Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) has installed Diamond Visionics’ GenesisIG Visual System on its upgraded Aircrew Training Systems (ATS). The ATS’ are used to recreate and monitor the physiological effects of motion on aircrew, providing High-G, spatial disorientation, upset recovery and tactical flight training. Alper Kus, Aircrew Training System Business Unit...

Airways Aviation has appointed former global technical officer Stewart Ford as general manager, Australia, to lead its ongoing Australian and Asia-Pacific expansion. Ford, who has acted as interim general manager since May, has worked for the global aviation education and training provider since 2014. Joining first as national operations manager,...

Thales has installed Australia’s first AW139 full flight simulator (FFS) at the CareFlight Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Academy at Brisbane International Airport. The Thales Reality H FFS for commercial helicopter flight training will be used to provide scenario-based flight training to AW139 helicopter operators in the region and to...

Airbus Group SE has inaugurated its new headquarters facilities, called "Wings Campus", adjacent to the airport in Toulouse-Blagnac, France. Housing 1,500 employees, the new campus is located at the heart of Airbus' production and engineering activities and comprises the Group headquarters as well as integrated services buildings. The new facilities...

TUIfly from Germany has ordered a V7000 Brigade™ cabin fire & smoke trainer from Flame Aviation in the Netherlands. The new fire trainer is scheduled for delivery in August and will be installed at the TUIfly training facilities at Hannover Airport in Germany. Flame's V7000 Brigade is a spacious fire...

Flyco Training Solutions Group has signed a pan-European contract to deliver pilot training to Small Planet Airlines Group, across Lithuania, Germany and Poland. Already familiar with e-training tools, Small Planet decided to switch from a competing offering to Flyco due to a requirement for full customization of the system and...

Adacel has completed installation and site acceptance testing for their MaxSim Tower Simulation System and Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE) training systems at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten. The Adacel MaxSim Tower simulator will enable training in all facets of aerodrome control. The ICE stations are independent systems that...

Diamond Visionics, a provider of 3D visualization and image generation, gave a cash award to the winners of the “IT FLIES USA 2016” competition at the University of Dayton. The competition, sponsored by Merlin Flight Simulation Group, featured student teams from the University of Dayton and the University of Manchester...

On behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), CAA International (CAAi) is set to open a brand new EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AML) electronic examination centre in Istanbul, Turkey. The first exams will be delivered on Thursday 22nd September 2016 at British Side Language School, in Besiktas,...