Hong Kong based companies China Aircraft Services Limited (CASL) and PlaneComm have announced the debut of a co-developed new training software application. By leveraging speech recognition technology on mobile device, the training software developed by PlaneComm is particularly designed to equip the airport ground personnel - such as headset staff...

FlightSafety International is now offering Upset Prevention and Recovery training for the Gulfstream GV aircraft at its Learning Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The training is provided using the first flight simulator aerodynamic model for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training qualified by the US FAA's National Simulator Program.

CAE and Brazilian helicopter operator, Líder Aviação have announced the expansion of the joint venture training program with the purchase of a CAE 3000 Series full flight simulator (FFS) replicating the AW139 aircraft. The new FFS will be jointly developed by CAE and AgustaWestland and will be qualified to Level...

CAE has signed a training equipment contract including the sale of two full flight simulators (FFS) - a Boeing 777 and a Boeing 787 - and two flight training devices to support Saudi Arabian Airlines' training needs. The B777 simulator is a CAE 7000XR Series FFS, while the B787 simulator...

Frasca International, Inc. has received a contract for a Level 5 R44 helicopter flight training device (FTD) from Central Oregon Community College (COCC), in Oregon. The FTD will simulate the Robinson R44 helicopter and will feature a 3 channel cylindrical 220° visual display system with a Frasca's TruVision™ Global visual...

In May 2015 CTC Aviation and Wizz Air announced the launch of their inaugural CTC WINGS airline pilot career programme, designed to take aspiring pilots with no previous flying experience directly to the role of co-pilot, flying Wizz Air A320 aircraft across Europe. CTC Aviation has now launched a further...

The scale of demand for training in Asia was recognised some time ago, and some training organisations started to react early. Chris Long visits AATC in Bangkok. Back in 2009, AATC (Asian Aviation Training Centre) had just two full flight simulators (FFS) co-located at the Thai Airways training centre in...

Chris Long visits Austrian company Diamond Aircraft Industries. In almost every issue of CAT Magazine there is mention of a new tool for pilot training, be it a novel form of flight training device (FTD) or some clever software. One critical element which has so far had a little less...

As one would expect from the 14th iteration of a mature conference, the 2015 annual EATS event delivered a highly focused and professional treatment of the civil aviation training narrative, covering both pilot and cabin crew training. By all accounts, another record was realized - some 583 people from 72...

Group editor Marty Kauchak examines the emergence of serious games-enabled learning in the civil aviation market. One of the more intriguing developments in the military learning space is the ascendancy of serious games for learning. CAT’s sister publication MS&T follows defense organizations’ use of militarized versions of games to supplement...