In cooperation with Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Engineering (JALEC), Airbus has developed a prototype application using Microsoft’s HoloLens Mixed Reality technology and immersive headsets to support new training solutions for the A350 XWB. The development follows Airbus becoming a member of the Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner Program, meaning...
Ahead of the opening of a new 30,000 square-foot training facility at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in early 2018 that will house several simulators, AeroStar Training Services is offering ATP CTP training in a Boeing 737-300 simulator at a partner facility in the Orlando area. The use of this simulator,...
Royal Jordanian Airlines has signed a five-year strategic agreement with Boeing at the Dubai Airshow, under which the OEM will provide the carrier with 787 flight training. “We are excited by Boeing's proven training expertise,” commented Stefan Pichler, President and CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines. “To attract a new...
Norwegian company Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) plans to open a second training base at Notodden Airport in Telemark county to complement its existing facilities at Oslo Sandefjord Airport. The new training base will consist of a combined school, office and hangar covering 1,200 square metres. However, PFA’s CEO Frode...
The Emirates Flight Training Academy has been officially inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VP and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, during the Dubai Airshow. Located in Dubai South, the Academy has been established by Emirates to qualify UAE nationals and...
CAE has sold an Airbus A320NEO full-flight simulator (FFS) and one flight training device to Kuwait Airways. The CAE 7000XR FFS, which is equipped with the CAE Tropos 6000XR visual system, will be installed at the airline’s training centre in Kuwait City, Kuwait alongside the CAE 500XR flight training...
CAE and the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA) are to collaborate on the creation of a CAE Authorised Training Centre in the Middle East region. Under the terms of a new agreement between the two companies announced at the Dubai Airshow, the new CAE Authorised Training Centre will...
Frontier Airlines has received FAA approval for a new Airbus A320/321 extended door trainer developed by SIM-TECH Manufacturing which has now been delivered to the airline’s new Orlando training facility. This is the second A320/321 unit built for Frontier Airlines by SIM-TECH Manufacturing. SIM-TECH Manufacturing was founded in 1984...
UK-based flight training provider Virtual Aviation has secured multi-million-pound funding to facilitate its expansion plans. The funding package comprises new equity investment and a substantial asset leasing facility to support the ongoing acquisition of additional new flight simulators. Virtual Aviation will take delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 simulator...
West Star Aviation has teamed up with Colorado, US-based Careerwise to establish a long-term apprenticeship programme which will begin in August 2018. As part of Colorado’s state-wide Careerwise initiative aiming to address the lack of competencies needed for skilled trade positions, West Star Aviation has agreed to employ a...