Pelesys has renewed its relationship with Canada-based Sunwing Airlines and will continue to provide the carrier with both Boeing 737NG aircraft and Special Operations courseware. The courseware will be deployed as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that includes Pelesys’ Learning Management System (LMS) and CrewPad, a tablet-based...
Lansing Community College (LCC) has been selected as one of 43 aircraft maintenance schools from 177 across the US to partner with Delta Air Lines, becoming the only one in Michigan to do so. Over 100 criteria were used in Delta's selection process, including equipment and facilities, level of...
Private jet operator Elit'Avia is to deploy Flyco’s Advanced Learning Management System (A-LMS), which will include a bespoke courseware library fully customised to the requirements of the Elit'Avia training department. The full library will cover pilots, cabin crew members, dispatchers, technicians, managers, handling personnel, loadmasters and ground personnel. Elit'Avia’s...
Boeing has unveiled a newly-installed 737 MAX 8 simulator at its Flight Training Centre in Crawley near London Gatwick Airport and announced the construction of a new annex to accommodate the growing demand for pilot and technician training. “Demand for Boeing’s leading products and services is strong from our...
Singapore and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have concluded Annex 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation in Leadership and Management Training. The country signed the agreement at the opening session of the World Civil Aviation Chief Executives Forum (WCACEF) held at the Singapore Aviation Academy...
SR Technics has appointed Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu as Deputy CEO and Yujie (Jessy) Zheng as Deputy CFO. Both will join the SR Technics Leadership Team, with the Deputy CEO reporting directly to the CEO and the Deputy CFO to the CFO. Jianfeng Hu (pictured left) has extensive experience in...
Merlin Flight Simulation Group (Merlin) has recently installed an MP500-1 Academic Engineering Flight Simulator at Mississippi State University (MSU). Calvin Walker, who teaches aerospace engineering at MSU in the Bagley College of Engineering, stated, “This flight simulator will give us the opportunity to show students the dynamics of an...
BAA Training is to support Small Planet Airlines by providing them with 450 future pilots – who will begin as First Officers with the carrier – between 2017 and 2025. The first stage of the partnership involves the creation of a program for those who already hold a private...
Flight Simulation Company (FSC) has added a new Airbus A320 Flight Training Device (FTD) manufactured by Multi Pilot Solutions (MPS) to its facility in Amsterdam. Ready for training from 10 July 2017, the device has been certified by the Dutch CAA at Level FTD-1 and FNPT-II / MCC. FSC...
Aer Lingus, part of International Airlines Group, has awarded Spatial with a contract to upgrade and overhaul its Airbus A320 cabin emergency evacuation trainer (CEET) and A330 door trainer. The work comes as Spatial has further committed to provide full support to Aer Lingus for the coming ten years.