TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement with Avianca, a leading Latin American airline headquartered in Colombia, for the purchase of a full flight simulator (FFS) and a flat panel trainer (FPT) for the new Airbus A320neo. The full flight simulator, scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter...
Session 3, Training Analysis and Development Dr Bill Johnson, moderator of the maintenance stream, kicked off the first maintenance session, welcoming the attendees. The well attended session was led off by Amrish Pothack, AirBusiness Academy. The aviation management trainer spoke to the results of their research into what makes a...
Representing the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) and the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), Bristow Group’s Nick Mayhew kicked off the Helicopter Aviation Training Symposium (HATS) stream at WATS 2016 with a challenge to further reduce accidents on “the path to zero.” Ten years ago, the IHST set a...
Ansett Aviation Training Australasia (Ansett) and Universal Training Systems (UTS) have announced that Ansett's new Beechcraft King Air 350i conversible to a B200 full flight simulator will be located at the UTS simulator and training facility on the Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland. The simulator, which was purchased last September...
Hong Kong-based learning technology provider, Peak Pacific, and UK-based virtual reality learning technology company, Immerse Learning Ltd, have announced a partnership to deliver virtual reality solutions for the aviation, healthcare and transportation industries. The partnership aims to leverage industry domain expertise from Peak Pacific and live immersive learning experience of...
CrewFactors has appointed Ascend Aero to accelerate penetration of the commercial airline market for its communication training tool. The product objectively measures the communication and coordination skills of flight crew using patent pending technology. This is an important development in crew training, because in an era when there is a...
Jennifer Sunderman, Director of Operations for Safety and Technical Services for the Regional Airline Association (RAA), led off the RATS morning session by discussing the regional airlines workforce challenges and the RAA’s proposed R-ATP Pathway solution, the RAA Air Carrier Pilot Training (ACE) Program. Sunderman described the shrinking pilot pool...
WATS 2016 – World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow – the world's largest meeting of aviation training professionals, is underway in Orlando, Florida. WATS offers an independent and informative conference along with the sector's biggest tradeshow. The conference theme is “Optimizing Blended Learning and Training Technology” and this year's conference...
ACCEL Flight Simulation has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with UK-based Aviate Training Technologies for a long term strategic partnership towards Simulated Environment for Realistic Air Traffic Control (ATC) training solutions (SERA) on full flight simulators for commercial aircraft. Under the agreement, Aviate will provide one 737 Next Generation...
TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc., signed an agreement with Boeing to design and manufacture the first Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training suite for Boeing's newest twin-aisle airplane, the 777X that is expected to enter service in 2020. The suites will be delivered to Boeing’s pro forma campuses –...