Since May 2017, Pelesys has been acting as the exclusive global representative for Virtual eTraining’s 360˚ virtual development platform, Taggis.com. Virtual eTraining describes Taggis as a cloud-based authoring platform that enables companies and e-learning providers without any prior programming skills to easily create interactive 360° virtual training environments populated...
ATR has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the new 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) based at its Paris training centre. The FFS, manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training, is now located close to Charles de Gaulle airport. With ATR operators expected to need around...
ACS Flight Training students can now complete EASA-approved Multi Crew Co-operation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) combined courses with Simtech Aviation. The additional training is available to ACS students after they graduate from either a Fast Track ATPL modular course or CPL and Multi Engine Instrument Rating courses.
Pictured: Students at Cape Cod Community College make use of the virtual paint booth at its Plymouth Regional Airport facility Under a new special articulation agreement, Cape Cod Community College (CCCC) will allow students from Bristol Community College (BCC) to enter its aviation maintenance technology (AMT) programme. The agreement...
ALSIM has signed an agreement regarding the distribution of its AL42 flight simulators with AXAviation in China. AXAviation has also purchased an AL42 FNPT II, becoming the first Chinese customer for the type. The device simulates the Diamond DA42 -VI with an Austro engine and GFC 700 digital autopilot.
From early next year, FlightSafety International will offer a new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A series pilot familiarisation course in Brazil. The one-day course designed for agricultural aircraft operators will provide pilots with information regarding normal and abnormal operations, operational procedures and recommendations to help ensure the engines perform...
Lithuania-based BAA Training has become a distributor of V-Prep’s online visual training system, offering pilots who sign up through them a discounted annual subscription. Chief Executive of V-Prep Captain James Feeney spent the last two years working with a team of specialists to perfect the system, which was created...
New Zealand‐based Pacific Simulators is to provide the University of South Australia (UniSA) with a ProJet Flight Training Device (FTD). The Pacific Simulators ProJet PS Series device is a fixed‐base, fully enclosed flight training simulator modelled on a modern narrow‐body jet airliner and can train students and pilots on...
AXIS Flight Training Systems is planning to make a significant impact on the simulator market from 2018 with a new executive team reporting to Chairman and CEO Niall Olver (pictured). Olver became a major shareholder in 2015 and has now taken over the role of CEO role from AXIS’...
Peak Pacific Limited has won the Bronze award in the ‘Best Use of Learning Technologies to Ensure Compliance (International)’ category at the 2017 Learning Technologies Awards. The company’s entry was a solution that enabled one of its clients to deliver annual performance refresher course for pilots as mandated by...