Indra has delivered a second Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FSS) to Beijing Capital following its Level D certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The simulator has been installed at the pilot training centre of Hainan Airlines, in the city of Sanya, Island of Hainan. Indra, in...

FlightSafety International’s first Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft simulator has been qualified to Level D by the US FAA and Transport Canada. The company is also going to build a Level D qualified simulator for the Pilatus PC-12-47 (Series 10) aircraft. Training has begun at FlightSafety's Dallas Learning Center for the PC-12NG.

An A320 full flight simulator installed at L-3 Link's Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) in Bangkok, Thailand, has been recertified to Level D by the European Aviation Safety Agency. Built on L-3 Link's RealitySeven™ simulation solution, the A320 FFS had previously attained Joint Aviation Authorities Level D certification and has...

As CAT monitors advancements in civil aviation training it is following the sector into its new frontier – commercial space travel. It was with some interest that we learned during the 2012 I/ITSEC that Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, ordered Quantum3D’s six-channel Independence® IDX 7000 image generator. Virgin...

Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports from the 2012 I/ITSEC on products and systems which have the potential to support civil aviation sector training audiences. The 2012 I/ITSEC once again allowed the military training community to see and learn about the simulation and training industry’s latest technology innovations in the different...

Chris Long reports on issues discussed at the recent Airbus Training Symposium held in Dubai. The task is already big – and getting bigger by the day. With over 60,000 pilots currently operating Airbus aircraft, and with that figure forecast to increase in line with the overall growth in civil...

Chuck Weirauch looks at several Florida flight schools to get a glimpse at where they are headed in terms of enrollments, throughput, new training programs and directions as they aim to meet the needs of the aviation industry. With a significant number of airline industry sources becoming more convinced of...

Dr. Suzanne Kearns investigates the characteristics of e-learning and how to enhance this form of training.

Better training for pilots and ground personnel and technology are key to lowering the rate of runway incursions and excursions. Robert W. Moorman reports. Dec. 31, 2012: Spirit Airlines Flight 403 had just landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. While taxiing to the gate, the Airbus A320, clipped the tail...

Chuck Weirauch investigates the work of the NBAA Safety Committee’s new Business Pilot Training Project. While business aircraft accidents worldwide were down in 2012, those involving US business jets were up last year over the total in 2011, according to business aviation safety expert Robert E. Breiling Associates. Despite the...