In recent years, Airbus has regularly been displaying its thoughts about how aviation might look in the future, with examples stretching as far ahead as 2050. On day one of WATS 2017, the OEM took a look at what major changes are potentially going to take place in pilot...
EVA Air Corporation, an airline in Taiwan, rolled out its Evidence-Based Training (EBT) initiative, moving the airline into a new era of analysis-based training management solution with Peak Pacific’s Clear Suite. In late 2014, EVA Air embarked on a project to introduce Evidence-based Training (EBT) in response to EVA...
L3 Electronic Systems have announced that products and services from Link UK, CTC Aviation and Aerosim Technologies will now be delivered under one unified brand – L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS). L3 CTS provides the commercial aviation marketplace with a full spectrum of pilot training solutions, including cadet...
CAE announced at WATS 2017 the extension of its North American training footprint in Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Through this centre, CAE has extended its ability to support regional airline customers, including Endeavor Air and Compass Airlines, as well as Sun Country Airlines with their growing pilot training...
FlightSafety International has announced that Andrew Morris has joined the company as Director, Commercial Air Transport Simulator Sales. His main responsibilities are to identify and pursue new business opportunities for FlightSafety's advanced technology simulation products and comprehensive services among operators of commercial aircraft. This includes developing and promoting products and...
TRU Simulation + Training has completed ICAO 9625 Edition 4 Interim Type VII qualification of the Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulator (FFS) by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) at the Boeing Training Campus in Singapore. The successful qualification marks the second of four 737 MAX FFSs that TRU...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has ordered a cabin fire and smoke trainer with Flame Aviation from the Netherlands. The fire trainer will be installed inside KLM’s new crew training center at Schiphol-Oost. The new training center is currently under construction and the fire trainer will be installed in the...
Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) announced today at the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS 2017) the official release of its Boeing Type-Specific Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) programs. The APS Boeing 737 / 747 / 757 / 767 / 777 / 787 type-specific UPRT program is in...
ANA Holdings will invest about 40 billion yen ($360 million) in new training facilities that can replicate such situations as accidents and inclement weather to improve the quality of its pilots and flight attendants. The new facility will be built in Ota Ward, Tokyo, and will boast eight floors totaling...
CPaT Global, a provider of distance learning courses for the airline and aviation industries, developed new courseware in support of the B737 MAX that will use Boeing technical data available through CPaT’s license agreement with The Boeing Company. The B737 NG to B737 MAX differences course is expected to...