamond DA42 multi-engine...
Symbiotics is now offering online versions of its suite of aptitude and knowledge-based tests that can be accessed directly by companies and individuals to assess knowledge and aptitude. With available tests including Future Aptitude Screening Tool (FAST), maths, physics, English, aviation knowledge and cognitive reasoning, Symbiotics is hoping to...
U.S. News & World Report identified Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as the No. 1 online undergraduate educator among 348 schools ranked on the 2019 list. It was the sixth consecutive year that Embry-Riddle’s online bachelor’s degree programs ranked within the Top 5 on the list. Read more. Source: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical...