Simthetiq has reported a record year for its Level D-compliant X2 Visual System, which has been qualified on over 50 flight simulation training devices worldwide, including over 20 Level D full flight simulators. Powered by the aXion Image Generator, the X2 Visual System provides immersive and highly realistic training...
Following the introduction of its Embraer Type Cabin E-courses, Flyco Training Solutions has now also released Boeing 787 Dreamliner Type Cabin E-courses which meet the requirements of EASA, IATA, ICAO and other regulatory authorities. The course starts with an introduction and general information section about the particular aircraft type...
A collaborative effort between UFA, Inc. (UFA) and the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) to conduct Emergency Team Coordination Training Simulations for Ben Gurion Airport has been shortlisted for the 2018 Jane’s ATC Award in the ‘Runway’ category. During the airport-wide Emergency Team Coordination Training drills, UFA introduced the use...
An Alsim AL172 simulator developed in 2017 as an exact replica of the Cessna 172 SP Skyhawk NAVIII has been installed at the Banyuwangi Pilot School in East Java, Indonesia. Dedicated to PPL & IR training, the simulator features G1000 avionics and is equipped with Alsim’s High Definition Visual...
Thanks to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s Director of Enrollment Marketing, Jill Meridith, for the following content. The 2016 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook projects a need for more than two million commercial airline pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew between now and 2035, so there’s never been a better...
20 February saw Qatar Airways take delivery of the first Airbus A350-1000 at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. During a question and answer session at the event, Marisa Lucas, Head of A350 XWB Marketing at Airbus (pictured), explained that the A350-1000 had been designed with pilot training in mind.
Birmingham City University has launched a competition with Meridian, the world’s largest producer of magnesium components, encouraging students to showcase potential uses of the material within the aerospace sector. According to Meridian, magnesium is the lightest of all structural materials, the eighth most abundant chemical element in the earth’s...
Pelesys Aviation Maintenance Training (Pelesys), in cooperation with GlennCo Aviation Training (GlennCo), has supplied International Aerospace Coatings (IAC) with B777 General Familiarization (Gen Fam) training for its maintenance staff in Victorville, California. The training leveraged the concept of blended learning. By combining an initial computer-based self-study module with teaching...
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has ordered a V9000 Commander Cabin Fire + Smoke Trainer from Netherlands-based Flame Aviation. It will be installed at RAM’s new training facilities in Casablanca during March and used as part of Flame Aviation’s broader fire training curriculum, which includes presentations, instructional videos and questionnaires,...
SoftekSim has secured its first customer in the United Arab Emirates following an order from Fujairah Aviation Academy for an EASA FNPTII MCC compliant simulator. The simulator will begin operations at the Fujairah Aviation Academy, formerly known as the Fujairah Aviation Centre, in July 2018. It will be used...